Architectural Services

From first sketch to final inspection β€” every service delivered personally by a registered Principal Architect.

We work across all building typologies

Pro Vision Architecture has active experience across the full range of building types regulated under the Ontario Building Code and Toronto Building standards. Whether you're planning a new custom home or a multi-storey mixed-use development, we bring the same BIM-driven rigour to every scope.

Residential Commercial Heritage Institutional Industrial Hospitality Multi-Unit Residential Urban Design
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Architectural Design

Our core service β€” taking a project from your first conversation through to a fully permitted and construction-ready set of drawings. We work in BIM from day one, which means your design exists as a coordinated three-dimensional model before a single permit drawing is issued.

All work is carried out under the personal direction of David Eqbal, ensuring design intent is maintained through every phase and that there are no handoffs to junior staff.

  • ✦ Schematic design and concept development
  • ✦ Design development and material selection
  • ✦ Construction documents (permit drawings)
  • ✦ 3D BIM model coordination with structural and mechanical engineers
  • ✦ Zoning compliance review and setback analysis
  • ✦ Ontario Building Code Part 3, Part 9, and Part 11 compliance
  • ✦ Residential, commercial, heritage, and institutional typologies
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Master Planning

For clients with larger land holdings or phased development programs, we develop a site-level master plan that coordinates building placements, servicing strategies, vehicular and pedestrian circulation, and open-space frameworks across the full property.

Master planning work integrates with municipal official plans, secondary plans, and area studies β€” ensuring your long-term vision aligns with planning policy from the outset.

  • ✦ Site analysis and contextual study
  • ✦ Massing and density studies
  • ✦ Phased development frameworks
  • ✦ Municipal official plan and zoning by-law review
  • ✦ Multi-building campus planning
  • ✦ Landscape and open-space coordination
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Interior Design & Space Planning

Because our interior design work is carried out by the same registered architect who designed the building, you get fully integrated architecture-interior coordination β€” no disconnects between envelope, structure, and finish.

We address spatial flow, life-safety requirements (means of egress, occupancy separations), lighting strategy, and material specification within the same BIM model as the building structure.

  • ✦ Space planning and furniture layout
  • ✦ Millwork and cabinetry design and documentation
  • ✦ Material and finish specification
  • ✦ Lighting concept and coordination
  • ✦ Life-safety compliance (OBC occupancy, egress)
  • ✦ Accessible design (AODA compliance)
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Feasibility Studies

Before you commit to purchasing a property or investing in a development program, a PVA feasibility study gives you an honest, detailed picture of what's possible β€” and what it will cost. We have helped clients avoid costly acquisition mistakes and identify development potential that others have missed.

  • ✦ Zoning by-law review and variance analysis
  • ✦ Gross floor area and density calculations
  • ✦ Ontario Building Code occupancy classification
  • ✦ Preliminary cost modelling and budget benchmarks
  • ✦ Identified approvals risk and timeline estimate
  • ✦ Written report suitable for lender or investor review
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Site Plan & Permit Approval

Navigating municipal approvals requires experience with specific planning departments and committee processes. We have successfully obtained approvals from municipalities across York Region, the City of Toronto, Peel Region, and Simcoe County β€” and we understand what each requires.

Our drawings are complete and coordinated on first submission, minimizing resubmission cycles and keeping your project on schedule.

  • ✦ Site Plan Control applications
  • ✦ Committee of Adjustment minor variances and consents
  • ✦ Building permit applications (new construction, additions, alterations)
  • ✦ Heritage permit applications (under the Ontario Heritage Act)
  • ✦ Responding to municipal and building department comments
  • ✦ Pre-consultation meetings with planning staff
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Advanced Construction Administration

Construction administration is where architectural intent is either upheld or eroded. We provide active, senior-level site review β€” not perfunctory monthly visits. David personally attends critical inspections, responds to RFIs, resolves contractor questions, and certifies progress draws against actual work completed.

For clients who experienced problems with previous architects or contractors during CA, our approach is structured to catch and resolve issues before they compound.

  • ✦ Regular scheduled and milestone site reviews
  • ✦ Request for Information (RFI) responses
  • ✦ Supplemental instructions and site directives
  • ✦ Progress draw certification and schedule of values review
  • ✦ Deficiency list preparation and close-out
  • ✦ Substantial performance and final completion certificates

Six reasons clients choose us

Credentials and methodology that set us apart from a crowded market.

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International Accreditation

David holds APEC Architect accreditation β€” a peer-reviewed international credential β€” and is registered in New Zealand, in addition to full OAA licensure in Ontario.

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BIM from Day One

Every project is modelled in Building Information Modelling from the first design concept. Clash detection and fully coordinated drawings before construction begins.

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Construction-Aware Design

David's background in Construction Management Technology means our drawings are buildable, our specs are realistic, and our cost estimates are grounded in current market conditions.

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Heritage Expertise

Demonstrated experience working within the Ontario Heritage Act and Part 11 of the OBC on designated properties β€” including properties on Yonge Street Heritage corridors.

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Directly Led by Principal

You will not be handed off to a junior architect or project coordinator. David Eqbal personally oversees every project, every phase, every site visit.

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Proven & Rated

Independently verified: 4.8/5 on ThreeBestRated.ca and one of the 3 Best Residential Architects in Aurora, passing a 50-point inspection with 115/120 points.

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