Lieux Architects

We used Lieux to provide design advice and plans as well as project management oversight for our basement renovation, which included underpinning the floor.
By using Nathalie and Robert, I believe we were able to ensure that our underpinning job would be done right (so many reports in the media of these projects going awry!) and that the work that the contractors were doing met a high standard. They also took care of the permits and finding a suitable general contractor. In addition, since Lieux also did the drawings, there was no disconnect between designers and contractors. Money well spent!

We first hired Lieux to create a lighting plan for our main floor and a high-level concept for our kitchen. The plans produced by Robert and Nathalie were excellent and captured very well what we had in mind. Because the first set of HVAC drawings provided by our general contractor were a disaster, we also ended up hiring Robert to clean up the HVAC plans and to propose solutions to hide the numerous bulkheads originally proposed. Once again, his insight was incredibly useful and thanks to him we have no bulkhead in our house.

We did two major projects for our home with the excellent guidance of Robert, Nathalie and the rest of the team at Lieux. We still chuckle watching HGTV shows when they run into problems mid-project that would easily have been caught well beforehand by a good architect. It's money well spent, especially when you are doing structural work or dealing with the City's permit department (which is as bad as you've heard). They are a practical, well-researched gang (you won't hear them say "Just do it, my gut says it's a good idea") who will educate you more than you ever expected about the techical issues behind the work you are doing.

The expertise, calm nature, and sage advice made the projects go as smoothly as they could. Our house (an old Riverdale home) is now a highly functional modern family home.