Initially, KCC Architecture mainly focused on highend industrial buildings. A notable example was the E.B. Horsman & Son building in Victoria, which later won an ‘Award of Merit’ at the 2022 Capital Region Commercial Building Awards. There, judges said that the “appealing architecture,” combined with the quality of construction, would “set the bar” for future infill developments in the neighbourhood. These days, KCC Architecture does also a more diverse range of projects. For example, they recently finished a church renovation, and currently they are working on two mid-rise office buildings with underground parking, a 70-unit townhouse project, and a three-storey mixeduse residential building in Langley. Also, they are proudly involved on the new facility for NANAK Foods in South Surrey, which comprises about 300,000.00 square feet including production areas, office and daycare facility. According to Karla, that diversity is very much on purpose: “We don’t want to be stereotyped,” she says. “We don’t want clients to think we only do a certain type of buildings. Our focus is to deliver a design process suitable to develop any type of building. Our unique design process is based on quality, consistency and effectiveness. These values are applied to the design process as much as the construction budget and durability of the building.” “I have extensive experience from various types of projects,” she explains. “While I haven’t worked on a hospital or a military facility, I have been involved in nearly every other area. This diverse THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA
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