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'At the heart of MA+HG Architects is a desire to help Vancouverites live better. The firm has earned a reputation around town for bold, artful spaces that combine whimsy and function while housing multiple residents, couples, and families under one roof. This focus on beautiful, multibrood buildings earned the studio the Architectural Institute of British Columbia’s emerging-firm award in 2016, carving a place for affordability-centred architecture in Vancouver’s design scene.' by Lucy Lau, The Georgia Straight.
MA+HG practices unabashed architecture that is concise and practical, yet poetic and personal to the client. Once described by a Client as having the ability to “...magically transform ordinary spaces and humble materials into places of poetic beauty”, we are driven to infuse meaning into the work as well as to delight and surprise.
It is the stretching of creative muscle that allows MA+HG to focus on design solutions that explore alternative ways of home ownership and dwelling. Our residential sector centers on multi-family residential buildings, micro co-housing, and custom multi-family homes. This practice is based on the principle that living smarter is better than living bigger. We believe that through creative thinking, we can craft solutions that speak to todays issues of affordability and social and environmental sustainability and our drive to a sharing economy. We believe in the usefulness of creativity.
MARIANNE AMODIO
PRINCIPAL, ARCHITECT AIBC, RAIC, LEED AP
Marianne holds a Masters Degree of Architecture from the University of Manitoba, is a registered Architect with the Architectural Institute of British Columbia and a LEED Accredited Professional.
She began her eponymous firm, Marianne Amodio Architecture Studio in 2009. The practice was awarded the Arthur Erickson Award from Emerging Architect, followed by the AIBC Award for Emerging Firm. In 2016, the firm welcomed Harley Grusko AIBC and was renamed MA+HG Architects.
Marianne’s service includes the past Chair of the City of Vancouver's Creative Advisory Panel for Housing Innovation and as a member of the City of Vancouver Mayor's Advisory Committee for Housing and the Mayors' Advisory Committee for Permitting and Process. She was a member of the City of Vancouver Regulatory Review Advisory Committee, and a Board Member of the Chinatown Heritage Area Planning Committee and the Council of the Architectural Institute of British Columbia.She gleefully co-hosts Pecha Kucha Vancouver and mentors a growing brood of Intern Architects.
Marianne is an advocate for beauty, meaning and service in Architecture.
You can reach her at marianne@mahg.ca
RAMONA MONTECILLO
ARCHITECT AIBC
Ramona holds a Master's Degree in Architecture from the University of British Columbia. As a registered Architect with the AIBC, she has a diverse educational background including a BA in Geography which focused on urban studies and economic development. These complementary disciplines influence her design approach as it informs her perspective on how cities evolve and influence social relations. Having worked with architecture firms in Vancouver and New York, Ramona has gained experience in a variety of projects, ranging from commercial and institutional to residential and mixed-use. When she reflects on the work that excites her the most, the common thread between them is their user-centric nature, emphasizing livability and sustainability—both in terms of social impact and environmental considerations.
Ramona strives to create spaces that resonate with people while responding to the distinctive characteristics that each project brings.
You can reach her at ramona@mahg.ca
WILROSE PINGOL
INTERN ARCHITECT, AIBC, M. Arch (Hons), B. Arch. Sci.
Wilrose Pingol received her Master of Architecture degree at the University of Manitoba and a Bachelor of Architectural Science at British Columbia Institute of Technology.
Prior to joining MA+HG, she worked at STARK for three years, leading a range of high-performance residential and commercial projects throughout BC, including a passive house certified office building in Revelstoke.
Wilrose’s strengths lie in her blending of technical and intuitive methodologies. She believes that at the heart of every project is human connection. Her sensitive and humanistic approach to architecture allows her to develop practical solutions whilst creating simple yet meaningful spaces.
You can reach her at wilrose@mahg.ca
CARLOS PERERA
ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST
Driven by his passion for sustainability, Carlos successfully pursued his Diploma in Architectural and Building Technology and a Bachelor of Technology in Environmental Engineering from the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Leveraging these diverse skill sets, Carlos is dedicated to creating built environments focused around environmentally conscious and high-performing building practices.In his professional experience, Carlos has engaged in various project types including Commercial, Mixed-use, and Multi-Residential developments. Having exposure to every design and construction phase, Carlos likes to focus on maintaining the architectural concept and aesthetics when delivering designs into functional built structures.
You can reach him at carlos@mahg.ca
LINDSEY NETTE
PROJECT MANAGER, INTERN ARCHITECT, M.ARCH, BAS (HONS)
Lindsey completed her Masters of Architecture at the University of Waterloo, where her thesis documented stories of place making in the Canadian Prairie. Before joining Marianne Amodio Architecture Studio in June 2016, she was part of the team at Francl Architecture for two years, working through the challenges and importance of designing housing in Vancouver. As a student, Lindsey had the opportunity to work for a range of studios including WXY Studio in New York, Blue Sky Architecture in Vancouver, Wallman Architects in Toronto, and Elkus Manfredi Architects in Boston. Lindsey strives to create work that is both sensitive and energetic in the community, and brings to the studio a thirst to explore new ideas of place, and alternate methods of creating it.
Lindsey is currently on maternity leave.
HARLEY GRUSKO
PRINCIPAL, ARCHITECT AIBC, RAIC, LEED AP
Harley holds a Masters Degree of Architecture (honours) from the University of Manitoba, is a registered Architect with the Architectural Institute of British Columbia and a LEED Accredited Professional. Harley joined Marianne Amodio Architecture Studio in October of 2016, after a decade devoted to design excellence at Perkins+Will Vancouver. There, he worked on a number projects focused on quality design and high-performance buildings. As the Project Architect of the award winning VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre (LEED Gold, Living Building Challenge Petal Certification), Harley was involved in the project from the earliest concept sketches through to the digital 3D computational design and through construction. He was also the project designer for the new Student Union Building at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, the first significant building to be constructed along Convocation Mall in the heart of the Arthur Erickson designed iconic SFU Campus since Erickson’s original Campus plan.
Harley brings a calm expertise to the practice and he consistently strives for innovation, rigour and making the pragmatic poetic.
You can reach him at harley@mahg.ca
NICHOLAS PERSEO
INTERN ARCHITECT, AIBC, M. ARCH, B.Arts, Dip Mech EngTech
Nicholas is an AIBC Intern Architect who holds a Masters of Architecture from SCI-Arc, a Bachelor of Arts Urban Studies from the University of Calgary and a Diploma in Mechanical Design from SAIT.
Prior to joining MA+HG, he worked in residential BC architecture of various scales at Simon Montgomery Studio and Kasian Architecture Vancouver.
Nicholas has a particular design passion for exuberant, off-beat buildings and takes great pleasure in realizing them with the latest architectural technologies.
You can reach him at nicholas@mahg.ca
LANNA FITZGERALD
INTERN ARCHITECT, AIBC, M.Arch, B.Arch Sci
Lanna holds a Masters Degree of Architecture from the University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Architectural Science from the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Her previous experience includes a variety of projects, including large-scale industrial and multi-family residential where sustainability and social opportunities were at the forefront of design. Expanding her conceptual skills to compliment her technical background, her work at UBC often focused on smaller architectural elements as isolated moments to explore both tactile and ephemeral qualities of space. Lanna is excited to continue this work at MA+HG by participating in designing architecture that brings joy and creativity to everyday settings.
You can reach her at lanna@mahg.ca
ADRIENNE RADEMAKER
ASSOCIATE, M.ARCH, BEDS
Adrienne received her Masters of Architecture from the University of British Columbia, following a Bachelor of Environmental Design Studies at Dalhousie University and studies at Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Since joining MA+HG, Adrienne has served as a key design lead for MAC, an 11-storey mass timber project which will provide 118 units of Social Housing to Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. She has been involved in many other projects in the studio, including serving as the project designer and lead for Fluevog Residence: a creative and colourful Net Zero home in East Vancouver, recently completed. Her previous experience includes a range of project scales, most notably a Passive House student housing project at the University of Victoria which delivered 780 bedrooms, a dining facility, lecture halls, and a conference centre. Adrienne’s contributes to the studio as an exceptionally talented designer with innate and learned knowledge in building technology and techtonics, as an effective and efficient project manager, and as a positive and solutions-oriented presence.
Adrienne is currently on maternity leave.
All of these photos were taken by the fantastic Janis Nicolay
