Architecture · Vancouver, BC · Est. 2009

Architecture
as Argument.

Prism designs residential and commercial buildings across Metro Vancouver. Each project is a response to its site, program, and the people who will inhabit it.

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Three projects.
Three different arguments.

A selection of residential and commercial work across British Columbia.

01
The Heather House
Single-family residence. West Vancouver. 4,200 sq ft.
Passive house certified. Completed 2023.
Residential West Vancouver Completed
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02
Pacific Commerce Building
Mixed-use commercial. Yaletown, Vancouver. 12,400 sq ft.
LEED Gold. Completed 2022.
Commercial Yaletown Completed
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03
Granville Ridge Residence
Single-family residence. South Granville, Vancouver. 3,800 sq ft.
Heritage zone. Completed 2021.
Residential South Granville Completed
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Architecture as
civic responsibility.

We believe buildings are arguments. Arguments about how we inhabit land, how we relate to one another, how we mark time. Every project begins with a question about what the building needs to say — and ends only when that argument is resolved, in material, in light, in space.

Our practice is intentionally small. We take on fewer projects so that each one receives our full attention. We work with clients who understand that good architecture takes time, and that the result is worth it.

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FL+2 FL+1 GL±0 West Elevation · Heather House · 1:100

Three architects.
One shared conviction.

Adam Chen
Principal Architect — AIBC Registered

Adam founded Prism in 2009 after working with practices in Vancouver and Zürich. His work focuses on the relationship between building and landscape, particularly in the complex terrain of the North Shore.

Residential · Adaptive Reuse
Mia Hartfeld
Project Architect — AIBC Registered

Mia leads Prism's commercial and heritage projects. Before joining the practice, she spent four years working on adaptive reuse projects in Montreal's Mile End neighbourhood.

Commercial · Heritage
Lucas Tran
Designer

Lucas joined Prism after completing his M.Arch at UBC. He brings expertise in parametric design methods and computational visualization, and leads the firm's digital representation work.

Parametric · Visualization

Press & awards.

2023
AIBC Awards — Lieutenant Governor's Award for Excellence
The Heather House — Residential Category
AIBC
2022
Vancouver Magazine — Best New Architecture
Pacific Commerce Building, Yaletown
Vancouver Mag
2021
Azure Magazine — Day in Review Feature
Granville Ridge Residence — residential category
Azure
2020
Dezeen — "10 Vancouver houses that redefine residential design"
Heather House featured
Dezeen
2019
Canadian Architect — Emerging Firm to Watch
Annual emerging practices feature
Canadian Architect

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Vancouver, BC · Canada

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