Herald Chatham Office corner view

Herald+Chatham – Old Town office

An office project that strengthens and reinforces the rich heritage fabric of Old Town and the Victorian/Edwardian industrial legacy of the neighbourhood. The project features 29,115 sq.ft. of unique contemporary office space and a through-block walkway.
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Park Place Arbutus corner

Park Place – high performance carbon sequestration in Kitsilano

A fresh rethink of a previous concept, Park Place strives to be both…
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Squamish Oceanfront presentation Centre 1

Oceanfront Squamish – Presentation Centre and Public House

Oceanfront Squamish
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Wilson Crescent Townhomes

Wilson Crescent – Squamish family-oriented townhouses

This 3-storey, 12 unit multi-family wood frame project is located along Wilson…
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Squamish Civic Centre – Municipal Hall, Public Library and Community Plaza

Heavily influenced by the beauty and majesty of The Chief, its solid mass…
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HUB PG student housing

The HUB – student residences with a focus on social spaces

The Hub will be a privately owned and operated 256 bed student…
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On the boards – Full-block mixed-use mass timber

We are working on this exciting concept for a full-block mixed-use mass…
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Squamish private residence

Private Residence – amongst the trees

Located in a fully forested site north of Squamish, BC, the house…
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Second Avenue Office – a mass timber Net Zero Carbon office

This project proposes a 5 storey, 100% employment (office and industrial), carbon…
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Squamish Oceanfront - aerial photo

Squamish Oceanfront – a sustainable carbon neutral master plan

The Squamish Oceanfront is believed to be the largest (100 acre) waterfront…
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Hollyburn Burr – sketch

Hollyburn Housing Burr Place – providing more affordable and social housing options

Located in the District of North Vancouver south of Mt. Seymour Parkway,…
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BC SPCA in Vancouver animal welfare and student housing concept to Passive House using mass timber and tall wood

BC SPCA – making animal welfare and community needs the priority

We are thrilled to be working with such an outstanding organization on…
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Rendering of a Kitsilano Vancouver mixed-use project on Arbutus Street

Park Place – elegant luxury living in Kitsilano

Located in Kitsilano on the final parcel of the Arbutus Walk neighbourhood,…
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District of North Vancouver affordable housing concept for Hollyburn

Hollyburn Housing Seymour – providing affordable and social housing options

Located in the District of North Vancouver along Mt. Seymour Parkway, the…
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Macaulay Pump Station - exterior at dusk

Macaulay Pump Station – oceanfront infrastructure as a park

Located within the Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt and next to Macaulay…
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Victoria Railyards Development Panorama

Railyards Horizon – completing the community

The final phase of the final parcel of The Railyards Development in…
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Private Residence – site photo south

Private Residence – maximizing the stunning views

Located on a rock outcrop high on Bowen Island, the conceptual design…
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Glen Pump station - west elevation

Glen Pump Station – neighbourliness, robustness and scale

With it’s prominant site on the eastern edge of China Creek Park…
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collaboration + elegance + regionalism

Delivering results through collaboration

SLA is a Vancouver-based architectural firm focused on collaborative design with a passion for Passive House and engineered wood solutions.

Established in 2016 by urban planner and architect Stephane Laroye, SLA provides a wide variety of planning and architectural services, including Master Planning, Urban Design, Site Planning, Feasibility Studies (working closely with land economics consultants) on Multi-Family, Mixed-Use, Placemaking and Infrastructure projects.

With an awareness of the climate emergency and a deep respect for natural surroundings and materials, the team at SLA maintains a keen interest in net-zero energy and low-carbon building systems, including Passive House construction and opportunities for the use of mass timber and innovative British Columbia wood products.

Experience and expertise

SLA has extensive experience with complex urban sites in many jurisdictions. The company’s particular passion for mixed-use projects strives to bring a richness to the urban fabric of a city, allowing for people to live, work, play and thrive.

SLA is pleased to share expertise in urban design, master planning, site planning, multi-family housing, mixed-use developments and infrastructure projects as well as experience in various project delivery methods, from design-bid-build to construction managed to design-build or Public-Private-Partnership (P3). We are passionate about sustainable features in all our projects with a specific interest in Passive House (Learn more about high performance buildings) and with our wood-first principle, the use of BC engineered wood and mass timber (Learn more about mass timber).

We have extensive experience with complex urban sites in many jurisdictions including Vancouver, North Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, Victoria, Squamish, Langley, Calgary, Fort McMurray and Saskatoon. Each site influences the design of the project significantly and no one solution fits all – we are contextualists and collaborate closely with all stakeholders.

We have extensive experience with complex sites looking for optimized solutions that cater to all stakeholders with a keen eye on sustainability.

We have extensive experience in a range of complex urban sites as well as rural or suburban sites and aim to optimize and deliver through a collaborative process.

We have extensive experience in a range of housing types, from wood frame apartments to townhouses, stacked townhouses and mid-rise concrete construction. We are currently actively working on Passive House and the use of mass timber for these building types.

We have extensive experience and a particular passion for mixed-use projects. They bring a richness to the urban fabric of the city allowing for people to live, work and play within their neighbourhood while also addressing affordability and housing options. We are currently actively working on Passive House and the use of mass timber for these building types.

We have a wide range of infrastructure experience including water pump stations, wastewater pump stations, water treatment plants, wastewater treatment plants and district energy plants. We are excited to be given the opportunity to assist in power generation projects and specifically run-of-the-river projects. We have completed several successful mass timber infrastructure projects.