Over the past years Gustavson Wylie Architects Inc. has produced a diverse range of projects and developed expertise in the design and construction of many building types.

Our experience range from major developments and redevelopments of Senior Care Home facilities, Shopping complexes, large Canadian Tire stores to smaller scale projects for Starbucks Coffee, Petro-Canada, Tim Hortons and McDonald's Restaurants. Our expertise lies in the ability to understand our client's needs, Design Excellence, building requirements, approving authorities and construction methodologies. This has allowed us to develop standardized drawing concepts for Clients such as the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, Ritchie Bros, and Cara.

Major projects recently completed and being developed include: Senior Care Home facilities in South Surrey, Tsawwassen and Nanaimo for Chartwell REIT; Ritchie Bros. Auction facility in Grande Prairie, Alberta; ICBC Service Centers throughout BC; Canadian Tire Stores throughout BC; Municipal Firehalls in North Cowichan, Langford, Lake Cowichan and Langley; Baron Manor Shopping Centre and Pub in Port Kells, Surrey; Petro-Canada developments throughout BC; Tim Hortons developments throughout BC; McDonald's Restaurants throughout Alberta; Starbucks Coffee throughout Western Canada; Milestones Restaurants and Coza Concept for Cara in Metro Vancouver; HSBC Bank Canada throughout BC and Alberta, and Canada Post Retail Outlets throughout BC.

Gustavson Wylie Architects Inc. believes in providing customer service which meets and exceeds our client's expectations. Our extensive experience in building design covers a wide range of building types and construction methods. Because of this we can tailor our services as needed to best suit the scope of work for each client and their project. We are very comfortable in providing full consulting services - an intergrated design approach often including the same structural, mechanical, electrical, and other engineering services, from project to project to maintain the quality of our work. As is evident from our client list, excellence in service allows us to develop strong, long lasting relationships with our customers which in turn leads to an increased efficiency with repeat business.

Due to the nature of the majority of our commissions (private sector, corporate, commercial, institutional), our ability to maintain schedules and complete projects on time and on budget is paramount. In addition to our production ability, we are also involved in the development of many design standards for our broad base client list. Our ability to take standard specifications and develop them into prototypical designs to be reused in various locations demonstrates Gustavson Wylie Architects Inc.'s diversity in project delivery.

Successful completion of a project demands effective scheduling. Gustavson Wylie Architects Inc. is fully conversant with and dedicated to the utilization of the critical path method of scheduling for all of our projects no matter their size or complexity.

It is our firm's philosophy and practice to operate in a team environment and to receive creative input from as broad a base as possible, including owner, team members, political forces, and approving authorities. Participation by all of these groups in the design process will, in our experience, shorten the time for approval, improve the understanding and acceptance of the development, and strengthen the quality of the solution.