People and collaborators

Experience assembled around the assignment

Martin Pykalo Architect Inc. is principal-led and works with a network of experienced project-delivery and specialist collaborators. Roles are defined for each commission and professional titles are stated precisely.

Architectural leadership

Project delivery

Quality review

Cultural-design collaboration

Practice and project delivery

Complementary experience, clearly assigned

Martin provides direct architectural leadership, while the team is assembled to suit each commission. Professional roles and responsibilities are stated precisely.

Martin Pykalo

Martin Pykalo

Architect AIBC, LEED AP · Principal / Architectural Lead

Martin leads the architectural practice and remains directly involved in project strategy, design judgement, technical development, consultant coordination and construction-phase decisions.

His experience spans more than twenty-five years across architecture, project management, contract documentation, construction administration, modular delivery and independent technical review.

Alison Brown

Alison Brown

B.E.D.S., B.A. · Project Manager

Alison supports project planning, coordination, documentation and communication across active assignments.

Her work helps connect schedules, project information, consultant inputs and client communication so decisions are recorded and the team can keep moving.

Manjula Singh

Manjula Singh

Intern Architect AIBC · Project Coordination

Manjula contributes architectural production and project coordination. She holds a Master of Architecture and Bachelor of Environmental Design Studies from Dalhousie University, as well as a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University.

Her role includes drawing-set development, consultant coordination and the clear organization of project information across design and documentation stages.

Peter Winstanley

Peter Winstanley

Dipl. B. Tech. · Senior Project Manager / Quality Review

Peter brings senior project-delivery and technical-review experience to coordinated documentation, constructability and quality-control assignments.

He supports milestone reviews and construction-stage problem solving, with attention to interfaces, buildability and a traceable review record.

Bryan Patrick Young

Bryan Patrick Young

B.E.S., B.Arch. · Technical Design Support

Bryan contributes technical design and documentation support within the role and professional direction defined for each assignment.

His work supports drawing development, technical coordination and the continuity of information between design decisions and construction documents.

Diego Hernández Aguiñaga

Diego Hernández Aguiñaga

Technical Design and Documentation

Diego contributes technical design, drawing production and documentation support under the professional direction established for each assignment.

His project experience with Martin Pykalo Architect Inc. includes Gibsons Supportive Housing, Bowen Island Housing and House of Hope.

Simon Daniel James

Cultural collaboration

Simon Daniel James

Winadzi / Kolus Arts · Indigenous Design and Cultural Lead on selected assignments

Simon is a Kwakwaka'wakw artist and cultural storyteller whose practice spans carving, visual art, public art, animation, illustration and community education.

His collaboration with Martin Pykalo Architect Inc. began through the Gibsons supportive-housing project in 2019 and continued during the practice's architectural engagement on House of Hope through July 2026. Simon supports culturally informed design, engagement preparation, permissions and attribution, and the integration of art and cultural priorities into architectural work.

This work follows the direction, protocols, knowledge and permissions of each host Nation. Simon does not speak for another Nation; Martin coordinates the related architectural and technical response.

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