Scope and responsibility matrix
Record the parties, deliverables, authorities, interfaces and decision paths for the assignment.
Practice
A focused practice built around the work
Martin Pykalo Architect Inc. is a principal-led architectural practice based on Bowen Island and working across British Columbia.
Direct principal involvement
Project-specific teams
Clear scopes and accountability
How the practice works
Scale the team to the assignment
Martin Pykalo Architect Inc. assembles project-specific teams of experienced collaborators and specialist consultants, allowing each commission to be matched with the skills it requires.
The practice combines design capability with technical development, consultant coordination, specifications, construction administration, independent review and project closeout. Remote collaboration is supported by structured communication, cloud-based coordination and direct principal involvement.
That delivery knowledge applies across new construction, adaptive reuse, workplace and commercial interiors, community facilities, technical studies and housing. Team size and specialist input change with the work; the standard of coordination does not.
We may lead the architectural team, contribute a focused scope within another firm's team or serve in an independent owner-retained role. The appointment and its boundaries are made clear in project descriptions and working documents.
- British Columbia architectural practice · AIBC E001677
- Operating since 2014 · Incorporated in 2017
Quality management
A documented review process
The practice builds review points into the programme and keeps the record current as the project moves from definition through construction and closeout.
Milestone drawing and specification review
Check programme, code, consultant coordination, details and written requirements at defined issues.
Construction record
Track submittals, questions, supplemental information, changes, field observations and payment review.
Deficiency and closeout control
Carry outstanding work, completion milestones, certifications and record documents to resolution.
Professional clarity
Credit is part of project quality
Every public project record identifies who held architectural authorship and coordinating responsibility, who retained Martin Pykalo Architect Inc., who used the project and which consultants and constructors contributed.
Where another firm was Architect or Prime Consultant, that firm is named prominently and our supporting role is limited to verified services. Sequential firms are credited for their respective stages. Images are published only when ownership, permission and photographer credit are established.
Martin Pykalo Architect Inc. is the firm's full approved name. Professional titles are used only for individuals entitled to use them, and registrations are reviewed as project records are maintained.
Whale Family Bench · Simon Daniel James with Jay Peachy and community participants · Photograph: Simon Daniel James / Kolus Arts
Cultural collaboration
Relationships, protocols and authorship
On selected assignments, Martin Pykalo Architect Inc. works with Simon Daniel James (Winadzi / Kolus Arts) as Indigenous Design and Cultural Lead.
Simon's contribution supports culturally informed design, engagement preparation, permissions and attribution, and the integration of art and cultural priorities into architectural work. His work follows each host Nation's own representatives, protocols, knowledge and permissions.
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A team shaped to the project
Martin Pykalo Architect Inc. can lead a complete architectural scope, join a larger team for focused technical work or provide an independent owner-retained service.