852-872 Seymour St received unanimous approval from Vancouver’s Heritage Commission on July 11th. SEE PROJECT >
AMA recently briefed students and faculty from Georgetown University researching the trans-pacific practices associated with housing production. Led by Prof. Uwe Brandes, the delegation is funded by the Georgetown Global Cities Initiative, an interdisciplinary research project exploring how cities are responding to new forces of globalization and how they are strategically positioned to advance the Sustainable Development Goals. AMA's approach to housing design, which explicitly integrates housing production with the advancement of social and environmental sustainability, was of keen interest to the research team.
“Arbutus” AMA’s latest rental project at 809 W41st Ave in Oakridge received unanimous approval from the City of Vancouver City Council on June 21, 2022! SEE PROJECT >
Cascade City is officially completed, and residents have moved in! See images of the finished building HERE >
Jean Sorensen “Vancouver architect Arno Matis sees BioFrame, a building system he devised that can revitalize existing buildings, as a means of circumventing many of the concerns that plague the construction industry today such as rising construction costs, labour shortages, congested city sites and greenhouse gas emissions.” SEE ARTICLE >
AMA’s latest Market Residential project at 4261 Cambie St + 503 W27th Ave has headed to rezoning. SEE PROJECT >
AMA, together with Mayor Malcom Brodie, councilors and the Landa Global team celebrated the Cascade City Ribbon-cutting. SEE PROJECT >
AMA is excited to announce an upcoming office expansion! The new industrial space designed by AMA and located in the Armory District will triple their office capacity. Sign-up to our NEWSLETTER for updates!
AMA is pleased to announce their three-tower mixed-use hotel, residential and commercial project in Richmond has been submitted for development permit. See full project >
This concept, originally slated as a tech office in Mt Pleasant, looks at incorporating e-waste into the façade of their mass timber building. See full project >
Check out his discussion with Enoch Sears on the Business of Architecture podcast HERE >
AMA’s BIOFRAME win’s first runner-up in John Hardy Group’s Radical Innovation Awards 2022! SEE PROJECT HERE>
AMA looks forward to a collaboration Aria Pacific Development, will work to rezoning a site at W 27th Ave & Cambie St., near the King Edward Skytrain Station. Sign-up to our NEWSLETTER for updates!
AMA’s latest CRU, Office & Market Residential project received unanimous approval from the Urban Design Panel on Wednesday.
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AMA is excited to be working on a new mixed-use project on Main Street in Vancouver. Sign-up to our NEWSLETTER for updates!
AMA’s latest residential project "OKU" on Oak Street opened their showroom this November.
SEE NEWS ARTICLE HERE > SEE PROJECT HERE > SHOWROOM DETAILS HERE >
AMA’s most recently completed building: WIND-SHAPED TOWER in White Rock received an honourable mention from Architectural MasterprizeSEE PROJECT HERE >
FROM THE REGISTRYSOCIAL.COM “A new mixed-use development will soon take shape in the Los Angeles Arts District, bringing residents 347 live-work units and approximately 187,374 square feet of office space.” SEE FULL ARTICLE >
AMA is excited to be working with Bene Group on a boutique Vancouver office building & Heritage Building at 852-872 Seymour St. Sign-up to our NEWSLETTER for updates!
AMA is excited to be working with Landa Group again on a three-tower, 5-star hotel and residential complex on their newly-acquired, 3.5 acre site near the Olympic Oval in Richmond. Building on the prinicpals of their Cascade City project, AMA is eager to bring thoughtful, evolved design to the Olympic Oval community.
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AMA is excited to mark the completion of their Wind-shaped tower in Whiterock, BC. See final project photos
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AMA, together with Enrich Properties, is excited to submit for rezoning their second, four-building commercial and residential project at Oak and 64th Avenue.
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AMA’s Los Angeles live/work rental tower and office building receives support from planning commission hearing!
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Cascade City’s northern tower has now risen on Richmond’s skyline.
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BEN DREITH - “In Vancouver, where the social fabric represents one of the most explicit interfaces of European and East Asian culture, this cycle of influence and fusion reconnects in Floating House.” See full article
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Unanimous support for the Development Permit of 888 W Broadway Hotel Project at Vancouver’s VIRTUAL Urban Design Panel.
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AMA is excited to see this unique concrete residential tower approach completion in Whiterock! SEE PROGRESS PHOTOS >
Cascade City’s southern tower has now risen on Richmond’s skyline. SEE PROGRESS PHOTOS >
FROM HOMEBUILDERDIGEST.COM "The firm’s residential projects are some of the most discussed commissions in the design scene." SEE ARTICLE >
Arno joins host Mike Klassen to discuss Vancouver as a design Mecca and its "missed opportunities" SEE PODCAST >
Multi-residential LEED Gold infill scaled to young and empty nesters alike. SEE ARTICLE >
FROM WESTERNLIVING.CA “Each year, Western Living celebrates the best in Western Canadian design with our Designers of the Year September issue..” SEE AWARD >
The project was also named a 5-star regional winner for the Americas, receiving the award in London, United Kingdom! SEE AWARD >
FROM DEZEEN.COM “Dezeen Awards will identify the world's best architecture, interiors and design, and designers producing the most outstanding work." SEE AWARD >
“New major hotel with 438 rooms proposed for West Broadway near VGH"URBANIZED >
“Simply Beautiful West Broadway Hotel Fits the Rhythm of the Neighbourhood"CITYDUD >
“Architect submits...to replace Park Inn with hospital-oriented project"THE STRAIGHT >
“New hotel proposed for Fairview Pub/Park Inn site on W Broadway"THE COURIER >
Aperture in Building Magazine SEE ARTICLE >
Aperture in Arch Daily SEE ARTICLE >
Aperture in Concept Magazine SEE ARTICLE >
AMA’s wind-shaped tower broke ground in White Rock last Thursday. Follow ourFACEBOOK orINSTAGRAMfeeds for future updates on construction progress.SEE PROJECT >
FROM CANADIANINTERIORS.COM “The ‘Light Forest’ salon — Yusaf Hair Studio — is among Vancouver’s premiere salons, serving a growing list of local and international clientele… ” SEE ARTICLE >
FROM WESTERNLIVING.CA “Each year, Western Living celebrates the best in Western Canadian design with our Designers of the Year September issue..” SEE AWARD >
FROM WEBSITE “The Committee Provides recommendations to Council on policies and regulations affecting buildings, site development and urban design...” LEARN MORE >
The American Architecture Prize celebrates creativity and innovation in the fields of architectural design, with the goal of advancing the appreciation of architecture worldwide. SEE AWARD>
“The building rises up and creates these really fantastic south-facing decks over a large, landscaped podium. The building form is a boomerang shape which has a kind of smoothness that evokes the flow of the Fraser river,” says Mr. Matis. “It all connects, at least to me, in my mind, to the idea of living in a lush landscape on the river’s edge. That’s the creative inspiration for the project.” SEE VIDEO>
Recent upgrades to AMA’s design process include virtual reality and climate simulation. Computer-generated simulations of three-dimensional images allow clients to immerse themselves in the building, providing a better understanding of volumetrics and opportunities to make more contextualized design decisions. Digital analysis of environmental factors result in buildings that more accurately respond to the unique conditions of each site.
CHRISTOPHER CHEUNG, THETYEE.CA Two Vancouver architects, Arno Matis and James Cheng, offer their observations about the challenges of building rental housing. SEE VIDEO >
Elizabeth Stamp, CNN— Chosen from over 65 entries, this year's finalists represent the latest in hotel design and offer a glimpse at the future of travel. SEE ARTICLE >
Business Insider SEE ARTICLE > Business in Vancouver SEE ARTICLE > Lodging Magazine SEE ARTICLE > Victoria CitifiedSEE ARTICLE > Daily Hive SEE ARTICLE >
Arno Matis Architecture’s Vertical Micro-Climate Resort (VMR) Concept has been named one of three finalists in the New York Radical Innovation Design competition put on by a global leader in hospitality development, The John Hardy Group, and will travel to New York City to present to an esteemed group of industry professionals. The award aims to discover concepts that have the power to change the hotel industry
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Arno Matis named Arthur Erickson Emerging Architect Award Finalist. WL MAGAZINE—Western Living celebrates the best in Western Canadian design with the annual Designers of the Year awards...
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AMA is thrilled to announce their partnership with Aquilini Developments to design Rogers Arena’s north and south plazas, repurposing the soon-to-be demolished viaducts into an exciting campus of mixed-use and public amenity
KERRY GOLD – SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL “Arno Matis talks about designing for upscale downsizers in the Globe and Mail..”
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AMA is delighted to announce the completion of Vancouver’s premiere hair salon: Yusaf Hair Studio
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KERRY GOLD – SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL - Now that many young people are expecting to rent for life – if they want to live in Vancouver – developers have woken up to the formerly neglected rental market.
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MARTHA UNIAKE BREEN, NATIONAL POST TORONTO - ‘The staggered pattern of the slats creates a sense of movement. It’s more natural, less predictably geometric; they look random, but viewed together it has a natural pattern, almost like branches’ – Architect, Arno Matis
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AMA's 2211 Cambie Building has won AIBC's Special Jury Award for Contextual Innovation. “This is a unique building form for Vancouver on a prominent and difficult site. The building makes me happy. It’s a pleasure. Every time I drive down Cambie I admire it.” – Frances Bula, Journalist, Juror
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CHERYL MAH - “Born and Raised in South Vancouver by German Immigrant Parents, Arno Matis knew at a young age Architecture would be is career path.
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JOHN MACKIE, VANCOUVER SUN - “It’s kind of a well-kept secret – for a city known for its tall towers, and unfortunately in many cases, (for) the monotony of its tall towers, we’ve been doing pretty good mid-rise buildings,” says Brent Toderian, Vancouver’s former head city planner. Case in point: South Creek Landing, a six-storey building at Sixth and Cambie.
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The panel acts as an advisor to the Board of Governors and Development Permit board, reviewing building and landscape proposals with respect to the design and impact to UBC campus land and community
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THE VANCOUVER SUN, JEFF LEE "So what is it that Jackson, a planner for more than 35 years in places from Toronto to California to Nevada to British Columbia, thinks makes up good and bad architecture? Jackson agreed to show The Vancouver Sun what he considers the city’s best and worst." (Read full article HERE) Watch the video for Jackson's tour and comments on AMA’s design
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阿尔诺·马蒂斯（Arno Matis）曾任知名建筑公司Bing Thom Architects 的高级总监，并在华盛顿的 Arena Stage、素里的Central City和温哥华的Sunset Community Centre等众多获奖地标建筑的建 案中担任设计、管理要职。
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ALEXANDRE LÉVESQUE-LAVOIE - This magnificent small project obviously caught our attention right away. The building exteriors, designed by architect Arno Matis, are inspired by iconic images of stacked timber and respond to the play of light, creating a unique and subtly changing look depending on season, time of day and weather.
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For second year in a row, Arno Matis Architecture has been long listed in the top forty up-and-coming firms that WAN believes could be the ‘leading lights’ of the 21st century. Cited by World Architecture News as “Outstanding, forward-thinking people and organizations who have the demonstrable potential to be the next big thing in the architectural world.”
South Creek Landing featured in Arthitectural, Vancouver Sun, Vancity buzz. Congratulations to the entire South Creek Landing team on getting residency permit, and to South Creek Landing residents for their beautiful new home. Read about the project on the following Media Outlets:
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Arno as panelist at Urban Land Institute’s spring conference, to speak on: ‘Tying Cities Together: Using Civic Space to Increase Value and Build Community’, April 10th, 2014 at the Vancouver convention centre.
HADANI DITMARS - Vancouver-born architect Arno Matis has a lot invested in his newest project, a six-storey development of 78 residential units near Oakridge Mall called Aperture: Not only is it the result of an extensive neighbourhood review, recently approved by the Urban Design Panel, it’s also the area where he grew up.
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VANCOUVER COURIER, NAOIBH O’CONNOR - It’s a “cool building.” “Bold expression.” It will be like “living in an idea.” Those are some of the effusive comments members of the city’s Urban Design Panel made recently about buildings planned for West 41st Ave. between Willow and Baillie streets near Oakridge Centre.
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Look for Arno Matis Architecture’s work filling an architectural studio in an eOne TV movie ‘Mother’s Day off’. Movie slated to air in May. Stay tuned for details.
GLOBE AND MAIL – NOV 15, 2013, HADANI DITMARS - The convergence of Main Street and Kingsway is one of Vancouver’s most important intersections. Main Street follows the pathway of an old salmon stream named Brewery Creek and Kingsway was once the gold rush-spawned New Westminster trail.
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PATRICK KIGER - Vancouver’s view corridors are just one of the strictures in what is arguably the most heavily regulated development space in North America. But while there have been periodic complaints that the process has slowed Vancouver’s growth, it doesn’t necessarily stifle creativity. Case in point: architect Arno Matis’ Vertical Forest building…
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