Kneider Architects

At Kneider Architects, we take pride in our dedication to providing superior client service and delivering design excellence. Our strength lies in our ability to understand and navigate the complex factors that influence and shape each and every project. This commitment to quality and elegance is evident in every stage of the process, from initial meetings to the final execution of the project.

Our Studio

As a multidisciplinary firm, we are involved in architecture, interior design, planning, and multi-disciplinary design consulting. With over 50 years of professional practice, our firm has developed a wide range of building types, including commercial, educational, institutional, and sports and recreation facilities. Our team is comprised of highly qualified professionals who work together to ensure a superior finished product for our clients.

As a prime consultant, we coordinate the work of all special consultants, including environmental landscape architects, geotechnical, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineers, operations, and management groups. We provide total design services from the initial design phase to the preparation of drawings and specifications, contract administration during construction, and final inspections to ensure the building is operational and occupied.

What We Do

As architects, we guide our clients through the entire process of building construction from inception to completion. We provide a range of services, including architectural programming, site analysis, schematic design, engineering systems coordination, building cost analysis, zoning bylaws and building code consulting, design development, construction drawings and documents, and specifications. Our team of experts takes a thorough and meticulous approach to ensure the highest quality of work, from ensuring compliance with safety regulations to selecting materials and products that meet our clients' needs.

Our Services

• Architectural Programming: Understanding and setting forth in writing the client's requirements for a given project, including establishing goals, considering a budget, collecting, organizing, and analyzing data, identifying and developing concepts, and determining particular project/client needs.
• Site Analysis: Conducting land planning, urban design, and environmental evaluation, including considering physical, economic, and social impact of proposed land use on the environment, ecology, traffic, and population patterns.
• Schematic Design: Developing alternative solutions to satisfy the program, massing, site location, and orientation, responding to environmental factors, regulatory requirements, and aesthetic needs.
• Engineering Systems Coordination: Designing integrated engineered systems by consultants and providing product suppliers, manufacturers, and fabricators.
• Building Cost Analysis: Evaluating the estimated construction cost of the project, affecting decisions involving design, product selection, and construction scheduling.
• Zoning Bylaws & Building Code: Complying with governmental agencies' regulations related to health, welfare, and safety, including federal, provincial, and local building codes and zoning bylaws.
• Design Development: Fixing and detailing the size and character of the entire project, including selection of materials and systems.
• Construction Drawings & Documents: Creating graphic descriptions of the work to be done, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and understandability through thorough quality control.
• Specifications: Selecting and evaluating materials and products based on factors such as appropriateness, durability, aesthetic quality, initial cost, maintenance, and functionality.
• Checking & Coordinating: Reviewing drawings and specifications to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency.

At Kneider Architects, we pride ourselves on our commitment to excellence, quality, and customer service. We believe that through collaboration and open communication, we can deliver projects that exceed our clients' expectations.