DANIEL CLARKE ARCHITECT INC.

Our homes are not adapted to the colder winters of the coming century, and the beautiful white snow is slowly destroying your house's roof.

The trend of families living in multigenerational homes is not new but is increasing and evolving. The idea of a multigenerational home...

Design for climate change is architecture that performs well during extreme weather and is critical as climate change accelerates.

This is a brief introduction to the potential to develop a single-family lot in Vancouver to six dwelling units

Improving the air quality in your home is one way of improving your physical health.

Unless you live in the middle of a large city, there is a growing risk of your home being destroyed by a wildfire in the next few decades. That's a bold allegation that sounds like pessimistic, wild speculation; but recent history here and abroad point to that scenario as an eventuality rather than a remote possibility. A house is engulfed in flames during Hillside Fire 2019 However, with the right design and construction, you can give your home a great chance of withstandi

Most air-conditioning systems are ill-equipped to handle the new heatwaves, but passive cooling strategies may solve this problem.

In my article YOU DON'T NEED TO HIRE AN ARCHITECT, I present a rationale for hiring an architect and explain basically what you're...

Today I'm sharing some images from a work in progress -- a multi-generational luxury home overlooking the ocean. The house spans three...

HEAT YOUR HOUSE WITH A HAIRDRYER. YES, A HAIRDRYER. OR A TOASTER. NO, NOT EVEN JOKING. This is a follow-up to my article "Is Your Home...

As much of the white-collar world - me included - gradually turns to working from home either part-time or completely, we are forced to...

Today's misconception: "I'm a nice client, so the architect should be willing to cut me a deal. I'll bargain with the architect until he...

In my article YOU DON'T NEED TO HIRE AN ARCHITECT, I present a rationale for hiring an architect and explain basically what you're...

"I need the architect to sketch some ideas so that I can decide whether or not I want to hire him or whether or not to start the project."

Today, I share some progress renderings from a current project. This house is being designed as a Passive House for Vancouver. This...

What's my greatest skill? Design genius? World's most responsible designer? Maybe some day, but my greatest skill today is something...

Most people have misconceptions and don't realize the advantages that an architect gives to a house construction project.

Here is a guide to the professionals whom you will encounter over the course of a construction project.

Before a building can be occupied, the project must pass the inspectors' final review and receive an Occupancy Permit from the AHJ. This...

In my previous article PERMITS: Part 3, we looked at the Building Permit process. In this article, I delve into the maze of literature...