Andrew MacLean Architect AIBC

  • ABOUT
    • – ANDREW
    • – MacLEAN ARCHITECTURE Inc.
    • – THE PROCESS WE FOLLOW
    • – THE SERVICES WE OFFER
    • – WHAT AN ARCHITECT DOES
    • – WHY HIRE AN ARCHITECT?
  • ANDREW’S WORK
    • single family homes
    • commercial
    • institutional
    • renovation and repair
    • building code and zoning
  • IDEA BOOK
    • – CABINS
    • – HOUSES
    • – BUILDINGS
  • CONTACT

F+G Cajititlán Terrace | Jaime Copado &...


Source: Opumo | Jaime Copado & Francisco Sarabia | F+G Cajititlán ...

Slow Town Tiny House | The Plus Partners...


Source: World Architecture | The Plus Partners+DNC Architects | Slow Town Tiny ...

Boggestranda | Rever & Drage


Source: designboom | Rever & Drage | ...

The Loft House | Bergaliv


Source: Bergaliv | The Loft ...

Slate Cabin | Trias


Source: Trias | Slate ...

High House | Delordinaire


Source: Delordinaire | High ...

Island Bay House / WireDog Architecture


Source: Dwell | WireDog Architecture| Island Bay ...

House by the Forest | KAA Studio


Source: Gessato | KAA Studio | House by the ...

Tom’s Hütte | Raumhochrosen


Source: Heike Schlauch | Raumhochrosen | Tom’s ...

SH House | Paulo Martins


Source: Gessato | Paulo Martins | SH ...

Extracurricular Activities


I’ve spent a lot of my life drawing and making art. I thought it might be fun to show a page some of the things I’ve ...

Writing Pavilion | Architensions


Source: Architonic | Architensions | Writing ...

Home for dependent elderly people and...


Source: Archinect | Home for dependent elderly people and nursing home in Orbec | Dominique Coulon & ...

Social Housing Building in Tarragona /...


Source: designboom | Aguilera Guerrero Arquitectos | Social Housing Building in ...

Escobar Renovation | Chen + Suchart...


Source: Architecture Beast | Chen + Suchart Studio | Escobar ...

Lockeport Beach House | Nova Tayona...


Source: v2com | Nova Tayona Architects | Lockeport Beach ...

Retreat in Finca Aguy | MAPA


Source: dezeen | MAPA | Retreat in Finca ...

Turned House | MZC Plus Design


Source: HomeDsgn | Turned House | MZC Plus ...

Belcourt Residence | Atelier Pierre...


Source: dezeen | Belcourt Residence | Atelier Pierre ...

The Whittaker Cube | Dravitzki &...


Source: Design Milk | Dravitzki & Brown | The Whittaker ...

Las Palmas Heights Residence | o2...


Source: American Luxury | Las Palmas Heights Residence | o2 Architecture | ...

Valley Villa | Arches


Source: Architecture Art Design | Valley Villa | ...

Panorama House | CAPD


Source: Leibal | Panorama House | ...

Split House | Alma-nac


Source: dezeen | Alma-nac |Split ...

Villa V | Paul de Ruiter Architects


Source: Contemporist | Villa V | Paul de Ruiter ...

Valley Villa / arches | ArchDaily


Source: Valley Villa / arches | ...

North Pender Cottage

MacLEAN ARCHITECTURE inc.
Built at the edge of a steep slope this cabin sits perched over a private valley in it’s own back yard. We worked with the owners to create a ...

Vancouver Cafe

PLACE architect ltd.
This PLACE architect ltd. project updated and modernized an iconic Vancouver cafe. We proposed bright durable finishes to maximize daylighting ...

North Vancouver House

PLACE architect ltd.
This PLACE architect ltd. renovation added a second storey to a North Vancouver ...

Hadar’s House | Asante...


Source: ArchDaily | Hadar’s House | Asante Architecture & ...

South Pender House

MacLEAN ARCHITECTURE inc.
Perched on a high bank waterfront property, this luxury executive home in the Southern Gulf Islands uses extensive glazing to capture views of ...

Fort Nelson Multi-Family Housing

MacLEAN ARCHITECTURE inc.
A modular building designed for BC Housing to be shipped in as Britco trailers, assembled rapidly on site, and deployed in two ...

West Vancouver Zoning Study

PLACE architect ltd.
At PLACE architect ltd. I produced this massing study showing potential buildout of a lot in West ...

Sunshine Coast House

PLACE architect ltd.
Located on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast, this PLACE architect ltd. project uses well placed dormers and thoughtful craftsman details. ...

Burnaby Industrial Building

PLACE architect ltd.
At PLACE architect ltd. I acted as Coordinating Registered Professional for this renovation of a nonconforming office and warehouse building. Our ...

Port Coquitlam Craft Brewery

PLACE architect ltd.
This PLACE project proposes an industrial building at a busy intersection in Port Coquitlam, envisioned as an incubator for new businesses – a ...

Maple Ridge Restaurant

PLACE architect ltd.
A PLACE architect ltd. project creating a restaurant in a new building in Maple Ridge’s city ...

Vancouver Mutli-Family Housing Reclad

PLACE architect ltd.
This PLACE architect ltd. examines options to rehabilitate and reclad a series of multi-family residential buildings whose cladding was failing. ...

Vancouver Restaurant

PLACE architect ltd.
A PLACE architect ltd. renovation updated an existing building for a new owner transforming a bakery into a ...

West Vancouver Zoning Study

PLACE architect ltd.
This PLACE architect ltd. project studied zoning bylaws producing a proposal designed to maximize view, quality of space, and buildable area on a ...

West Vancouver Zoning Study

PLACE architect ltd.
This PLACE architect ltd. project studied the zoning of a West Vancouver property to understand it’s development potential and illustrate ...

West Vancouver Zoning Study

PLACE architect ltd.
This PLACE architect ltd. project examines the development potential of a steeply sloping lot with a creek nearby. The language of West Vancouver’s ...

Lelawaglia School Assessment

David Nairne + Associates Ltd.
The Lelawaglia School is a complex building. It is located in an area prone to flooding, is raised above the flood plane on stilts, includes a ...

Sustainability


I have broad experience working with green and sustainable systems and strategies. I’m a LEED Accredited Professional. I bring my experience to ...

Planning and Management


Project Planning, Project Management, Construction Administration I can help you clarify and define your building needs, maximize your budget, and ...

Building Code and Zoning


I have a keen eye for detail, and broad experience in navigating the regulatory frameworks within which buildings are created. My knowledge and ...

Detailing


I’m well versed working in both BC’s coastal environments, and its extremes where air turns to water and is driven into buildings by gale force ...

Drawing


I make thorough, beautiful drawings and detailed 3D models enabling you to see your project before it's built. Quality at this stage allows your ...

Design


I have an extensive background in fine-arts and design. I draw beautiful plans sections and elevations. I use a number of different software packages ...

Gwa’sala Nakwaxda’Xw School...

David Nairne + Associates Ltd.
I reviewed this school to report on any immediate life safety concerns, any work anticipated to be needed over the next few years, any work that we ...

Northwest Territories Health Centre...

David Nairne + Associates Ltd.
While working at David Nairne + Associates Ltd I drew this schematic for a freestanding extension of a hospital in northern BC adding office and ...

Construction


During construction, I review to see that work has been performed in accordance with the contract documents. I will be available on-call to answer ...

Construction Documents


Construction Documents include both Building Permit drawings which demonstrate that the project will meet code and conform to local zoning ...

Design Development


With an approved schematic, scope, and budget we produce detailed design and permit drawings. We review for compliance with codes and applicable ...

Schematic Design


Schematic Design focuses on spatial relationships, scale, and form. It starts to give shape to your ideas and produces something we can start to get ...

Pre Design


Pre design clarifies your ideas and locates them within the framework of zoning ...

Bella Bella Community School

David Nairne + Associates Ltd.
This complex project included rolling a massive steel beam through the gymnasium doors, cutting holes in the roof to chain the beam to a crane, ...

Buck Lake Property

Andrew MacLean
We performed a detailed site assessment for this property. This included interviewing contractors who had worked to improve the property, as well as ...

First Nations Multi-Family Housing

David Nairne + Associates Ltd.
I was, through design and into the first phases of construction, the lead architect on this David Nairne + Associates ten unit housing project in a ...

First Nations Youth Centre

David Nairne + Associates Ltd.
I designed this youth centre while working at David Nairne and Associates. We met with youth and youth workers, visited the old youth centre to ...

Pacheedaht Health Station

David Nairne + Associates Ltd.
I acted as Project Architect on this David Nairne + Associates Ltd Project from PreDesign through completion being primarily responsible for the ...

Coquitlam City Centre Library

David Nairne + Associates Ltd.
My work on the Coquitlam City Centre Library, a David Nairne and Associates project, began in the construction documents phase. My primary role in ...

Port Coquitlam Church

David Nairne + Associates Ltd.
My work on this David Nairne + Associates project began in the predesign phase, answering a Request for Proposals, and working with the Church’s ...

Calgary Personal Training and Fitness...

Andrew MacLean
A large gym carefully fit into a relatively small space. We interlinked and overlapped the office components, massage rooms, reception, consultation ...

Calgary Commercial Real Estate

Andrew MacLean
I performed a number of property analyses for a large realtor specializing in industrial and commercial buildings, as well as investment. We looked ...

Vancouver Quilchena House

Urban Arts Architecture
The Quilchena Residence was already in for permits when I joined Urban Arts Architecture. I drew the garage and the construction details for this ...

California Desert House

Urban Arts Architecture
This Urban Arts project challenged us to not only produce beautiful form but also to design sustainably in the desert. These images show the ...

Canada Wood Council Building

Urban Arts Architecture
While at Urban Arts I designed the still images and a digital fly-over presentation for a Canada Wood Council project which helped to secure Urban ...

Vancouver Grandview-Woodlands House

Pechet and Robb Studio
The Hutch Residence is a substantial renovation of a Vancouver Special involving cutting back a floor plate to insert a modern loft into East ...

West Vancouver Cemetery

Pechet and Robb art and architecture ltd.
While working at Pechet and Robb Studio Ltd. we proposed three light airy structures nestled within the forest, and a number of new, innovative ...

Granville Street

Pechet and Robb art and architecture ltd.
While at Pechet + Robb Studio Ltd. I worked on the initial design concepts for the redevelopment of Granville Street. We imagined lifting the BC ...

Watering Garden

Pechet and Robb art and architecture ltd.
At Pechet and Robb Studio we created a 17’ tall watering can in Beacon Hill Park in Victoria. I built physical models, made design development ...

New Westminster Cemetery

Pechet and Robb art and architecture ltd.
Fraser Cemetery is the first project I was involved in at Pechet and Robb Studio. While the rest of the office was in Venice for the Biennale I ...

Masset Hospital

David Nairne + Associates Ltd.
Conceived as an extension of the forest, Masset Hospital uses a tree-like structural system to float a slender silvery roof over primary care, ...

Cranbrook Library

David Nairne + Associates Ltd.
These images show the first phase of a planned two-phase renovation of this 18 000 sq ft library. I worked on this project while at David Nairne and ...

Vancouver Dunbar House

Design Collective
This Design Collective project updated and modernized a typical Vancouver craftsman house. We expanded the kitchen, rethinking and recreating its ...

Vancouver Point Grey House

Design Collective
This image shows a solar study, an accurate depiction of sunlight and shadow, for a house designed by design collective. This drawing shows the ...