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Most people don’t know what a Part 3 building is.That gap is one of the most common reasons commercial projects hit a wa...
06/09/2026

Most people don’t know what a Part 3 building is.

That gap is one of the most common reasons commercial projects hit a wall at the permit stage.

Part 3 of the Ontario Building Code governs restaurants, daycares, offices, retail, and most buildings where the public gathers. The rules are more demanding — and a licensed architect is legally required.

The part that surprises most clients: a change of use triggers it even if the renovation looks minor. Same building, completely different compliance picture.

Full breakdown on the SODA blog → link in bio.
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06/08/2026

Project Mewburn is officially in design development — and right now the work isn’t drawings, it’s coordination.

We’re sitting at the table with our engineers and contractor, making sure every system in this building is fully understood before anyone picks up a tool. Structure, mechanical, plumbing — all of it resolved on paper first.

Most people think architecture is the design phase. The truth is, this coordination work is where projects succeed or fail. Get it right here and construction runs smooth. Skip it and you’re solving problems on site — which costs real money and real time.

We take the time. Every time.

We don’t do symmetry for symmetry’s sake.This Oakville residence from our 2017 archive drew from French château influenc...
06/07/2026

We don’t do symmetry for symmetry’s sake.

This Oakville residence from our 2017 archive drew from French château influence — dark engineer brick, white stone trim, arched entry, steep roof, dormers. All the right references. But where the typology defaults to perfect bilateral balance, we pulled left.

The asymmetry was deliberate. The garage wing shifts the composition off-centre, the chimney holds the right, and the whole facade reads as considered rather than accidental. That imbalance directly shaped the interior — open, flowing, with hidden rooms for a library and private study tucked where the plan allowed.

The right client makes the extraordinary possible. This one trusted the process completely.

Which view do you prefer — straight on or the angle?

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The best ideas still start by hand.A mechanical pencil, a leather notebook, and a coffee that gets cold because you forg...
06/06/2026

The best ideas still start by hand.

A mechanical pencil, a leather notebook, and a coffee that gets cold because you forgot about it. The sketch doesn’t lie. It’s the raw idea before anyone’s had a chance to polish it into something safe.

At Sharma Office of Design + Architecture, the first line on paper is the most honest thing we do.

Save this if you believe craft still matters.

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We frame views, not just rooms.Board-formed concrete on one side. White oak panelling on the other. Polished terrazzo un...
06/05/2026

We frame views, not just rooms.

Board-formed concrete on one side. White oak panelling on the other. Polished terrazzo underfoot. At the end of the corridor — an Ontario maple in full October colour, framed like a painting you didn’t have to buy.
The best architecture doesn’t fight the landscape. It curates it.

Which window in your home does this best?

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Built to be lived in for fifty years.Dark-stained cedar. Standing seam steel roof. A pitched gable that reads clearly ag...
06/04/2026

Built to be lived in for fifty years.

Dark-stained cedar. Standing seam steel roof. A pitched gable that reads clearly against the tree line. This is what timeless means — not a style, but a quality of presence. A house that improves with age because every decision was made for the long view.

The couple standing here didn’t buy a house. They commissioned one.

DM us about starting your custom build.

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The moment the idea becomes real.You can see the pitch of the roof against an Ontario sky. The proportions you spent mon...
06/03/2026

The moment the idea becomes real.

You can see the pitch of the roof against an Ontario sky. The proportions you spent months reasoning through — here. In timber. In section.
This is the moment no render can replicate.

Follow along as we document the build.

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Materials aren’t finishes. They’re decisions.White oak or brushed stone. Standing seam steel or board-formed concrete. W...
06/02/2026

Materials aren’t finishes. They’re decisions.

White oak or brushed stone. Standing seam steel or board-formed concrete. We select materials the way a tailor selects cloth: for structure first, appearance second.

When the plan and the palette align, the house stops being a building and starts being a place.
Which speaks to you — warm wood or honest concrete?

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