OUR PROCESS

From Idea to Occupancy.

The five services above bundle into four ways to work with us. Start with a quick feasibility check, or hand us the whole thing, from a lot you’re eyeing to tenants in the door. As a working architect and a property investor, Victoria brings the design lens and the numbers lens to every tier.

Build X Design Skillsets

What We Do

Everything a Toronto multiplex, garden suite, or laneway project needs, under one roof. Hire us for a single piece or for the whole path from feasibility to finished build.

Strategy

Investment Optimization

The Strategy Call comes after Discovery, once a project is worth pursuing. We work out the unit mix and the phasing, then run the numbers so you know the return before you commit to a design.

PRE-DESIGN

Feasibility

Before you design anything, we check whether the lot can actually carry a fourplex, sixplex, garden suite, or laneway house. Zoning, site constraints, how many units realistically fit, and rough numbers, so you buy or commit with your eyes open.

APPROVALS

Zoning & Minor Variances

When the project needs a bit of relief from the zoning bylaw (a setback, a height, some coverage), we prepare the minor variance application and take it to the Committee of Adjustment for you.

PERMITS

Building Permits

We coordinate the engineering, assemble the full drawing package, and liaise with the City to get your permit submitted and through. You don’t chase the city. We do.

DESIGN

Interior Design & Rendering

Unit layouts and interior renderings so you can see each suite before it’s built, and show it off when you’re leasing or selling.

DELIVERY

Project Management

We run the build from permit to handover, help you pick a contractor, review the site, and make the day-to-day calls so the project keeps moving while you focus on everything else.

OUR PROCESS

Dream It. Design It. Build It.

Dream it. We start with what you’re trying to do with the property and how many units make sense, then help you shape the strategy and the criteria for the design.

Design it. We pull together zoning, the Toronto building code, and your space needs to test feasibility. Floor plans, 3D visualizations, and mood boards turn it into a design proposal you can take to permit.

Build it. We help you find and vet a general contractor, and stay with you through construction to the finish.

01

Dream it

Planning & Feasibility Review

Thinking about a property but not sure it works as a multiplex, garden suite, or laneway? We walk the site with you, flag the risks that actually matter, and rough out the units and the numbers, so you buy and start your project with confidence instead of guessing.

02

Design it

Architectural Services

For hands-on builders who just need solid drawings. We take the project from concept to a permit-ready set, engineering coordinated, minor variance handled if needed, and the package submitted to the City, without paying for support you don’t want.

03

Build It

Design + Project Management

Cut out the middle contractor to work directly with the site experts who work with you at the source. After we help you get permit approvals, we guide the construction from vendor and material bidding all the way to project completion. Build X guides the build out and swiftly resolves any construction surprises that may come along the way.