Leckie Studio Architecture + Design is an ambitious inter-disciplinary design studio based in Vancouver, Canada. The studio was founded in 2015 by principal architect Michael Leckie with the goal of pushing the traditional boundaries of architectural practice as a catalyst for cultural change. We engage in the practice of design across a variety of scales and media - including architecture, interiors, installations, and product design. We challenge assumptions and seek unexpected outcomes. The studio’s work has been published internationally, with a client list that includes industry leaders Slack Technologies, Westbank, UBC, and TELUS.
Our residential, commercial, and institutional projects are informed by a critical regionalist sensitivity, with an emphasis on scenario-based approaches to program and form and sustainability. Our design process is committed to a rigorous process of discovery - the core of the practice relies on a deeply-rooted fascination with the act of making. We are fundamentally creative problem-solvers and design thinkers and understand that the process of delivering a design solution is as important as the formulation of the design solution itself.
Leckie Studio has been afforded the opportunities for strategic growth to now include 18 staff members, allowing us to tackle projects of substantial size and complexity. The core studio team consists of seven registered architects (British Columbia, Nova Scotia, and Ontario). The architect team leads are supported architectural interns/graduates (from Europe and Canada) - with varying specializations including interior design, prefabrication, mass-timber, industrial design, digital fabrication, graphic design, and architectural visualization. The studio team also includes an industrial designer, a communications designer, and operations/administration support staff. Our architects have been trained by and have worked alongside the world’s preeminent names in architecture in Canada and abroad.
The Studio operates in a highly collaborative manner and has developed an internal digital visualization lab in order to create an integrated workflow for the testing and development of design ideas. Our in-house team for digital visualization allows the studio to help clients understand the full impact of iterative design decisions on both functional and aesthetic levels.
In 2021, Leckie Studio was awarded the Emerging Practice Award by The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. The studio’s Full House project - a prototype for multigenerational living - received a Lieutanant Governor Medal For Architecture in 2021. The studio was also awarded an Award of Excellence by the Architecture Foundation Of British Columbia for the Vancouver House Penthouse. In 2018, Leckie Studio was honored with the Emerging Practice Award by The Architectural Institute of British Columbia. Other recent awards include: Canadian Interiors Best of Canada Award for Cha Le Tea Merchant; a Canadian Architect Award of Merit for The Backcountry Hut Prototype (2016).
In 2022, Leckie Studio was one of ten practices around the globe by Architectural Record recognized under the prestigious Design Vanguard program - showcasing the top emerging architecture practices from around the world.