AIBC Registered Architect | Metro Vancouver, BC
Architecture That Creates Belonging
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Custom Residential
Mitra Residence
A home designed with warmth and belonging at its heart. Shaped by active listening and the landscape it sits in.
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Educational / Institutional
Crescent Heights Academy
A $60M school designed in collaboration with KMBR Architects. Educational architecture at institutional scale.
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Indigenous / Institutional
TRS Office for Little Shuswap Lake Band
An administrative home for the Little Shuswap Lake Band.
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Indigenous / Educational
Outdoor School for Lil'wat Nation
A learning environment for the Lil'wat Nation.
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Custom Residential
Mitra Residence
A home designed with warmth and belonging at its heart. Shaped by active listening and the landscape.
Learn more about the Mitra Residence
Educational / Institutional
Crescent Heights Academy
A $60M school designed in collaboration with KMBR Architects. Educational architecture at institutional scale.
Learn more about Crescent Heights Academy
Indigenous / Institutional
TRS Office for Little Shuswap Lake Band
An administrative home for the Little Shuswap Lake Band.
Learn more about the TRS Office
Indigenous / Educational
Outdoor School for Lil'wat Nation
A learning environment for the Lil'wat Nation.
Learn more about the Outdoor SchoolArchitecture Rooted in Listening
Elmira Aghsaei founded Elmira Architecture on a simple conviction: meaningful design emerges from active listening. Every space begins with a conversation with the people who will live, work, or gather in it.
Her design approach creates harmonious spaces that bring warmth and belonging while enhancing physical and mental health. AIBC Registered. WELL Certified. Mentor with UBC SALA, and past Chair of Women in Architecture Vancouver.
About ElmiraServices
Custom Residential
Your home should be as unique as the life you live in it. From site analysis through construction, we create spaces defined by natural light, warm materials, and a deep connection to the land.
Explore Custom ResidentialInstitutional
Schools, community centres, and civic buildings that shape how people learn, gather, and grow. We bring institutional-scale expertise with the same attention to human experience that defines all our work.
Explore InstitutionalCommercial
Offices, wellness centres, and mixed-use spaces designed to elevate brand perception and enhance occupant wellbeing. Architecture that works as hard as the business inside it.
Explore CommercialIndigenous & Cultural
Culturally significant spaces designed in deep consultation with community elders and leaders. We honour tradition while creating buildings that serve generations to come.
Explore Indigenous & CulturalClient Testimonial
"I have had the privilege of collaborating with Elmira through Stone River Design Build Group on projects of great cultural significance with Indigenous communities. She has consistently demonstrated an extraordinary ability to listen, understand, and translate cultural values into designs that are both respectful and inspiring. On a more personal note, she also designed my family's private residence. The result is a home that genuinely feels like an expression of who we are, elevated in ways we could never have imagined without her guidance."
Our Process
Discovery
A free consultation to understand your vision, lifestyle, budget, and timeline. We listen before we draw.
Concept
Initial sketches and 3D renderings bring your vision to life. Multiple directions, one clear recommendation.
Development
Refining every detail from floor plans to fixtures. Materials, systems, and spatial flow locked in.
Documents
Permit-ready plans with full specifications. Every dimension, every detail, ready for construction.
Construction
We stay involved through construction, ensuring built quality matches design intent. Your vision, realized.
Let's Build Something That Lasts
Every project begins with a conversation. Book a free consultation and tell us about your vision.
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