ZULUETA ARCHITECTURE

Eagle Ranch Resort Lodges, Invermere BC. Dec 2019. Substantial Completion

Designing a Multi-family Building : Lessons Learned by Zulueta   Architecture Transcript of the video :  Right now I am at the front of the building and this is a building that I designed a few years ago. This is a four-story multi-family Residential Building. It has 16 residential units above ground and it has one level of parking. So this building is located in Calgary, Alberta. This photo shows the the back of the building. This photo shows the east side of the building. This photo shows one of the size of the building which is the west side. This shows the back of the building and as you can see it is right against the park. And so one interesting feature of this property is that it doesn't have any back alley, which also poses a challenge. So this is a shot of the driveway.   Originally the driveway was on the east side of the property and when we built this- The driveway was moved on the west side of the property. And the reason for that was that at that...

The global pandemic has brought about how acutely our societies are interdependent with one another. At the same token, it has brought attention to each nation having to stand independent, having its own systems and infrastructure in place to sustain itself. Right now, there's a few outbreaks in meat processing plants in Alberta and news of farmers having to throw away crops because of a weak market. Each province/ locality or region should develop holding and storage facilities to secure food, if they do not have it already. Having these facilities guarantees the food supply and it helps protect food suppliers, the farmers and the agriculture industry . As an architect, I have been involved in these projects. These buildings are cold storage facilities, refrigerated buildings that have multiple technical requirements. For big volume capacities, the site needs a vast land area. The building have huge floor areas as well. Cold storage facilities needs to pass food safety...

RIDING ARENA, OKOTOKS ALBERTA Consultants: Modern Dimensions Design Inc. Zulueta Architecture Ltd. 1100 Square Meter, One Storey Building Contact : info@zuluetaarchitecture.com

La Prep Calgary Airport Project Completion Feb 2020. Zulueta Architecture. ABCCAD Consulting. Interior Resources Associates Inc. Contractor- Neutech.

My video of How To Become A Licensed Architect in Canada is one of my popular videos in you tube. I get queries regularly from students and architects with an international background interested in getting  Canadian accreditation and license. I usually lead them to check the CACB website - Canadian Architectural Certification Board . CACB is the first point of contact for graduates of architecture in Canada and abroad, who want to become licensed architects in Canada. For an architect trained outside of Canada who are interested in becoming licensed in Canada, there are 2 ways to go about it- it's either you go through an internship process and take the registration exams or you can try the BEFA, Broadly Experienced Foreign Architect Program. The BEFA is a process where your experience will be evaluated  by the program, and their is an interview afterwards. When I was looking into getting registered as an architect, the BEFA program did not exist at that time. ...

Successful Completion of Hula Restaurant, Yaletown Vancouver BC  and Hula Restaurant at Cross Iron Mills Rockyview Alberta Check out www.hulapoke.ca Architectural Consultant : Zulueta Architecture  Designers: Thom Design BSD Foodservice & Consulting Contractor: Blue Rock Construction  Hula's Office: 98 FoodCompany

Project: Interior Renovation of Dermatology Clinics Floor Area: approx. 8,500 SF Total Projected Users: 73  Interior Designer: MAK Interior Design Architect: Zulueta Architecture 

Refrigeration Bay at Southeast Calgary, AB Floor Area: 13,000 SF, Refrigeration Bay Bare unit converted to a refrigeration bay Use of Metal insulated panels at the interior walls and the ceiling Sprinklered  Storage metal racking already installed Ramps at the front and end of the bay for barrier free access Zulueta Architecture . info@zuluetaarchitecture.com , Phone 587 355 8433.

How to Become a Licensed Architect in Canada  is a question I get asked a lot given that I got my professional training outside of Canada.  I was a licensed architect in the Philippines prior to coming to Canada. I get fairly regular queries from internationally trained architects, from different backgrounds,  who are close to  migrating to Canada or architects that are already in Canada and needs some insight in getting their architectural license, accreditation and the Canadian experience. Architectural Job First things first, it would be best to get employed working as an architectural designer in an architectural firm. When I was a newcomer to Canada, I landed in British Columbia and that was where I started to look for work. It was very hard to find work in my field at that time. I think it was a combination of lack of Canadian experience plus the economy was not too good. Looking back that was almost 20 years ago now, year 2000. After assessing my si...

How to Start a Successful CAD Business  There are plenty of opportunities to make money through offering design, drafting services and  CAD services. Here are my tips to get started in the CAD business: 1. Know the market.  What clientele are you targeting? Residential or commercial? The needs of a residential job is very different from a commercial job. Both of these fields will demand your time but in different ways. The residential market is huge.  At one point in time, a homeowner is going to need help with designing their houses. Residential jobs are: interior spatial design, exterior improvements, additions, decks, garages, new houses, basements, etc. With commercial jobs  on the other hand, you will be dealing with construction companies or dealing direct with the building owner. Commercial jobs are: interior spatial design, exterior improvements, tenant improvements. Residential jobs tend to consume more time and the fees tend to be lower....

How to Apply for A Building Permit in BC, British Columbia  (and still be a Happy and Whole Person after wards.) This post is intended to give advice on how to be best prepared for your building permit applications in BC. I find that Building permit applications in BC to be very challenging. I work across the country and I find that in BC, the building permit takes the longest amount of time to get approved. I am not exactly sure why but BC requires more paperwork than in any other provinces. The scale of the job has nothing to do with it. Even a small job will still require quite a list of documents in the building permit application.  I am past the stage of stressing myself out in these projects, including building permit process. Still, does not mean that I do not care about the process. I have not stopped my nature of questioning the relevancy of  some of these requirements that are being asked for, nor posing the questions to a file manager or a plans exa...

How To Design A Restaurant to Building Code.  One of the more popular small businesses that I have worked with are restaurants. The restaurant business, specially for a newbie, poses its own unique challenges and can be quite daunting in the beginning. There are requirements in terms of design, building code and permitting that are very specific to a restaurant project.  This post offers advice mainly to business start-ups and small business owners in planning and designing for a small restaurant, specially their first one.  A small restaurant, for the purpose of this discussion,  are restaurants that have floor areas from 1,000 square foot to 2,000 square foot and has a dining area.  The reference in code will be the Alberta Building Code. Here are the items to consider: SEATING The seating and the number of seats is critical to the success of the restaurant. The more seats you have, the more opportunities to generate revenue. To be allowed a c...