Before design begins
Pre-Design Study in Toronto
We read your site.
Our optional Pre-Design Study helps you explore a property’s potential in Toronto and the GTA before committing to a design package.
From CAD $1,250 + HST, receive a property-specific report assessing up to two agreed development options, with a Toronto-area kick-off meeting and an online review with Felix Leicher.
All fees in Canadian dollars. One property, with the scope confirmed before work begins.
Tell us about your property
Share the address and what you are considering. We respond within one business day.
We confirm the applicable fee and scope before engagement.
One study. Your property.
What the study includes
The analysis follows your project—from renovating a home to creating several dwellings on one property.
- 01
Zoning and site
We review applicable zoning, site-specific exceptions, available surveys and property information to identify the principal opportunities and constraints.
- 02
Development options
We test up to two agreed directions through approximate building areas and simple diagrams or 3D massing suited to the questions being explored.
- 03
Design potential
We consider living space, daylight, privacy, entrances, outdoor space and the relationship to neighbours, including dwelling arrangements for multifamily projects.
- 04
Constraints and approvals
We flag relevant Building Code, servicing, access, tree, heritage and approval issues, reviewing nearby Committee of Adjustment decisions where they provide useful context.
- 05
Preliminary project costs
We outline construction costs and other anticipated project allowances, show contingency separately, and include approximate area and project cost per dwelling where relevant.
- 06
Recommended next step
We explain whether to proceed, adjust, investigate further or pause, with the likely approvals, consultants and next decisions identified.
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Meetings with Felix
One Toronto-area in-person kick-off, ideally at the property, and one online review meeting connect your priorities with the study’s findings.
Seven business days
Delivery starts once the agreed information, access and engagement/payment arrangements are complete.
Buying on a deadline? A reduced purchase review can be provided within 24 hours where relevant, with scope and price agreed individually.
Advice independent of a construction contract
baukultur/ca provides design and advisory services, not building services. The study can stand on its own, with no obligation to proceed into full design. Clients who are ready to develop their project with us can engage us directly without a separate study.
The study is an early assessment based on available information. It does not include detailed design, specialist reports, permit applications or a contractor quotation, and does not guarantee approval. Additional options, visits or specialist work are scoped separately.