Giaimo

Giaimo is an architecture firm based in Toronto, integrating design and heritage conservation. We like the idea that our work starts with the existing. We find the existing to be valuable. Established in 2015, Giaimo specializes in developing contextual and creative solutions within existing buildings, fostering environmentally, socially, and culturally sustainable places through adaptive reuse, renovations, retrofits, restoration, and integrating new with old. As architects (OAA) and heritage specialists (CAHP), our services include all project stages, including research, heritage impact assessments, feasibility studies, conservation plans, site plan approvals, concept design, detailed design, contract documents, and construction. Collectively our staff of 10 have worked on hundreds of projects across Canada, ranging from housing and offices to museums and community spaces, and have been honoured with numerous awards, including the Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for Excellence in Conservation, the Canadian Architect Awards of Excellence, and the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals Award. Our studio is actively engaged in the architecture and heritage community and passionate about advocating for design excellence, as seen in our involvement with the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (ACO), ICOMOS Canada, Urban Land Institute (ULI) Toronto, Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada (SSAC), Toronto Society of Architects (TSA), and Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC).