Established in 2014 VFA is a team of energetic creators with a commitment to thoughtful and beautiful design no matter the budget, scale or medium.
As individuals, the team, brings a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences which inform our projects in unique and unexpected ways. What brings us together is a shared passion for great architecture at a human scale – elegant in form and eminently pragmatic.
At the heart of it, we are problem solvers – preferring to work within contexts and situations with challenging constraints that require innovative approaches to arrive at beautiful, practical and finely crafted solutions.
In 2024, VFA was recognized one of the best emerging practices in Canada by Twenty + Change and Canadian Architect
Vanessa Fong
Principal Architect
B.Sc. , M.Arch (McGill), OAA, AIBC, LEED AP, FRAIC
Vanessa@vf-a.com
Vanessa is an Ontario and BC licensed Architect and Principal Architect at VFA. A graduate of McGill University with over a decade of architectural experience, Vanessa worked at Quadrangle Architects and RAW Design before establishing her own studio in 2014.
Driven by the belief in the architectural community’s obligation to educate the public and decision makers about the value of architecture, she gives back to the community, by volunteering to the Ontario Association of Architects, which has included various roles including the VP Communications for 4 years.
In 2024 Vanessa was inducted to the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s College of Fellows for her distinguished contribution through excellence in architectural design design management and innovation.
Our Team
Ian Cheung
B.Env.D (Manitoba), M.Arch (UofT), OAA Intern Arch.
ian@vf-a.com
Diana Hyun
M. Arch. Sc. (TMU), M. Arch (McGill)
diana@vf-a.com
Matthew Lawson
B.A.S. (Waterloo), M.Arch (Waterloo), OAA, Certified Passive House Designer.
matthew@vf-a.com
Shereen Choi
B.Comm (UofT), M.Arch (UBC), O.A.A Architect, Certified Passsive House Designer
shereen@vf-a.com
Lianne Kerry
BID (TMU), Intern ARIDO.
lianne@vf-a.com
Hana Wilson
B.A. (UofT), MFA Interior Design (Parsons School of Design).
hana@vf-a.com
Past contributors: Sherri Newman, Callum Eve, Aamirah Nakhuda, Shalice Coutu, Nazanin Mirsharifi, Thea Karlavaris, Larissa Korol, Leonie Otten, Kurtis Chen, Varsha Kumar, Joel Leon, Andrew Mok, Corinna Okura, Tom Provost, Katie Nicksy, Jackson Senner, Sophia Radev, Jovana Plavšić Mandić, Jillian Ellis, Daniela Lopes, Claire Gillin, Stephanie Au, Deanna Vespa, Kyle Do Couto, Cameron Fong
