Principal Architect Vanessa Fong, an Ontario Architect with over a decade of architectural experience at a variety of scales, from interior design to master planning, established VFA in 2014 and assembled 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.
Vanessa Fong
Principal Architect
B.Sc. (McGill), M.Arch (McGill), OAA, AIBC, LEED AP, MRAIC
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. Vanessa is also the co-founder and co-owner of FOLD, a co-working space for the architectural, landscape and interior design community.
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.
Our Team
Stephanie Au
B.AS (Carleton), M.Arch (UBC), OAA, Certified Passive House Designer.
stephanie@vf-a.com
Kyle Do Couto
BArchSc (TMU).
kyle@vf-a.com
Matthew Lawson
B.A.S. (Waterloo), M.Arch (Waterloo), OAA, Certified Passive House Designer.
matthew@vf-a.com
Ian Cheung
B.Env.D (Manitoba), M.Arch (UofT), OAA Intern Arch.
ian@vf-a.com
Cameron Fong
B.Sc (Dalhousie), B.Des User Experience (Laurier).
cameron@vf-a.com
Deanna Vespa
B.Des (OCADU)
deanna@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
