Pursuit of a Dream

With $10,000 and a iMac Vanessa Fong leaves RAW Design to pursue her dream of opening her own firm.

This is VFA’s story…

2014

VFA is created

with their first project being their office FOLD, a co-working space.

Interstellar

Gone Girl

Fury

The Equalizer

The Imitation Game

American Sniper

Interstellar Gone Girl Fury The Equalizer The Imitation Game American Sniper

2015

Rusholme

First full residential project in the books! Rusholme House is complete!

The Revenant

The Hateful Eight

Sicario

Bridge of Spies

The Revenant The Hateful Eight Sicario Bridge of Spies

2016

Sully

Jason Bourne

Gold

Hacksaw Ridge

The Founder

Sully Jason Bourne Gold Hacksaw Ridge The Founder

Our first laneway is completed!

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Cottingham

Thoughtful craftsmanship combines old and new.

Socials


Open House

Toronto Life: House of the Week, 2017

MuskokaRegion 2018

2017

Lake Joseph Cottage

Challenged to find an alternative to the “bigger is better” trend, Lake Joseph Cottage used a series of low-slung volumes deeply embedded into the landscape.

Toronto Home 2018

Apartment Lovin’ 2019

Cottage Life TV 2018

Split Face

A commercial project finishes and is the hub for Alfie Dentistry.

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Summerhill

An empty nest household gets the renovation its been waiting for.

Designlines, 2019

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Blade Runner 2049

IT

Get Out

The Greatest Showman

Dunkirk

Blade Runner 2049 IT Get Out The Greatest Showman Dunkirk

St. Clarens

2017 ends with the completion of St. Clarens, a tall and narrow Victorian renovation.

Homes & Gardens, 2022

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Crawford

The laneway craze is in full effect, and we’ve jumped on the hype. Crawford provides gentle density to an ever growing Toronto.

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Spitfire

Mile 22

Siberia

Beruit

Vice

Spitfire Mile 22 Siberia Beruit Vice

2018

Creek House

Challenged by a chef and a landscape architect to create a new countryside residence that would be in keeping with the locavore culture so central to their farm and businesses, Creek House aimed to create a home that was not only inspired by the local cultural and natural landscapes

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Double Gable

This Etobicoke homes shape is informed by the traditional double front gabled bungalow – a popular housing type in early 20th c. suburbs characterized by its distinctive roofline and compact footprint, while window placement, finishes, and detailing reflect 21st c. design sensibilities.

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Partayy!


Spitfire

Mile 22

Siberia

Beruit

Vice

Spitfire Mile 22 Siberia Beruit Vice

Fernwood Park

Parasite

1917

Angel has Fallen

Cold Pursuit

The Highwaymen

Togo

Parasite 1917 Angel has Fallen Cold Pursuit The Highwaymen Togo

2019

Long Point PEC

A charming 1880’s traditional porched farmhouse with gabled roof becomes a sanctuary for a young family.

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Tenet

Greyhound

The Courier

The Banker

Extraction

Another Round

Tenet Greyhound The Courier The Banker Extraction Another Round

2020

Pape

A singular lot in Leslieville is subdivided into two, doubling the density in a gentle and contextual way by adapting itself to the character of the neighborhood.

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Reset Home

With the goal of exploring a built environment that equally accentuates all of our five senses.

A collaboration between Hummingbird Hill Homes and VFA for IDS 2020

Sight

Sound

Designed for the 5 senses

Touch

Smell

Taste

2021

Cleaver

Made possible by a deep understanding of space and experience, Cleaver Residence is the result of shared design ambitions and reciprocal respect between two disciplines of kin. Cleaver creates moments that play with the senses with visual cues to the landscape and water feature from every space.

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Dune: Part One

Stillwater

Nobody

No Time to Die

The Forgiven

Dune: Part One Stillwater Nobody No Time to Die The Forgiven

Dundas West

Tasked with rejuvenating a quintessential Toronto mid-block mixed use building in Toronto, the team looked at ways to take the long, dark and narrow building and reinvigorate it with natural light, making it a livable residence.

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Lisgar

An interior renovation that became a fun exercise in layering pops of colour and texture, grounded in classic proportions.

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The Whale

Smile

Don't Worry Darling

All Quite on The Western Front

Nope

A Man Called Otto

The Whale Smile Don't Worry Darling All Quite on The Western Front Nope A Man Called Otto

2022

Helena

Designed to be read as a pair, the Helena houses maximizes two relatively narrow lots to create a balanced composition in the Wychwood neighborhood.

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Mckenzie

A thoughtful intervention to a heritage home located in Rosedale, Toronto. With most of the century-old original brick façade retained and restored, it was possible to completely re-image the interior and rear addition in a warm and contemporary style.

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Woodycrest

Inherently designed to be contemporary this east end home still fits in with the 100+ year old homes in the area through the use of material and scale.

Borden Ukkei

2023

Barbie

Oppenheimer

Killers of the Flower Moon

Anyone but You

Poor Things

Iron Claw

Barbie Oppenheimer Killers of the Flower Moon Anyone but You Poor Things Iron Claw

2024

We want to say thank you for a decade of steadfast support. As we embrace the possibilities that 2024 holds, we're excited about the opportunities and projects that are underway!