Joyce Reid Troost Architecture, Nanaimo, BC

My overall goal as an Architect is to create inspired spaces which invoke and enrich people's lives. No place is more important than the home. Home is where you sleep, eat, entertain and spend time with family and friends. My responsibility/challenge as an Architect is not to just make a space, but to create meaningful housing for people to identify with. I realize the place you live shapes and provokes you to accomplish your purpose with maximum satisfaction and minimum frustration. These standards facilitate an environment to enable you to accomplish your personal goals, increase your daily effectiveness, and provide a space for you to identify with, and therefore, creating a greater functioning community. My love for travel has inspired many ways I derive architectural inspiration. I am fascinated by the way people live and the cultural differences that drive the way we use space.