Architalcan Design, Inc.

I had Rocco help me with the plans and permit application to put a legal apartment into my house. He made the entire process so easy and we had my permits approved within two weeks. I had no idea how to go about this process and Rocco managed everything start to finish. I can't thank him enough for his help and can recommend him for anyone who is looking for excellent service. Thanks Rocco, I'll be calling you again when I'm ready to do the rest of the house!

We had to deal with ARCHITALCAN Design, Inc. after so many conversations with other companies.The owner of ARCHITALCAN Design, Inc. "Rocco" was very helpful and expert about the city by-laws and regulations.We are very satisfied with his job and we highly recommend ARCHITALCAN Design, Inc.

For our addition project we have contacted few architects based on HomeStars reviews. We have had discussions with 3 companies to see how they can understand our needs, how they work, etc.
Out of the group, Rocco was the one getting us the confidence of a trouble free collaboration. Within days after signing the contract he was here measuring the existing house and listen to what we want to do. Less than a week after, he provided the first set of drawings, in person. While it wasn't what we wanted, he was open to listen to us. It took us few weeks to modify the plans. Rocco was open to our changes and quickly updated the plans. To complete the them, took us several emails back and forth with modifications and by the end of Jan 2014 we've got the Permit from the Building Department. Our project is documented online: www.reno1budget.com

Communication with Rocco was effective, he was open to discuss, offered answers to our questions. Very knowledgeable in the fields of design and city bylaws; he was giving us the right advice in order to avoid the project being sent to the Committee of Adjustment and at the same time achieve our needs and wants.
Strongly recommend Rocco for your next project.

Rocco did the drawing of the garage for me and I found him very responsive to our email, questions and concerns. He is very familiar with the city by-laws and regulations and he got us the building permit for the garage within days. No adjustments and no delays. We are very happy with his work.

Rocco was Fantastic! He addressed my requirements, understood my needs and received the permit in record time!
Rocco was professional, very knowledgable and a delight to work with.
I would definatlely reccommend Architalcan Design for all my future work, large or small!

Jafar Inanloo of Thornhill
Well what could I tell you after reading all these positive reviews; it is only fair to add my 2cents to it all.
We decided to add a little addition to our small 1700sq/ft, one and a half story home, which is about 60 years old in the Markham section of Thornhill. That little addition became a 2000sq/ft addition to give us around 3700sq/ft. With Rocco’s help we managed to bring it into reality. He was prompt on his promises. Got us the drawings within a week and then the final drawing and the next thing I knew, yes sir we are in the City for the permit. With all the City of Markham’s fussiness, Rocco made it so easy. All I can tell you that he will be my guy for the next project, which will be in near future. I highly recommend Rocco simply because he is great to deal with, he is very knowledgeable, he is realistic, and he won’t waste any time. Oh and his cost is very reasonable for all that he does.

We contracted Rocco to prepare our drawings for our home renovations and were very satisfied. He is professional, reliable, and a great person to work with; it's obvious he enjoys the work he does.

Within less than one week of meeting Rocco, Rocco provided us the preliminary drawings for all changes within all three levels with detailed measurements. The layout of the drawings were impressively accurate.

Within one week of sign off and submission, our permits were approved by the city... Impressive.

Rocco has an eye for detail and can tell you within minutes if something can work or not. If you are looking for a true professional who is efficient and delivers good quality, he is the one to go to. Don't waste your time going elsewhere.

My husband and I would have no issues recommending Rocco.

Rocco, was great to work with. He helped us design an old home to add the missing features of current new builds. He helped us add a larger garage,change our master bedroom to have a large master en-suite and walk-in closet and a mudroom. This made our new home that we bought not only have charm but function. The process was difficult because of city restrictions but Rocco made it much easier to deal with. He was wonderful to deal with and got the job done! Thank you. I highly recomment Rocco he was a pleasure to deal with.

Rocco Schipano took my brief quickly, asked insightful questions, provided immediate feedback on key issues and obstacles with proposed solutions, and then went to work. He provided technically flawless, creative and professional architectural and design services for an extremely complex and challenging project - a 700sf basement dig-out, 4' lowering and complete underpinning in our century home in The Junction. I was impressed enough with Rocco's work to ask him to provide his services for the next phase - constructing a high-end apartment in the remarkable space we created. This project was akin to building a whole new house under our existing home. Rocco's experience, skill and professionalism were key to making this challenging undertaking work, and to helping us navigate the complexities of the building permit process. I wholeheartedly recommend him for any project, large or small.

We have an old house (120 years) with lots of character but also lots of improvements to be made... We had a need for plans for a renovation project that required permits from the city given structural adjustments. Rocco has been highly diligent in working with us (and surgically punctual for appointments!) to sort out what we could do within bi-laws, designed high quality plans and has carried the process through to us getting the permits. High quality professional, diligent and friendly personality. I strongly recommend!