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farmboy architecture provides value-drive design solutions for optimizing your budget through thoughtful architectural planning.

  • Expertise and Professionalism: Extensively trained and registered
  • Creative Problem Solving: Innovative solutions maximize space, functionality, and aesthetics
  • Value Enhancement: Thoughtful design increases property value, optimizes efficiency and reduces costs
  • Code Compliance and Risk Management: Navigate complex building codes, zoning laws, and permit processes, minimizing legal and safety risks

27
Years of
Experience

Architectural

Services

Single-family Homes

Developing creative and functional design concepts, space planning, and detailed layouts tailored to client needs.

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Multi-family Homes

Efficient planning and design for multi-family developments that maximize value and cohesive community design.

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Institutional Spaces

Purposeful design and planning for education, worship and community spaces balancing function, identity and value.

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ABOUT Paul Norris

Paul Norris is a registered architect,
principal of farmboy architecture, and architecture instructor at SAIT

As a registered architect, Paul believes a project’s design should be interesting and appealing, while being practical in meeting the client’s wants and needs. In a truly collaborative process, Paul builds a productive working partnership by integrating his knowledge and experience with his clients’ vision and ideas. As an architecture instructor, Paul embodies the role of mentor and advisor with his clients. He takes a humble and inquisitive attitude to every project, aiming to achieve his clients’ goals rather than his own. His relaxed and informal approach makes the design process an enjoyable experience.

With a focus on residential architecture and construction, Paul has worked for three of Calgary’s most prominent architecture and design firms: McKinley Burkart Architects, housebrand, and Sturgess Architecture.

Paul began his academic journey at the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He then went on to earn a Diploma in Architectural Technologies from SAIT, and a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Calgary. As a registered architect, he stays current with continuing professional development and is LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environment Design) accredited.

The University of Calgary listed Paul as one of 40 accomplished alumni in its 40-year history, and he also received 15 other academic and athletic scholarships and awards. As an instructor, Paul has won numerous awards, including three time recipient of the prestigious student-nominated award for teaching excellence, a provincial award for innovation in teaching, and an international award for excellence in teaching and leadership.

Testimonial

What Our Clients Says

We have worked with Paul Norris on six different projects. We keep coming back because we love working with him. Paul has an incredible ability to design to our needs and desires even when we are unsure what they are. We appreciate Paul’s willingness to work with builders and other designers to help make sure the projects move smoothly. Designing with Paul is always a fun and creative process!

Trevor and Renae Hassel Cycles Construction

We have had the pleasure of working with Paul for a design of our retirement home. Paul is an exceptional architect who took our concept and ideas and transformed them into our dream home. Easy to work with, he was always receptive of our input with the results being a timeless design ideally suited for our mountain location. Paul's positive manner, experience, and attention to detail provided solutions to our perceived challenges which made for an enjoyable planning process. He is up‐to‐date with the latest building practices/codes and designed a home to be adaptable to our future requirements and needs. We continued to look for input from Paul during the building process as we went from design to reality. We are fortunate to have worked with Paul and we highly recommend him to anyone requiring design expertise.

Matthew and Susan Page

I have had the absolute pleasure working with Paul since the mid‐2000s. More importantly, I have been able to call Paul and his family friends since we first met at design school in 2000. Paul merges his no nonsense and honest approach to life with his ever‐pervasive curiosity to find elegant and easy to understand solutions to design challenges. This is Paul's great skill‐ he takes complex things, applies that Saskatchewan filter that slices things into their component bits, then reassembles them into common sense and intelligible outcomes. Paul redesigned a 100‐year old heritage home for me and my family in the mid‐2000s. The house became a home where my young family was able to grow and live well. Paul also designed another project for me - a community sensitive townhouse project complete with a garage suite. The design process was collaborative with both of us learning together with the entire project team. Ego is parked at the door and the design process is about the best result for the client. In my experience as a land developer and builder hiring and working with many architects for almost two decades, I can say this is seldom the case, and a rare ability that is Paul's secret sauce. Paul is an architect, and a damn good one, and his company is aptly called Farmboy for a reason ‐ you will get a great home, a great design and Paul's relentless humbleness throughout.

Jaydan Tait President and CEO, Attainable Homes Calgary

I purchased an old house in Renfrew district of Calgary in April 2020. I purchased this house with the intention of building a new house on a very desirable view lot. I asked around for a good architect and was given the name of Paul Norris and his company Farmboy Architecture. In April 2020, I met with Paul and told him of my perception of a modern house, and was very pleased and impressed with his experience. I therefore engaged him in early May 2020. He was prompt with very good design, layout and concept options. He came with beautiful plans, arranged to apply for DP and BP which were both approved. I am very pleased with all the work Paul did for me and would highly recommend him to anyone. I happily moved into my new house in June 2021.

Dean Sunderji

Paul came highly recommended to us by our realtor when my husband and I purchased our first home. We knew our 50+ year old home needed some work so we called Paul and we’re so thankful we did. We decided to fully remodel our basement and as new home owners we leaned on Paul’s recommendations and experience to do so. His passion for what he does got us excited about our home and he makes overwhelming projects seem easy. Not only is Paul knowledgeable, he also became our friend and working with him was very enjoyable. Thanks Paul!

Lindsay and TJ Fast