Sami Kazemi

Principal, Global Head of Housing North America

T: +1 416 598 1240
E: skazemi@bdpquadrangle.com

Sami believes innovations emerge from problem solving rooted in design, technology and business creativity.

Joining the Studio in 2010, Sami leads the delivery of major master plan and mixed-use developments as well as the integration of technological change to our design processes in the Toronto studio. He played a lead role in developing the master plan for Downtown Markham, a neighbourhood of residential, commercial, retail and hospitality developments that encourages residents to live, work, shop and play locally. Currently, Sami leads a number of developments changing the shape of downtown Toronto. Focused on working together with both the local community and the City, these projects deliver contextually responsive designs.

His approach to design is supported by coursework undertaken in OCAD University’s Strategic Foresight and Innovation program – complementing his Bachelor of Architecture degree from Applied Science University in Amman, Jordan, and his Advanced Certificate in Architecture from Toronto’s Ryerson University. An accredited LEED professional, Sami is a member of the Urban Land Institute and NAIOP. Sami’s skill set is complemented by an abundance of experience in BIM which he incorporates into the design and production processes at the firm.

Projects

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99 Gerrard

32-storey tower, addition of 274 residential units, renovation of existing retail, amenity, and residential areas.

128 Peter Street

High-rise residential tower including 374 units, amenity space on the sixth floor and rooftop, and adaptive reuse of three heritage rowhouses containing 4,500 sf of retail space.

357 King Street West

A 42-storey tower, 357 King brings a slender, elegant building to a constrained site in the downtown core.

Dufferin Grove Village

Two development blocks with two residential towers each of 14-39 storeys in height, retail at grade, a new road, and a new public park.

3300 Highway 7

Development of a neighbourhood block to include 319,000 sf of office space, 14,000 sf of retail, and two residential towers as well as at-grade townhouses totalling 1,190 residential units with 25,000 sf of indoor and 35,800 sf of outdoor amenity space.

490 St. Clair

A new public park on the corner of Bathurst & St Clair, a mid-block POPS, three rental towers between 30 and 35 storeys on an eight-storey podium with 9,200 sf of indoor and outdoor daycare, retail at grade and 866 rental units.

6 Dawes Road

Three residential towers of 49, 46 and 40 storeys with a new community centre, a GO transit station entrance integrated into the podium, as well as a publicly accessible private park.

Cineplex Downtown Markham

Two buildings containing retail and commercial office space, a 2,400 seat cinema and 929 parking spaces (including both underground and surface parking).