clean design
Our design philosophy embraces clarity and a refined simplicity. We believe elegance is revealed through restraint, and focus on quality, and the power of natural light.
We take inspiration from the daily life of inhabitants to create spaces that serve as an ongoing source of joy and discovery.
environmental integrity + passive house design
We integrate high-performance passive house principles, low-carbon materials, and skillful site development. Each project is carefully tailored to its environment, optimizing sunlight exposure, framing intentional views, and ensuring durability and comfort.
The result is architecture that feels inviting, enduring, and inspiring, fostering meaningful connections between interior and exterior that enrich daily life.
refined details
Our projects embody a high level of care in detailing. Drawing from our hands-on experience in building and construction, we celebrate craftsmanship and precision and form close working relationships with general contractors to achieve these common goals.
We craft purposeful architectural details that enhance the design as a whole, resulting in projects that resonate with their surroundings.
gabriel prost
OAA RAIC PASSIVE HOUSE CPHD CPHT LEED AP
Gabe has worked in ecological building and design since 1996. He began his career as a builder specializing in natural building techniques across Canada and the United States, where he gained experience encompassing framing, renovations, new construction, traditional timber framing, millwork, and finish carpentry.
These hands-on experiences of “making” propelled his creative interest in design, leading him to earn a Bachelor of Environmental Design Studies and a Master of Architecture from Dalhousie University. His career has taken him through dynamic architectural practices in Berkeley, CA, Portland, OR, and Halifax, NS, leading to over a decade with Simmonds Architecture in Ottawa, ON.
In 2021, he founded Prost Architecture, a design studio focused on spaces that blend clean design, refined details, and environmental integrity. Intimately involved with all phases of a project, Gabe leads from the “napkin” concept sketch to the meticulously finished full realization.
prost architecture’s core purpose is to make spaces that elevate the quality and enjoyment of life.
Contact us
info@prostarchitecture.ca
(613) 784-9833
Ottawa, ON