DPo Architecture Inc is a full service multi-disciplinary architecture and design studio located in Vancouver BC.

Vancouver based architect Yvonne Popovska wants each project she works on to feel like it belongs in its cultural and social context and to add something positive to the built environment. She co-founded and leads DPo Architecture and has 17 years of professional experience ranging from residential, cultural and institutional projects.

A graduate of the University of Waterloo architecture program, she believes that design is foremost a cultural experience that is layered and transformative. Her pared down aesthetic aims to create spaces that inspire wonder and joy, each bound by a sense of craft and considered detail.

Before launching her own practice ,Yvonne was an Associate at LGA Architectural Partners in Toronto and worked for award winning firms in New York, London and Los Angeles. Some of her previous projects of note are the McEwen School of Architecture - Laurentian University, Native Child & Family Life Centre, Summerhill Gardens House .

In addition, she has taught design studio at the University of Waterloo, in the Rome, Italy Programme, the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Design and Landscape at the University of Toronto and contributes as guest critic at the School of Architecture + Landscape Architecture, UBC. 

Services

Residential Architecture and Design

Commercial Architecture and Design

Cultural and Public Space Design

Design Consulting

Feasibility Studies

Conceptual Study and Design

Installations

Awards and Recognition

2016 BC Wood Council Wood Works! Design Award, Residential category for CLT Courtyard House

2018 Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) Design Excellence Award: Laurentian University McEwen School of Architecture, with LGA Architectural Partners

2017 Ontario Wood WORKS! Wood Design Award: Laurentian University McEwen School of Architecture, LGA Architectural Partners

2011 Ontario Wood WORKS Jury’s Choice Award: Opeongo Road House, LGA Architectural Partners

RAIC Award for Thesis Project, University of Waterloo Outstanding Thesis, Faculty of Engineering, University of Waterloo

Master of Architecture M1 Studio Award, University of Waterloo

Environmental Studies Provost Women’s Scholarship, University of Waterloo

Master of Architecture Entry Design Award, University of Waterloo

Award for 3rd Year Design Studio, Waterloo School of Architecture