Design starts with what the property can support
We review your site's zoning, access, grade, density, and project goals early. This keeps the design on track before changes become expensive.
Tricor Design Group · Calgary, Alberta
Since 1985, Tricor Design Group has helped Calgary homeowners, builders, and developers turn project ideas into approval-ready realities. We handle the design, the drafting, and the permit documentation, and we understand how Calgary's municipal process actually works.
From concept to approval-ready documentation
Many design and drafting firms will accept your project and sketch what you describe. Tricor works differently, before the first line is drawn, we analyze the site, the zoning, and the approval risk so the design reflects what will actually get built and approved.
We review your site's zoning, access, grade, density, and project goals early. This keeps the design on track before changes become expensive.
Development permit drawings, building permit packages, tenant improvement documentation, and supporting materials are organized to move through City of Calgary review cleanly.
Every project, residential, multifamily, commercial, rezoning, or SDAB, needs design thinking that holds up on paper and in the approval process.
Tricor is a practical, project-focused design partner for property owners, custom home builders, and commercial tenants across Calgary. Every project we take on is shaped by local zoning, site constraints, and the specific approval path it needs to follow.
we Review your lot dimensions, current zoning, and existing site conditions before committing to a design direction.
We determine whether your project needs conceptual planning, development permit drawings, a building permit package, or a specific type of municipal approval support.
We balance design goals against Alberta Building Code requirements, municipal review expectations, construction costs, and real-world viability.
Whether you're a homeowner planning a custom build, a developer pursuing infill density, or a business owner navigating a tenant improvement, find the right starting point for your proejct.
Every successful project balances creativity with real-world buildability. These Calgary projects demonstrate how smart design decisions, efficient planning, and permit-focused documentation can help create better spaces, smoother approvals, and stronger long-term value.
Every Calgary development needs a clear plan before drawings begin. Whether it's a residential infill, a tenant improvement, or a rezoning application, Tricor maps out the exact steps needed to reach approval, and works through each one with you.
We get clear on the property, your intended use, budget expectations, timeline, and the specific municipal requirements or pressures that will shape the project.
We review local zoning, site constraints, existing land use, parking, and any Calgary bylaw factors that could affect your approval.
We develop a practical, buildable design approach shaped specifically for your project, whether that's a custom home, a multifamily building, or a commercial space.
We prepare your development permit drawing package, building permit set, and any other documentation the City of Calgary needs for review.
We handle city revision responses, planner comments, rezoning materials, and SDAB appeal preparation, keeping the project moving until approval is secured.
Successful Calgary projects depend on clear alignment between the property owner, the builder, and the City. Tricor prepares drawing packages and approval strategies built around the people actually running each project.
We provide clear design direction, thorough reviews of your existing property, and permit-ready residential drawings that reflect your vision and meet Calgary bylaw requirements.
We handle detailed site review, massing coordination, and development permit support to navigate tight lots, parking requirements, and Calgary streetscape expectations.
We work through site feasibility, concept planning, and the approval path for small to mid-size multifamily projects where unit layout, access, and massing need to work together.
We handle layout planning, landlord coordination, and code-compliant building permit drawings for clinics, restaurants, retail units, offices, and other spaces.
We provide thorough site audits, zoning risk reviews, and clear development analysis before you commit to a purchase or a major capital decision.
We prepare practical layouts and coordinated commercial drawing sets with a focus on customer flow, operational efficiency, and full building code compliance.
Bring us your site address, project goals, existing drawings, or any City comments you have received. Tricor will help you understand whether your next step is site feasibility, design direction, development permit drawings, building permit drawings, rezoning support, or SDAB preparation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Whether you're a homeowner planning a renovation or a developer pursuing infill density, here are honest answers to the questions we hear most often.
Tricor Design Group is a Calgary design and drafting firm that supports residential, multifamily, infill, commercial, and tenant improvement projects. The team prepares practical design concepts, development permit drawings, building permit drawings, rezoning support materials, SDAB appeal documentation, and approval-focused project guidance for clients who need their project to work on paper before it becomes expensive in the field.
Yes. Tricor prepares permit-ready drawings for Calgary development permit and building permit submissions. Development permit drawings usually focus on planning, site layout, building massing, parking, access, land use, and municipal review. Building permit drawings focus more on technical construction information, Alberta Building Code coordination, and the details needed to support permit review and construction planning.
Tricor supports Calgary residential design projects including custom homes, single-family homes, duplexes, semi-detached homes, inner-city infills, row housing, additions, renovations, and investor-led redevelopment projects. The work connects design direction with zoning, site feasibility, building permit requirements, and the approval path so the project is shaped by both vision and practical reality.
Yes. Tricor works with builders, developers, landowners, and investors on multifamily design and Calgary infill development. These projects often require careful review of density, setbacks, lot coverage, height, parking, unit planning, neighbouring context, municipal bylaws, and development permit expectations. Tricor helps translate those requirements into practical design and drafting decisions.
Yes. Tricor supports commercial design and tenant improvement projects for business owners, landlords, commercial tenants, developers, and property managers. This can include office layouts, retail spaces, clinics, restaurants, commercial interiors, change of use considerations, tenant improvement drawings, accessibility review, life safety coordination, and commercial building permit documentation.
Yes. Tricor supports Calgary rezoning applications and land use redesignation work when a property’s current zoning does not align with the intended development. This can be important for infill redevelopment, multifamily housing, row housing, commercial changes, mixed-use projects, or investment opportunities where density, land use, building form, and approval strategy need to be reviewed early.
Yes. Tricor provides technical support for Calgary SDAB appeal matters where development permits are refused, appealed, challenged, or affected by approval conditions. The team can help with file review, technical drawings, site context, planning logic, evidence preparation, and clear explanation of the project from a design and development perspective.
It is best to contact Tricor early, before purchasing a redevelopment site, finalizing a layout, submitting a permit application, signing a commercial lease, or committing to construction. Early design and feasibility review can help identify zoning limits, site constraints, Alberta Building Code concerns, approval risks, drawing requirements, and practical design opportunities before costly decisions are made.
Yes. Tricor can help review a Calgary property before purchase or redevelopment by looking at zoning, site capacity, density potential, building form, access, parking, surrounding context, permit risk, and possible approval challenges. This is especially useful for infill lots, multifamily sites, investment properties, commercial spaces, and redevelopment opportunities where the wrong assumption can become expensive later.
Tricor helps reduce approval and permit problems by thinking through the site, bylaw requirements, design intent, code coordination, documentation quality, and review expectations before drawings move too far forward. Clearer drawings and better early decisions can help reduce avoidable revisions, unclear submissions, consultant confusion, City comments, and delays during the development permit or building permit process.
Tricor Design Group has provided Calgary design and drafting services since 1985, supporting projects where design quality, technical clarity, permit documentation, municipal approvals, and practical buildability need to work together. The team understands that a successful project is not only about how it looks. It must also respond to the site, follow the approval path, protect the client’s investment, and move toward a realistic construction outcome.