KYLE SLOTE

PRINCIPAL

M.Arch., OAA

Kyle is a Principal of CGS with over 15 years of architectural experience that ranges from complex renovations to large institutional projects. Kyle pursues innovative, high quality design while exploring issues of cultural identity and the impact our built environment has on mental health and wellbeing.

With involvement spanning all project phases, Kyle enjoys digging deep to understand clients' needs and aspirations. His experience with community design charrettes gives him a unique perspective in understanding the varied opinions that often come with complex, multi-stakeholder projects. Kyle is passionate about projects that serve and shape a community with the fundamental belief that good design can uplift, restore, and empower.

Kyle’s involvement spans all project phases with responsibilities including liaising with clients and the project team, directing contractors through the construction process, formulating detailed design, and overseeing the firm's business development pursuits. His recent project experience includes the Haldimand County Central Administration Building, the Lakeview Wine Co. Retail and Tasting Pavilion, and the York Region Affordable Housing + Youth Centre.

Though much of his free time is spent chasing after his three children, Kyle is an avid cyclist and also enjoys photography, local history, and tackling renovation projects in his 19th century Victorian home. A licensed architect, Kyle graduated with distinction and degree dean's honours from the University of Waterloo and was the recipient of a President's and Ontario Graduate Scholarship. He was made an Associate in 2014, a Senior Associate in 2021 and Principal in 2022.

Favourite Architects: Tom Kundig. I appreciate his dedication to the craft of architecture and his dedication to craft through his ability to incorporate impeccable steel and wood details into his designs. The understated and contextual quality of his work is also noteworthy.

Favourite Hamilton Building: The Lister Block. Once a hulking ruin that symbolized the decay of the city’s downtown, its renewal has been both physical and symbolic with broader transformative effects. Not to mention, the terra cotta detailing on it is out of this world.

Favourite Building: The Darwin Martin House by Frank Lloyd Wright. Not only is it the epitome of his Prairie style, but for me personally, it has had profound impact as the first significant piece of Architecture I ever experienced firsthand.

"Beauty is not an added aesthetic value; longing for beauty reflects the belief and confidence in future, and it represents the realm of ideals in the human mindscape. ...A culture that has lost its craving for beauty is already on its way towards decay."

— Juhani Pallasmaa