We provide highly detailed renderings which are successfully approved by the city. Our lively and natural renderings are often used for marketing materials.
We set high standards with creating precise and detailed construction drawings. All our work complies with the latest edition of British Columbia Building Code 2018 & Vancouver Building By-Law 2019.
Understanding the way you use your space is key to home design. We will assess your living lifestyle and your daily needs. Then we design for optimal flow to ensure your space is elegantly usable.
About Us
Pinnacle Decision Design Associates Ltd was incorporated in 2011 by the young and ambitious Minh Ta. After 11 years of designing for award winning companies and designers, Minh and his associates decided it was time to build their own reputation with their world class work.
Our family had the pleasure of working with Minh on a main house and laneway when the concept was still relatively new in Vancouver. He was incredibly detailed and professional. Always taking the time to answer our questions, navigating the CoV requirements with ease. We couldn't be happier with how our spaces turned out.
Melissa Hayward-Cheung
Minh at PPDA Ltd. creates value for his clients through his concise approach. He is knowledgeable, meticulous, & communicative. As a general contractor in the remodeling industry, I can recommend Minh highly and without reservation.
Western Innovative System Ltd.
I've reached out to Minh for several projects. Most notably planning an investment build in a city where I was not familiar with the bylaws. Minh guided me through the feasibility of each of my requirements against budget and ensured everything conformed to all bylaws. He is very meticulous and ensures the investor has all the information needed to make optimal decisions. I've also consulted Minh on a basement renovation at my personal residence. After thoroughly reviewing my needs, he proposed a multi-functional layout. Upon project completion, I am more than happy with the usability of the space.
Geoff Wong
Minh was referred to me from a draftsmen in the industry. We were pleasantly surprised not only with the knowledge, but with the amount of professionalism and courtesy Minh and his team use on a daily basis. It is very apparent that customer service and satisfaction are a critical part of the culture he shoots for. His prices are very competitive and inviting and he is fair and transparent, always checking whether or not he is delivering ample value. Would gladly recommend him and his company for Multi family, Single detached, and or projects of scale and volume. I personally will be most definitely working with him again in the future. -AC
Albert Chan
I had the pleasure working with Minh for the past few years. We have completed two exciting projects together. Minh is a talented designer and is very knowledgeable with the building code. I find that this is a great advantage during the initial design and brain storming sessions because he already knows the do's and don'ts. I used his firm for the design and for the processing of the permits. Minh is very professional and considerate. He is amazingly dedicated to his craft! I would highly recommend his services to anyone. I am looking forward to our next project!
Danny
Minh is professional, thoughtful and meticulous in his designs. My husband and I worked with him in building our home. What a pleasure! He took care to incorporate our special requests as well as consider practical aspects of storage, efficiency and convenience. I highly recommend Minh as an architect.
Michelle
Minh Ta designed a very unique home for us. We gave him our wish list and he put all our wishes into our "one of a kind house". Minh is extremely professional without being distant. It was amazing how many details he took care of for us with Vancouver City hall. He held our hands (figuratively speaking) and was always available. I would not hesitate to recommend him to friends and family. It is seldom one meets such a trustworthy and talented professional.
Nnyl Wol
PDDA is amazing to work with. They are professional and experienced. Their knowledge in current code and by-laws make designing and planning fast and easy. They know how to navigate through the development and building permit process. I would recommend PDDA anytime.
Diana Kwan
I have worked with Minh and PDDA Ltd. for over 10 years on multiple projects. He's designed and over saw my personal housing projects. He always has his client's wants and needs in mind while designing his houses. His work ethic is phenomenal, always ready to answer questions and acknowledge suggestions. His designs and open concepts always makes the house feel spacious and comfortable. My family and I highly recommend Minh to anyone thinking of taking that first step in building a home.
Gregory Low
Could not be happier with what PDDA Ltd has created for our home. We wanted to have more of a connection to the outdoors and really didn't have much of an idea of how or even where to start. Minh was recommended to us by a friend and we are so glad that he was the one on this project. From our first meeting, Minh put us at ease by walking us through the whole process and taking the lead in dealing with the city and permits and all else that came with this project. Minh communicated with us throughout the project and was always available for all my never-ending questions and last-minute changes. Our project was quite small compared to other PDDA jobs but that did not detract from the care an...
Kevin Rintoul
I worked with pinnacle decision on our custom built house. Minh was amazing to work with, he was able to design a house that fit all our needs and was able to establish a great working relationship were he was available to take my call, schedule meetings around our availability and have open discussions to make changes we felt fit for us. Minh also accommodated all our requests. It just wasn’t the design aspect of working with him but also his involvement with the city and submitting the plans and finding ways to expedite our proposal to the city so that we could get started on the build as soon as possible. Even after our build Minh checked in this us and if I had any questions he was rea...
Aaron Yee
Minh is a fantastic architect, and is very easy to work with. He helped design 2 houses for my family. He is extremely knowledgeable and thorough. We were able to ask any questions, and he was always patient when explaining anything to us. He is such a great guy, and we had a lot of fun working with him. I would definitely suggest his services to anyone without hesitation.
Mimi Kwok
Minh at Pinnacle Decision helped us conceptualize, plan, draw and receive approved permits from the city for our extensive home renovations. He was always willing to discuss the plans in detail, providing context for architectural and design choices in an understandable way, and worked well with the other consultants and contractors on the project. He was quick to respond to our questions, timely with city submissions and a huge support in arranging logistics for the building permit and amendments. If you want your drawings done right, ask Minh!
Trevor Leyenhorst
We could not be happier with the laneway house PDDA designed for us. Throughout the project PDDA communicated well to us and guided us through the steps and reasoning behind each of their design decisions. Initially our place only had one full bath but we really wanted another full bath in our master bedroom As laneway houses had limited square footage we did not think it would be possible but PDDA somehow worked their magic in square footage calculations and special exemptions and somehow managed to fit a full bath upstairs in our master bedroom and we couldn't be happier. In addition PDDA designed our place so that there would be no wasted space. Every weird roofing angle was somehow...
East Van Laneway House
We removed the existing 1 bedroom and bathroom on the top floor of our home and expanded it to include 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and our laundry. Minh Ta was the designer and was very professional and thorough on our project. Minh managed the entire process of submitting the permits with the City of Vancouver, and was always available and open to hear our concerns and make modifications when we had them. I would highly recommend Minh for home design work.
Grant Gilron
Minh Ta was introduced to us by our builder to help design out family home in Kitsilano Vancouver. We were using another architect for our previous home builds but was recommended Minh because he had extensive knowledge in home design and architecture for new Vancouver home builds. As you may or may not know, the building codes in Vancouver unique, difficult to understand and interpret into real life designs without incurring subjective review of the City of Vancouver. Rules are ever changing in Vancouver and having a competent and experienced architect is key to successfully submitting and passing a set of plans for your dream home in an efficiently timed manner. Our application process to...
Ryan Cheung