A small design team. One designer you deal with.
Northpoint Design Co. is a BCIN-qualified building design practice in Ancaster. We prepare permit drawings for second suites, garden suites and renovations, then take the application through to an issued permit.
The designer.
Akshansh (Akki) Khare
Akki founded Northpoint Design Co. and leads the design work on every project. He has been planning second suites and renovations across Hamilton and the surrounding area since 2021. You deal with him directly, from the first call to the issued permit.
- BCIN
- 513453
- Qualification
- House, Ontario Building Code
A Building Code Identification Number (BCIN) shows that a designer has passed Ontario’s Building Code exams for a type of work. House covers the design of a house and its building systems. Anyone can check a designer’s BCIN on the province’s public registry, with no account needed.
The team.
- Office Manager
Purnima Rajput
10+ years of office management. Looks after client files, documents and billing for every project.
- Project Manager
Scott Carmichael
Keeps each project moving from intake to issued permit: scheduling, documents and municipal follow-up.
- Construction Consultant
Chris Hanas
17+ years in residential construction. Reviews drawings for buildability and helps clients understand what a build involves before they hire a contractor.
Who does what.
- In-house. The building permit drawings, prepared by a BCIN-qualified designer, and the application through to an issued permit.
- Coordinated. Structural design, where a project needs it, is prepared and sealed by an outside licensed professional and built into our drawings.
- Not offered. Electrical work, plumbing design, septic design, lot grading plans and minor variance applications. Where a project needs one, we tell you early.
- Construction. Priced and built by your contractor, from our drawings.
Where to go next.
ADU process
Feasibility check, drawings, submission and approval, in order.
Renovation process
From the first visit to an issued permit for an addition or remodel.
Pricing
Fixed design fees, kept separate from permit fees and construction.
Service area
The building departments we work with, and their rules.
Send the address. Get a plain answer.
Send the address, a few photos and what you want to build. You get a plain answer on what the lot allows and a fixed quote for the drawings.