ABOUT US

CAB Architects is a residential architecture firm based in Toronto, Ontario. As a husband and wife duo, we’ve spent our entire careers engaged in residential design, including formative years working in New York City, where we developed both our technical expertise and deep appreciation for the art of house design. That experience continues to influence our approach today, as we strive to make buildings that reflect the unique nature of each site and homeowner. We do this with a warm and embellished style, rooted in aesthetic traditions that feel comfortable in the modern world. To achieve a timeless result, we believe each home must be made unique, embellished with detail, and imbued with a strong personal character. We started our firm in 2015, and over the last decade, have worked on almost one hundred houses in downtown Toronto and the surrounding area.

OUR TEAM

BRIAN HAGOOD
OAA, B. Arch

Brian is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned his Bachelor of Architecture with honours. He spent ten years working in New York City specializing in Brooklyn brownstone renovations before moving to Toronto.

Brian leads a local community group that focuses on organizing community feedback to local developments, and occasionally contributes his thoughts on architecture to the Globe and Mail among other publications. He regularly shares his insights through his Believing in Beauty Newsletter.

CHARISMA PANCHAPAKESAN
OAA, M. Arch, BAS

Charisma earned her Master of Architecture degree with commendations from the University of Waterloo. Before returning to her hometown of Toronto, she spent a decade in New York City specializing in residential design.

In addition to her work as an architect, she is also a visual artist inspired by South Asian folklore and the rich tradition of animal storytelling. Her artworks, which blend natural history with the surreal, have been featured at the Art Gallery of Ontario, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, and most recently in her solo exhibition, Folk Tails, with Toronto History Museums.