About

EXPERTLY DETAILED, HIGH-END, MULTI-MATERIAL DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURAL FABRICATION, BACKED BY RIGOROUS R&D

History

Vector Praxis was founded by company President Julian Bowron in 2011, following the sale of his prior company to Canada's top structural steel fabricator.

Over the past decade the company has supported the vision of creative architects and engineers with intelligent detailing and thoughtful fabrication, while producing several product spinoffs which have been sold to investors.

What we think

Architectural fabrication is a cultural activity, so both the design development and fabrication processes require a belief in the value of architecture and design. Vector Praxis prides itself on our ability to manage a design development and fabrication process that improves the work that we are entrusted to build.

Any material, any scale

Vector Praxis' uniqueness lies in the extraordinary range of materials and project types that our team has successfully integrated, detailed and delivered. Combined with experience managing projects with values to $15,000,000+, our unparalleled, multi-material, multi-process capability ensures timely design development and trouble-free production of challenging projects.

Materials

Architecturally exposed structural and ornamental steel
Stainless steel
Aluminum
Metal castings, bronze and copper
Glass and cast glass
Stone
Wood
Composites
Resins and plastics
Cement, plaster
Fabric
Cables, rigging
Motion-controlled and animated elements
Audio-visual equipment, speakers, screens, projection
Lighting including LED's
Patinas, gold and silver leaf
Faux finishes
Applied graphics

Products

Feature stairs, bridges
Production of multi-storey stairs, guardrail, and handrail
Reception area desks, cladding, features
Screens, canopies
Storefronts, window walls
Interior and exterior cladding, elevator lobbies etc. especially complex curvaceous work
Modular and offsite construction of buildings or building components such as washrooms, work spaces, living spaces etc.
Lighting and luminaires
Rainwater management
Interactive Kiosks for maintenance management
Historic, commemorative, commercial and educational displays
Animated and motion-controlled doors, lifts, screens, exhibits, etc.
Water features
Architectural and large-scale spectacular signage
Office furnishings
Sculpture and public art in a variety of media
Branded 3D artworks, props, sculptures
Theming
Ecclesiastical furnishings
Broadcast sets
Cast and / or machined historical and contemporary hardware such as letter slots, window actuators, glass bolts, etc.

What we do

High-end architectural fabrication founded on a multi-material, multi-process skill set.
Materials regularily used range from heavy structural steel to finely crafted stainless steel, structural glass, composites, stone, wood, lighting and electronic systems (see list below)
Experience-based design assist and detailing in a fully parametric 3D environment
Design and production of the one-of-a-kind tooling and fixtures required to execute unique work
Project management by one of North America’s most experienced fabrication and erection teams
Construction troubleshooting for owners, commercial fabricators and general contractors, with a focus on 3D process enablement capable of producing cut-file quality output.
The Vector Praxis blog provides entertaining and informative articles of interest to AEC professionals who share the belief that improved quality in computer models (BIM) will improve construction productivity.

Vector Praxis: The name

Vector = A force or influence. Graphical representation using lines to construct the outlines of object.

Origin: 1695–1705 < Latin: one that conveys; equivalent to vec, a variant stem of vehere, meaning "to carry" and tor, meaning “quantity having magnitude and direction;” 1704 < from L. vector “one who carries or conveys,carrier;" from pp. stem of vehere “carry, convey”

Praxis = Practice of an art, science or skill, as distinguished from theory. A set of examples for practice.

Origin: 1575–85; < Medieval Latin < Greek prâxis deed, act, action, equivalent to prāk, base of prā́ssein to do fare and sis 1581, from M.L. praxis “practice, action” (c.1255, opposite of theory), from Gk. praxis “practice, action, doing,” from stem of prassein “to do, to act”