NIDO is a residential design studio specializing in high-performance home design.
Founded in 2011, by Brett Sichello, We view our role as both design visionary and technical expert to translate your lifestyle requirements into elegant spatial layouts while rigorously defending the integrity of the build. By deliberately remaining a small-scale studio, we guarantee the bandwidth required to obsess over the micro-details, advocate for you on the job site, and provide an incredibly responsive, seamless design experience from the first sketch to the final inspection.
The intersection of timeless aesthetics and advanced building physics requires an exact methodology. With over a decade of specialized focus ranging from instructing industry professionals at Passive House Canada to consulting on complex commercial envelopes our foundation is built on deep technical literacy.
We bring institutional-grade building science to private residential commissions. For our clients, this extensive background translates directly to risk mitigation: eliminating guesswork, avoiding costly construction errors, and engineering a building envelope that performs exactly as modeled. You aren't just paying for a beautiful floor plan; you are investing in structural predictability.
NIDO operates as a highly specialized residential design practice. Brett Sichello is a registered Applied Science Technologist (AScT) with a specialty in Building Design through the ASTTBC (Applied Science Technologists & Technicians of BC).
Please Note: NIDO is not a licensed architecture firm. Our core scope is high-performance single-family estates and multifamily structures up to four attached units (fourplex). On larger commercial or multifamily developments featured in our portfolio, NIDO acts exclusively in the capacity of Certified Passive House Designer or Building Envelope Consultant.