About Us
Lorenzo Mele, Principal and Project Manager
Lorenzo Mele, Principal and Project Manager
Lorenzo Mele, Principal and Project Manager
Lorenzo is a sustainability and active design specialist with 30 years of experience applying a human centred design approach to producing and managing programs and services in the fields of - solid waste management, water conservation, transportation, and public health.
He is committed to providing superior customer service - combined w
Lorenzo is a sustainability and active design specialist with 30 years of experience applying a human centred design approach to producing and managing programs and services in the fields of - solid waste management, water conservation, transportation, and public health.
He is committed to providing superior customer service - combined with a passion for innovation and evidence informed solutions. He possesses an acumen for communications, strategic planning, and policy and partnership development, and has a profound respect for the power of people and community.
Felice Aprile, Design Consultant
Lorenzo Mele, Principal and Project Manager
Lorenzo Mele, Principal and Project Manager
Felice is a designer with an extensive carpentry background and a veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces. Perseverance and passion are two great strengths he brings to the team. As an intern for the Rhema Foundation of Canada, he designed a community hub at Downsview Park that just received construction funding. A recent graduate from Geor
Felice is a designer with an extensive carpentry background and a veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces. Perseverance and passion are two great strengths he brings to the team. As an intern for the Rhema Foundation of Canada, he designed a community hub at Downsview Park that just received construction funding. A recent graduate from George Brown College in the Interior Design Technology program where he is the recipient of the Award of Excellence.
"Designers are meant to be loved, not to be understood." -- Margaret Oscar, designer
Christiana Wilkinson, Design Consultant
Lorenzo Mele, Principal and Project Manager
Christiana Wilkinson, Design Consultant
Christiana is a designer with a passion for sustainable and adaptive design. Her co-op term at Irpinia Kitchens grew her inquisitiveness of accessibility and inspired her to become a recent graduate of the Interior Design Technology program at George Brown College. She is fluent in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat Pro. Her streng
Christiana is a designer with a passion for sustainable and adaptive design. Her co-op term at Irpinia Kitchens grew her inquisitiveness of accessibility and inspired her to become a recent graduate of the Interior Design Technology program at George Brown College. She is fluent in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat Pro. Her strengths, which she brings to the team are Adaptability and Creativity.
PROJECTS
Active Stairs
Project Name: Active Stairs – Design Concepts
Client/Partner: George Brown College, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, Morguard
Description: The purpose of this project was to demonstrate the connection between health and the built environment and served as a learning example of how, by creatively reimagining and animating our environments, we can influence healthier behaviours and inspire other projects in the community.
Working with the George Brown College - Interior Design Technology program - Active Stair design was included as part of the 3rd year Small Project course requirement and allowed students the opportunity to prepare active stair design concepts.
Walking Audits in Ontario
Project Name: Walking Audits in Ontario – Current State of Practice
Client/Partner: Ontario Traffic Council (OTC), Public Space Workshop
Description: The purpose of this research project was to better understand how 'walking audits' are being used in Ontario and specifically to:
• Determine current awareness and application of Walking Audits in Ontario
• Understand challenges, opportunities, and merits for the application of Walking Audits to support transportation network planning and design
• Assess need and interest in professional development opportunities for Walking Audit training
The method included purposive sampling - identifying contacts according to their previous experience with OTC committees; and their involvement with active transportation planning and design in government, consulting, public health or NGOs in Ontario; and snowball sampling – participants were asked to suggest other potential contacts with Walking Audit experience to be invited to participate in the study.