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He began his career remediat-
ing condos, before following his
passion for design and creativ-
ity into doing new-build high
rises and condominiums. Over
the years, he has worked on a
diverse portfolio of projects,
from concrete towers to wood-
frame townhomes. In that time,
he learned the importance of
quality project delivery at all
stages, from pre-sale to hando-
ver.
Today, Nick is the Principal Ar-
chitect behind Nick Bray Archi-
tecture, and Babak the Direc-
tor of Forte Projects. Both are
award-winning companies with
a proud portfolio of exception-
al projects. In 2014, they came
together to form Project Mint
Developments. They started
off doing single homes and du-
plexes, and have since slowly
worked their way into doing
larger multi-family develop-
ments.
Together, Project Mint Devel-
opments specialises in sustain-
able design and construction
solutions that are customized
to the specifics of the site and
the environment. They use pas-
sive-house techniques to cre-
ate low-energy buildings, and
they make sure that each home
benefits from natural light,
fresh air and warmth, as well as
long-lasting building materials.
The company also specialises
in proving a “complete service,”
one that integrated both design
and construction management.
That way, they are able to con-
sider budget from the outset,
and they are able to ensure that
all of the client’s needs, wants,
and aspirations are represent-
ed in the final product.
According to Nick, those spe-
cialties are what set Project
Mint Developments apart from
other developers.
In particular, he says the syn-
ergy between design and con-
struction is extremely import-
ant. Other developers often
see those two processes as
“completely separate,” he says,
but he believes that division is
often why projects fall apart.
At Project Mint, however, those
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