B.C.’S TOP 10 LEADING HOMEBUILDERS
VictorEric celebrates 20 years as
Vancouver based custom home builder with values
based design and Passive House initiatives
Canadian Design and Construction Report staff writer
Vancouver based VictorEric is celebrating its twentieth
anniversary designing and building custom homes. The
company has added Passive House (PH) design to its list
of offerings and uniquely serves the multi-cultural Lower
Mainland marketplace through its multi-lingual staff.

While the firm now employs almost 50 across a range
of disciplines, in 2007, with a staff of only six, it had already
begun to achieve industry recognition with its first Georgie
Award. Founder Eric Lee came to Canada with his family in
1979. He says that from an early age he developed an in-
terest in design and construction, which was evident in his
preferred toy – Lego – and his determination to access
construction sites to observe framing and other details.

He says his early experiences instilled in him the value
of honesty, integrity, hard work, perseverance and personal
development. That and natural talent led to his first home
design at the age of 18.

Lee formalized his education by studying architecture
through BCIT’s Building Technology Program, later adding
education in interior design. Today VictorEric uses a de-
sign-build approach to address construction management,
budget direction, interior design and landscape design for
a full custom home solution.

“Whereas most builders subcontract a designer or use
stock plans, we offer a truly integrated design-build model
wherein our inhouse construction experts participate in de-
sign discovery meetings to fully understand clients’ needs
and budgets,” he said.

Listening to clients means hearing not just what they
think they want in a home, but understanding their inter-
ests and lifestyles, he says.

“Then we seek to inspire every client to create a legacy
home which fills them with pride for generations to come.

Our biggest difference is that we are truly integrated from
AD, ID, LD (architectural, interior and landscape design) to
construction management staff. This gives us utmost con-
trol to deliver the best customer experience.”
Lee says the company is able to focus its expertise by
being selective about the projects it will take on, ensuring
that the team and clients are aligned in their values and
goals. Those values are also evident in the integrity he says
the company strives to bring to the industry and the lower
mainland region VictorEric serves. “We care (VE Care) is
our motto and we measure ourselves by whether our em-
ployees and customers feel we are demonstrating the ap-
propriate level of care in each situation.”
28 – Summer 2017 — The Canadian Design and Construction Report