ABOUT US
CAB Architects is a Toronto residential architecture studio founded by husband-and-wife architects Brian Hagood and Charisma Panchapakesan. Drawing on more than two decades of experience designing homes in Toronto and New York City, we approach each project as an opportunity to create something personal to its owners and particular to its place.
Our work is guided by a belief that homes should be made unique, embellished with detail, and imbued with warmth and character. Since founding CAB in 2015, we have worked on nearly one hundred houses across Toronto and the surrounding area.
OUR TEAM
BRIAN HAGOOD
OAA, B. Arch
Brian is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned his Bachelor of Architecture with honours. He spent ten years working in New York City specializing in Brooklyn brownstone renovations before moving to Toronto.
Brian leads a local community group that focuses on organizing community feedback to local developments, and occasionally contributes his thoughts on architecture to the Globe and Mail among other publications. He regularly shares his insights through his Believing in Beauty Newsletter.
CHARISMA PANCHAPAKESAN
OAA, M. Arch, BAS
Charisma earned her Master of Architecture from the University of Waterloo and spent a decade in New York City specializing in residential design before returning to Toronto. Her work is shaped by an interest in ornament, storytelling, and the ways architecture can reflect the personalities of the people who inhabit it.
Alongside her architectural practice, Charisma is a visual artist whose work draws on natural history and animal storytelling. Her work has been exhibited by the Art Gallery of Ontario, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, and Toronto History Museums.