Meet the Team

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Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, I always knew I wanted to design homes.  I can remember sitting on the floor as a kid building Lego houses, and I always gravitated toward designing luxurious dream homes over all other topics little kids usually draw.  I was gifted my first drafting table when I was 13 and it was off to the races.  I had a great Drafting & Design program in

high school and it definitely solidified my ambition to do this for a living.

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I worked for a couple of small architects once I finished College

but was lucky enough to get hired when I was 20 with a top

builder in Calgary.  I spent 15 years there, 8 of those as the

Drafting & Design Manager.  The company built all over Canada

and the USA, so I had the opportunity to work on a lot of

different kinds of projects and visit a lot of cool cities.  In 2015

I moved to an award-winning Renovation company, where my

passion for design got a boost into the Renovation world.

 

After almost 2 years, I left that company to start my own,

Livara Design Inc. named after my 2 daughters, Olivia and Clara,

and have been working hard to grow it with my extremely supportive

wife Laura and my diligent furry project manager Willie.

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They say it takes a village, and I'd like to thank my village for helping me pursue a dream I've had since a kid, to bring great design to great clients.  Hopefully you can be the next great client!

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Zak Rathgeber, Owner & Principle