founded in 2020 by Camille Esquivel de la Fé, a second generation Filipinx-Canadian and first generation architect-planner, SQVL is a PNW-based studio with a mission of making architecture, research, and the planning process accessible to communities who need them the most through technical and engagement services.
Camille (she/siya) is an architectural designer, planner and facilitator from the Pacific Northwest.
In her most recent role as the Director of Development and Outreach at JSA/MIXdesign, she led engagement (including participatory design workshops) and the planning/creation of design guidelines and accessibility projects for the office’s cultural and institutional clients. Camille has worked at architectural offices in New York, Toronto, and Vancouver and has over 10 years of project management experience in a variety of project types.
Camille holds a Master of Architecture and Master of Science in Urban Planning from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP).
As a queer Filipinx-Canadian designer, Camille is interested in decolonizing spaces, justice-oriented climate solutions for island geographies, and creating inclusive environments with her clients and collaborators.
San Diego Museum of Art (SDMA)
St. Jude Children’s Hospital
University of Miami Cancer Research Center
Urban Dove School
WashU (Facilities Planning and Management)
Whitney Museum of American Art
Yale University (Facilities)
select clients
Catskills Agrarian Alliance (CAA)
Els for Autism Foundation
JP Morgan Chase
MIT (Office of Campus Planning)
Mujeres de Islas
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Queens Museum