Forgather Studio designs buildings, brands, and experiences with the unifying principle of positive social impact. We empower people through values-based design decisions and radical transparency in our process.
Studio
Founded in 2025 by Matt C Reynolds, the practice synthesizes complex systems and needs into clear conceptual solutions that are precise and considered. Working across several scales and typologies—from adaptive reuse and public space to ground-up residential and cultural—we approach every project as an opportunity to create work that is adaptable to the present climate, focused on function, and enduring.
We understand that realizing a project can be the venture of a lifetime. It is a collaboration between client and architect that will last for many months, sometimes years. We consider every commission an ongoing conversation that evolves throughout the process.
What unifies our work is how it relates to its environment, whether natural or man-made. Sensitivity to nature, urban fabrics and social dynamics are considerations of continued preoccupation that guide our processes. Coupled with a passion for balancing craftsmanship, durability, rigor and joy, our projects embody a certain sense of place, clarity of expression, and considered detailing.
manifesto
Choose the path of curiosity.
Align actions with values.
Nurture community and collaboration.
Focus on quality over quantity.
Share our expertise with the world.
Team
Matt C. Reynolds
Design Director
Matt is a licensed architect and registered graphic designer who brings a holistic, collaborative approach to design. He has a decade of experience working across the disciplines of architecture, heritage conservation, branding, and interpretive design. As a Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certified Professional he is an equity advocate and utilizes an empathetic, feedback-based process.
Matt currently sits on the Board of the Heritage Foundation on Newfoundland & Labrador, the Preservation Committee, and the Build Heritage Experts Panel for the City of St. John’s. He has worked for award winning design firms across Canada including ERA Architects (Toronto), Fathom Studio, DSRA, and FBM Architecture (Halifax), and holds a Master of Architecture from Dalhousie University.
Why hire a Registered Graphic Designer?
Past Collaborators
Noah Jake Bender
Jonathan Howse
Recognition
A Day in the Life: Matt C Reynolds
Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD), April 2020
Bonavista Coffee Company
New Work by Provisional RGDs, Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD), March 2020
Bonavista Coffee Company
Fonts in Use, November 2019
The Faroe Islands: Ethnographic Methods in Architecture
Fonts in Use, September 2018