Services
Architectural design, from first sketch to Code Compliance.
Residential architectural design led by a Licensed Building Practitioner. New homes, granny flats, extensions, multi-unit housing and the consents that go with them, across New Zealand.
Granny flat designGranny flats up to 70 m² designed to meet the building consent exemption.
Building consent drawingsComplete, coordinated consent sets that get through council.
Ready-made house plansProven New Zealand layouts from $250, adaptable to your site.
New homes & bespoke dwellingsA one-off home designed around your site, your light and the way you actually live — then documented to the point a builder can price it with confidence.Minor residential unitsGranny flats and second dwellings — small footprints where every millimetre counts. We work through what your zone and site coverage allow before drawing a thing.Renovations & extensionsWorking with a building that already exists means surveying what's really there. We measure up, find the structure, and design the new to meet the old cleanly.Subdivisions & site planningSite layouts that make the most of what the land can hold — lot arrangement, access, outdoor living and building platforms tested before value is locked in.Duplexes & multi-unit housingTwo or more homes on one site, planned so each dwelling gets real privacy, daylight and outdoor space — not just the minimum the rules permit.Garages, sheds & ancillary buildingsThe simple buildings still have to comply. We'll tell you up front whether yours needs a consent at all, or falls within a Schedule 1 exemption.Change of use & land-use consentsTurning a building into something it wasn't built to be triggers a different set of rules. We map the gap between what exists and what compliance requires.Compliance upgrades & retrofitsOlder buildings brought up to standard — insulation, accessibility, fire and structure — with a clear-eyed view of what has to change and what can stay.Certificate of AcceptanceWork done without a consent doesn't have to stay a problem. We document what's there, identify what needs opening up, and put the application together.Resource ConsentsWhen a project doesn't fit the district plan as of right, the planning case needs drawing as carefully as the building does.
Where we work
Our studio is in North Canterbury and we work across New Zealand, most often in these districts:
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