7 Awards
First place (International) at the Senior Housing News Awards, plus multiple World Architecture Masterprize and Property Council honours.
Architecture
Sectors we know inside & out
We design at every scale, from master planning down to the last built detail. A century of practice has taught us to measure our work by yours. Buildings that get consented, get built, and go on working long after we're gone.
Capabilities & Services
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Testing what's possible on your site before you commit, and finding the strongest response.
Before you commit to a full design, we pressure-test the opportunity: what the site can carry, what the planning rules allow, and where the value and the risks sit. We model options: yield, form, view shafts, sun and shade, so you can make decisions on evidence, not assumptions. It's the groundwork that turns an ambitious idea into a viable project.
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Shaping precincts, campuses and neighbourhoods, and the connections between them.
We think beyond the building line, how a site connects, how people move through it, and how a development sits within its wider context. From integrated health and community precincts to large residential neighbourhoods, we plan for how a place will grow and be used over decades, not just how it looks on opening day. It's the discipline that sets every good project up to succeed.
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Full architectural design across healthcare, community, residential, education and commercial projects.
This is the core of what we do: resolving brief, site and budget into a building that works hard and lasts. We design across sectors and scales, from single interventions to complex multi-stage developments, always with an eye on how the building will actually be used, occupied and maintained. Bold where it counts, pragmatic where it matters.
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Adaptive re-use and sensitive upgrades that give existing buildings a new life.
Older buildings carry a character new ones can’t buy. But bringing them up to modern standards takes care and technical judgement. We work strategically with existing fabric, blending seismic strengthening, new servicing and contemporary additions with the qualities worth keeping. The result respects a building’s history while making it fit for how people work and live now.
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Detailed documentation and construction observation, carrying the design through to built reality.
A design is only as good as the building it becomes. Our documentation is thorough and coordinated, and we stay involved through construction: observing on site, resolving detail, and holding the line on quality so the finished building matches the intent. Our grasp of the technical, contractual, and legislative detail is what turns ambitious designs into successful built outcomes.
What we do
Sectors we know inside & out
Our architecture work spans five sectors, each with dedicated specialists and a deep track record.
Featured work
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Culture-Led Design
Working closely with Mana Whenua, the school and wider community, the project embeds tikanga Māori and local identity throughout the campus, from the redeveloped Atea and arrival experience to new teaching and community facilities.
Consented
Pushed through a contested Resource Consent hearing on a high-profile beachfront site.
2,450 m²
Administration, wellness centre and a 19-classroom teaching block.
People at Ministry
People Behind the Work
We work hard to build a great culture, where ambition thrives, leadership is shared, and growth is constant. We back our team with trust, freedom, and opportunities to push boundaries. That’s why talented people choose us.
