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Architectural services

What are you
planning?

A home on your land. More room where you already live. An idea you’d like to understand before taking it further.

We help you find a clear starting point, develop the design together and work through the information needed to bring it to life.

Find your starting point
Connected dining, kitchen and living spaces at Reid Road
Reid Road · Spaces for the everyday life of a growing family.

Your home, from the beginning

Design starts with
what matters to you.

The gabled outdoor room at Reid Road

Reid Road · Outdoor living beneath the main roof.

01 · Bespoke new homes

Designed for
your way of living.

Your taste, routines and priorities give the home its direction. We work with you to discover your aesthetic and shape spaces that flow naturally, with simple forms and carefully considered details.

For rural and lifestyle properties, the land is part of that conversation from the start: outlook, light, access, privacy and the relationship between home and outdoors.

  • Design briefing and exploration of your priorities
  • Concept and developed design
  • Layout, circulation and indoor–outdoor relationships
  • Building form, materials and detailing
  • Refinement with you and your builder where appropriate
Explore Reid Road
Keep what
you love.
Change how
it lives.

Existing homes · Begin with a measured understanding.

02 · Alterations & additions

Make more of
the home you have.

You may love your location while wishing the house worked differently. We investigate the existing building and work with you to find a useful, achievable response to what you want to change.

That might mean improving the layout, extending living spaces or making a stronger connection to the outdoors. The design develops alongside the existing building, your priorities and the project budget.

  • Measured information and drawings of the existing home
  • Review of available property records
  • Layout changes, extensions and additions
  • Existing-building and planning constraints
  • Design development, documentation and consent
Aerial view of homes, land and the estuary at East Street

East Street · Homes within their wider landscape.

03 · Site understanding & feasibility

Understand the land.
See the possibilities.

Before committing to a floor plan, it helps to understand what the site offers and what needs investigation. We bring the available information together to test the important early decisions.

Measured site information, drone capture and terrain modelling can help us consider building placement, levels, access and the relationship to the landscape. The methods are selected to suit the project.

  • Site opportunities and constraints
  • Available title, property and planning information
  • Measured site information and drone capture where useful
  • Terrain and contour modelling for design
  • Preliminary placement, access and layout options
  • Identification of further specialist information needed

The thinking behind the drawings

See it. Refine it.
Work it through.

Good decisions need clear information. Our services carry the design from early ideas through visualisation, pricing and detailed documentation, with architectural support as the build takes shape.

04

3D modelling & visualisation

Understand how the spaces, forms and materials come together before they become construction decisions.

  • 3D architectural modelling and design views
  • Rendered imagery and VR walkthroughs where included
  • Exploration and comparison of design options
05

Pricing documentation

Give your builder a clearer basis for pricing and an opportunity to discuss the design and budget before full consent documentation.

  • Developed plans, elevations and key sections
  • Principal materials and construction information
  • Clarification of builder pricing queries
  • Design refinement following pricing feedback, as agreed
06

Building consent & documentation

Turn the agreed design into coordinated architectural information and keep the architectural application moving through council review.

  • Detailed architectural drawings and specifications
  • Coordination of relevant specialist information
  • Building-consent application preparation and submission
  • Architectural responses to council requests for information
  • Consent amendments where required and agreed
07

Support during construction

Keep access to the designer when questions arise on site or a change needs to be worked through.

  • Architectural clarification for you and your builder
  • Design and documentation changes where required
  • Tendering and contract administration discussed where appropriate
  • A defined level of involvement to suit your appointment

08 · Residential development

A considered use
of your site.

A second dwelling or small residential development brings another set of decisions: the number of homes, access, privacy, outdoor space and how the project will appeal to future occupants.

We can test layout options and develop the architectural design around the site, buildability and your objectives. Where subdivision or specialist planning work is needed, we work with the appropriate consultants.

Explore the East Street story

The right information, at the right time

A clearer picture.
A coordinated approach.

Some decisions need specialist input. We identify what is needed and coordinate the relevant information into the architectural design and documentation.

Depending on the project, that may involve a planner, surveyor, geotechnical consultant, structural engineer or stormwater and wastewater specialist. Their specialist design, advice and certification remain with them.

Our in-house site capture supports the architectural work. Specialist boundary and survey requirements are identified separately.

A scope that fits your project

A clear next step.
An agreed commitment.

You do not need every service for every project. We explain the recommended stages, what each includes and where specialist input or optional work may be useful.

Your proposal sets out the scope and fees. We agree the next step with you as the project develops.

Where do we work?

Based in Te Awamutu, our primary focus is Waikato: Waipā, Ōtorohanga, South Waikato, Waikato District, Hamilton, Waitomo, Matamata-Piako and Thames-Coromandel.

We’ve worked on projects throughout New Zealand and are happy to travel where the project and working relationship are a good fit.

Do I need a complete brief before getting in touch?

No. You may be at the first-idea stage, exploring a site or working out whether to change your existing home. The first conversation helps establish where to begin.

Can we discuss a specific part of a project?

Yes. Tell us what you already have and what help you need. We can discuss whether the work is a suitable fit and agree an appropriate scope.

Start with a conversation

You don’t need to have
it all figured out.

Tell us about your land, your ideas or what you’d like to change. We’ll help you work out where to begin.

0800 000 601Let’s talk about your project