Architecture · Interior Design · Urban

Buildings
that earn
their place.
Architecture.

We design with restraint and intention — placing structures that respect their context, serve their inhabitants, and improve the spaces around them.

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The Raumati House
Kāpiti Coast · Residential · 2025
Residential · Commercial · Interior Design · Urban Planning · Sustainable Design · Heritage Restoration · Residential · Commercial · Interior Design · Urban Planning · Sustainable Design · Heritage Restoration ·
Selected Work
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"We build for the long silence after the scaffolding comes down."

Each project below represents a distinct conversation between site, brief, and imagination. Our most enduring buildings are the ones that make you forget an architect was ever involved.

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The Raumati House
Residential · Interior2025
02
Thorndon Commercial Hub
Commercial · Urban2024
03
Ōtaki River Pavilion
Public · Landscape2024
04
Mount Victoria Terraces
Residential2023
05
The Featherston Centre
Heritage · Restoration2023
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Kāpiti Art Gallery
Public · Cultural2022
Our philosophy

"Architecture is not about form. It's about the quality of life it enables."

We are a Wellington-based studio of twelve architects, interior designers, and urban thinkers. For over fifteen years we have designed buildings that contribute — to their streets, their communities, and the people who use them daily.

Every project begins with a question: what does this place need, and how can a building answer it honestly? We work slowly at the beginning, quickly when it matters, and don't stop until the detail is right.

140+
Projects Completed
15yr
Studio History
22
Awards Won
12
Team Members
2025
NZIA Gold Medal
NZ Institute of Architects
2024
Best Residential — Public Vote
Architecture NZ Awards
2024
Sustainable Design Award
NZIA Wellington Region
2023
Heritage Project of the Year
Heritage NZ
How we work

Method over
momentum.

01
Listen
We spend more time on site and in conversation than at the drawing board. Understanding the brief deeply is the most productive work we do.
02
Research
Context, climate, and material inform every concept. We study what has been built nearby, what has survived, and what has failed.
03
Design
Sketch, model, refine, repeat. Our design process is iterative and collaborative — clients are never surprised at consent stage.
04
Deliver
We run our own construction contracts to maintain quality standards. The detail that matters most is the one you touch every day.
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Let's design
something
enduring.

We take on a limited number of projects each year to ensure every client receives full studio attention. If you have a site, a brief, or just an idea — we'd like to hear about it.

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Studio
27 Vivian Street, Wellington CBD
Email
studio@pacificarchitecture.nz
Phone
+64 4 801 5500
Hours
Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 5:30pm