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Athfield Architects

We began working together in 1968 and have built an international reputation as one of the most innovative and integrated architecture and design practices in
NewZealand.

Athfield Architects

Our team is a close-knit group of specialists in architecture, interior design, urban planning and landscape architecture. Over the last half-century the practice has pioneered a sustainable approach to architecture through a strikingly wide and original range of work from urban masterplans, to public infrastructure, civic and cultural buildings, offices and workplaces, and private housing.

Our work ranges from new buildings to interventions within old structures. Based on the Khandallah hillside in Wellington, with offices in Auckland and Christchurch, we have received more than 150 national and international awards for Architecture. We design by researching and challenging — by asking the right questions — and are guided by an unswerving sensitivity to the culture and climate of aplace.

Athfield Architects

We make architecture that responds with spirit and ingenuity to the pressing challenges of our time: the need for sustainable design, quality housing, public spaces that reflect the community, and genuinecollaboration.

Athfield Architects

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  • Ian Athfield
  • Ian Dickson
  • Neil Drummond
  • Abby Barclay
  • Adam Guille
  • Adam McLennan
  • Adrian Carey
  • Aimee Eves
  • Alana Inglis
  • Alan Whittaker
  • Alexandra Callaghan
  • Alex Furniss
  • Alex Silverwood
  • Alice Broomfield
  • Alice Dalton
  • Alice Parle
  • Alicia Hina
  • Alistair Scott
  • Amanda Bird
  • Amanda Kissling
  • Amanda Still
  • Amy Jack
  • Andrea Robb
  • Andrea Wojtowicz
  • Andrew Caldwell
  • Andrew Harris
  • Ania Wozniczka-Wells
  • Anita Hall
  • Annabel Watson
  • Anna Lockyer
  • Anna Naylor
  • Anne Carrington
  • Anne Salmond
  • Annie Littlejohn
  • Antanas Procuta
  • Arnie Makan
  • Ashley Cox
  • Ashley Hide
  • Benjamin Rankin
  • Ben Speedy
  • Bernadette Robb
  • B. Lanaghan
  • Brett Davidson
  • Brian McDermott
  • Bryn Clarke
  • Byrin Mita
  • Cally O'Neill
  • Cameron Hynd
  • Carlos Burke
  • Carmen Emon
  • Cassie MacKinnon
  • Cathy Lee
  • Charlotte Hoare
  • Chris Ainsworth
  • Chris Hennah
  • Chris Kelly
  • Chris Norman
  • Christina Mackay
  • Christine Hall
  • Christine Marshall
  • Chris Winwood
  • Clare Athfield
  • Colin Heald
  • Courtney Todd
  • Craig Roberts
  • Craig Wagner
  • Dan Hennah
  • Daniel Alexander
  • Daniel Clendon
  • Darren Matthews
  • Darrin Bird
  • Daryn Charles
  • Dave Westburgh
  • David Scully
  • Denise Jekel
  • Denise Wright
  • Denis Hayes
  • Diane Burnett
  • Dominic Trewavas
  • Don Baird
  • Dong Min Zhao
  • Elaine Moynihan
  • Emily Morrow
  • Emma Christie
  • Erin Roughan
  • Esther Bennett
  • Ethan Hunter
  • Evelyn Wong
  • Fa'asalele Malo
  • Francine Beekhuis
  • Francis Hubbard
  • Frano Bazalo
  • Gareth Carter
  • Gareth Rutherford
  • Gary Couchman
  • Gary Edridge
  • G. C. Allardice
  • Gemma Cookson
  • Geoff Richards
  • Gerald Bull
  • Geraldine Still
  • Giles Cockburn
  • Gillian French
  • Glynne McFetridge
  • Grace Mills
  • Graeme Boucher
  • Graeme Butler
  • Graham Foot
  • Greg Hughes
  • Griffin Tozer
  • Guy Cleverley
  • Gwyneth-Ann Isbister
  • Hamish McLachlan
  • Hamish Shaw
  • Hamish Stockwell
  • Hannah Steenson
  • Heather Gallavin
  • Hilton Miller
  • H. M. George
  • Holly Maynard
  • Holly Smith
  • Hrvoje Placko Macek
  • Hugh Slaven
  • Ian Bates
  • Ian Stantiall
  • Ilka Kapica
  • Izzie Thompson
  • Jack Lyons
  • Jacob Dench
  • Jacob Weigele
  • Jai Krishnan
  • James Norman
  • James Shaw
  • James Suter
  • James Valentine
  • James Worely
  • Jane Black
  • Jane Clendon
  • Jane Keef
  • Jane Peddie
  • Jason Klenner
  • Jean-Yves Dushime
  • Jenny Harper
  • Jenny Weenink
  • Jeremy Rose
  • Jess Clarkin
  • Jesse Athfield
  • Jesse Ewart
  • Jessica Ferris
  • Jessica Glen
  • Jessica Smale
  • Jim Gard'ner
  • Joe Murphy
  • John Hoogerbrug
  • John Hurd
  • John Melhuish
  • John Mills
  • Jonathan Custance
  • Jon Verstappen
  • Joseph Shepherd
  • Joseph Smith
  • Josh Dooley
  • Josh Morgan
  • Julia Hide
  • Julia Hinz
  • Kaarin Lindquist
  • Karl Johaentges
  • Kate Stone
  • Katie Philpott
  • Katy Gibb
  • Keith Mann
  • Keith Wilson
  • Ken Davis
  • Kenny Leung
  • Kerrie Radford
  • Kevin Jerram
  • Kevin Ma
  • Kirsten Drabble
  • Kylee Herbert
  • Lars von Minden
  • Laura Stevens
  • Leigh-Marie Miranda
  • Leila Kessopersadh
  • Lin Lin
  • Lisa Flynn
  • Liz Yalden
  • Louise Pieters
  • Louise Ryan
  • Lucie Hirtova
  • Luke Welsh
  • Lyn Brooke-White
  • Marc Scaife
  • Mark Bancroft
  • Mark Hadfield
  • Mark O'Hagen
  • Mark O'Shaughnessy
  • Mark Webby
  • Martin Hanley
  • Mary Gomez
  • Massimiliano Capocaccia
  • Matthew Hammond
  • Matthew McIntyre Wilson
  • Matthew Pettengell
  • Matthew Troia
  • Matthew Wendon
  • Maurice Hartnett
  • Maurice Pipson
  • Max Rodhouse
  • May Agac-Ac
  • Meg O'Hara
  • Melanda Slemint
  • Merissa Lam
  • Methin Wongcharupan
  • Michael Gould
  • Michael Shore
  • Michelle Edar
  • Michelle Freeth
  • Michelle Hall
  • Mike Callaghan
  • Mike Hawthorne
  • Moira Stollery
  • Monique van Alphen Fyfe
  • Moyra Pearce
  • Murray Martin
  • Nan O'Sullivan
  • Narelle Taylor
  • Natasha Perkins
  • Nathan Corbett
  • Nicholas Faith
  • Nick Roberts
  • Nidhi Semwal
  • Nigel Dong
  • Nigel Hughes
  • Noah Orr
  • Oliver Wright
  • Pan Xin
  • Pat Fitzgerald
  • Patricia Han
  • Patrick McHugh
  • Patrick Uihlein
  • Paul Cummack
  • Paul Eaton
  • Pauline Ching
  • Paul Presant
  • Paul Walker
  • Penny Tripp
  • Peter Davies
  • Peter Kedgley
  • Peter Sterios
  • Peter Walker
  • Philip Mulcock
  • Pieta Astley
  • Pip Bennett
  • Polly Dawes
  • Prue Johnstone
  • Quintin Blaas
  • Rashika Keshwan
  • Reece Hill
  • Remi LeBlanc
  • Richard Beatson
  • Richard Blythe
  • Richard Carver
  • Richard Wiles
  • Robert Hughson
  • Rodrigo Gil
  • Roger Graham
  • Ron Cooper
  • Ron Wright
  • Rosie Prickett
  • Sacha Constable
  • Sally Woods
  • Sarah Rutledge
  • Scott McKenzie
  • Serina May
  • Sheldon Carr
  • Sheryl Mitchell
  • Simi I’Anson-Corrin
  • Simon Greenway
  • Skye Duncan
  • Solange Thorp
  • Sonja Madsen
  • Stephanie McElwee
  • Stephen White
  • Stuart Alexander
  • Stuart Niven
  • Suzy Martin
  • Suzy McMahon
  • Sybille Haefliger
  • Terry St George
  • Tim Dewar
  • Tim Nees
  • Tim Rose
  • Tom Whiteman
  • Tony Adams
  • Tracie McLean
  • Trevor Wilson
  • Tristan Rhodes
  • Trudy Goodman
  • Vanessa Ragley
  • Vera Li
  • Victoria Streeter
  • Wal Edwards
  • William Conway
  • William Tatton
  • Xin Jiang
  • Yijing Xu
  • Yoo Jin Kim
  • Zachary Meade
  • Zinder Zhao