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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
  • Adam Guille
  • Adrian Carey
  • Aimee Eves
  • Alan Whittaker
  • Alexandra Callaghan
  • Alex Silverwood
  • Alice Dalton
  • Alicia Hina
  • Alistair Scott
  • Amanda Bird
  • Amanda Still
  • Amy Jack
  • Andrea Robb
  • Andrea Wojtowicz
  • Andrew Caldwell
  • Andrew Harris
  • Anita Hall
  • Annabel Watson
  • Anna Lockyer
  • Anna Naylor
  • Anne Carrington
  • Anne Salmond
  • Annie Littlejohn
  • Antanas Procuta
  • Arnie Makan
  • Ashley Cox
  • Benjamin Rankin
  • Ben Speedy
  • Bernadette Robb
  • B. Lanaghan
  • Brett Davidson
  • Brian McDermott
  • Bryn Clarke
  • Byrin Mita
  • Cally O'Neill
  • Carlos Burke
  • Carmen Emon
  • 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
  • Diane Burnett
  • Don Baird
  • Dong Min Zhao
  • Emily Morrow
  • Emma Christie
  • Erin Roughan
  • Esther Bennett
  • Ethan Hunter
  • Evelyn Wong
  • Fa'asalele Malo
  • Francine Beekhuis
  • 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
  • Grace Mills
  • Graeme Boucher
  • Graeme Butler
  • Graham Foot
  • Greg Hughes
  • Guy Cleverley
  • Gwyneth-Ann Isbister
  • Hamish Shaw
  • Hamish Stockwell
  • Hannah Steenson
  • Heather Gallavin
  • Hilton Miller
  • H. M. George
  • Holly Maynard
  • Hugh Slaven
  • Ian Bates
  • Ian Stantiall
  • Ilka Kapica
  • Jack Lyons
  • Jacob Dench
  • Jacob Weigele
  • Jai Krishnan
  • 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 McIntyre
  • John Melhuish
  • John Mills
  • Jonathan Custance
  • Jon Verstappen
  • Joseph Shepherd
  • Josh Dooley
  • Julia Hide
  • Julia Hinz
  • Kaarin Lindquist
  • Karl Johaentges
  • Kate Stone
  • Katie Philpott
  • Keith Mann
  • Keith Wilson
  • Ken Davis
  • Kerrie Radford
  • Kevin Jerram
  • Kevin Ma
  • Kirsten Drabble
  • Kylee Herbert
  • Leila Kessopersadh
  • Lin Lin
  • Lisa Flynn
  • Liz Yalden
  • Louise Pieters
  • Louise Ryan
  • Lucie Hirtova
  • 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 Pipson
  • May Agac-Ac
  • Meg O'Hara
  • Melanda Slemint
  • Merissa Lam
  • Methin Wongcharupan
  • Michael Gould
  • Michael Shore
  • Michelle Edar
  • Michelle Freeth
  • Mike Hawthorne
  • Moira Stollery
  • Monique van Alphen Fyfe
  • Moyra Pearce
  • Murray Martin
  • Nalani Gloor
  • Nan O'Sullivan
  • Narelle Taylor
  • Natasha Perkins
  • Nathan Corbett
  • Nick Roberts
  • Nidhi Semwal
  • Nigel Dong
  • Nigel Hughes
  • Oliver Wright
  • Pan Xin
  • Pat Fitzgerald
  • Patrick McHugh
  • Patrick Uihlein
  • Paul Eaton
  • Pauline Ching
  • Paul Presant
  • Paul Walker
  • Penny Tripp
  • Peter Davies
  • Peter Kedgley
  • Peter Sterios
  • Peter Walker
  • Philip Mulcock
  • Pieta Astley
  • Prue Johnstone
  • 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
  • Skye Duncan
  • Sonja Madsen
  • Stephen White
  • Stuart Alexander
  • Stuart Niven
  • Suzy Martin
  • Suzy McMahon
  • Sybille Haefliger
  • Terry St George
  • 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
  • Zachary Meade
  • Zinder Zhao