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When we’re not designing or creating, we’re thinking. A lot. We love to think and Lisa loves to write. Here, she shares her latest musings with you.

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Colour and texture in architectural spaces

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​Designing for Legacy: Crafting a Home That Tells Your Story and Lasts for Generations

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Sep 16, 2019

Biophilic Design

As humans we have an innate and deep need to connect with and experience nature.

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May 22, 2019

Korari Relocatable Home

We are excited to announce that we won the Built Smart / APL Relocatable Home competition!

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Oct 1, 2018

Blackbird house renovation

It was a pleasure to collaborate with a wonderful family whose Farm Cove property was due for an upgrade.

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Feb 27, 2018

What is Good

When it comes to designing sustainable architecture, we look at many aspects - your site, your brief, your life, how you need it to function, and the climate that you are in.

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Jan 31, 2018

Greytown Heritage

Greytown has a main street full of carefully restored heritge timber buildings dating from when it was established in the 1850s in the Wairarapa.

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