Practice
Four people, about six houses a year, and a pencil on every one.

How we work
Section first
We settle heights, light and the roof in one hand drawing before any floor plan.
One architect throughout
The person at the first meeting is on site for the last inspection.
Fees agreed up front
Fixed fees for early stages, so you know the cost of finding out.
The studio

Mara Ellison
Principal architect
Founded the studio in 2014 after a decade designing houses on the North Shore.

Tomas Reyna
Associate architect
Runs our new homes from first sketch to the last site visit.

Ines Holloway
Interior lead
Leads interiors, joinery and the slow business of choosing stone.

Jun Okafor
Project architect
Draws the details: timber, steel, rainscreens and the joints between them.
Work with us
We hire slowly and keep people. Open roles are below.