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Luxury & bespoke designs that reflect your lifestyle and personality. Smith Architects reimagines the places where you live and thrive.
We Build Inspiring Spaces.
From sustainable homes to award-winning learning centres, Smith Architects reimagines the places where people live, learn, and thrive.
Reimagining Spaces. Designing for People.
At Smith Architects, our mission is simple: craft beautiful human spaces that inspire, connect, and enrich lives. Every project is guided by a commitment to excellence, with meticulous attention to detail shaping spaces that feel both timeless and contemporary.
We integrate architecture, interiors, landscape, and bespoke elements to create cohesive environments that enhance daily living.
Our Projects
Audrey Road Residential
Transforming a 500 m² site into a luxurious, sunlit retreat where indoor and outdoor spaces flow seamlessly.
This contemporary family home was crafted for a couple and their three teenagers, offering a harmonious blend of function, style, and lifestyle. Outdoor pools, a sunroom, and expansive living areas create an effortless holiday vibe, while thoughtful spatial planning ensures comfort and privacy for every family member.
Functionally, the home is subtly split into public and private spaces. A glazed void defines the double height entrance and circulation spaces, whilst connecting the expansive lounge / kitchen / dining space to the upper floor bedrooms, which have been separated into adult and teenagers spaces by the double height space over the kitchen.
A rich interior palette elevates the home to a level of luxury: stone tiled bathrooms with fluted glazed shower screens, American oak flooring, Negresco quartzite benchtops and a floating timber staircase all pair beautifully with the concealed lighting which gives a warm relaxed feel as the sun sets.
Externally, long lasting finishes have been used to give the home a sense of permanence and longevity. Board finished concrete panels frame the entrance space and street front, with panels of cedar to soften, whilst the floating upper floor is accentuated with white plaster.
Our Portfolio
Meet Phil
Phil is the visionary behind Smith Architects. With experience in both the UK and New Zealand, Phil blends his expertise in bespoke design with a passion for creating beautiful human spaces that inspire, connect, and enrich lives. After working on iconic projects like the Hearst Tower in New York, Phil founded Smith Architects with one goal: to bring your dream home to life—one that is not only stunning but also seamlessly connected to nature and its surroundings.
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Design with Purpose
We craft beautiful human spaces that inspire, connect, and enrich lives.
From the first sketch to the finished build, our process ensures projects are practical, beautiful, and environmentally responsible.
Our Proven Process
We guide you from concept through to completion. Managing design, compliance, and construction so your project runs smoothly and stress-free.
Award-Winning Expertise
Recognised across New Zealand for innovative early learning centres, bespoke homes, and community projects that set new standards for sustainable design.
Tailored to You
Every client is different. We listen, adapt, and shape each design around your needs, your site, and your aspirations.
Hear From Those We’ve Worked With
We’re proud to have designed spaces that inspire, support, and endure — here’s what our clients have to say.
To Phil, the joy of working with clients he is so familiar with is being invited back when the project has truly become a machine for living in. He has had the pleasure of savouring one of Martin’s slow-cooked barbecue briskets with a bottle or two from the under-stair wine cellar. He has marvelled at the ever-so tidy line-up of small appliances in the scullery and at the reflection of palms and Pohutukawa on the surface of the pool. And he has felt the love when he received a New Year’s Eve photo of the house lit up at dusk with the comment that “it looks just like the render”.
“Every corner is used to its full potential, it has given us a totally different lifestyle. I’m so proud and grateful.”
Christina, Home Owner
Ready to Bring Your Vision to Life?
Whether you’re planning a bespoke home, an innovative learning centre, or a future-focused workplace, Smith Architects is ready to help you design with purpose.
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