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We believe that everyone can have an architect designed building whatever the budget.

That means a made to measure, tailored building to your exact requirements.  Your input informs every aspect of the concept and details.  We spend more time at the beginning discovering exactly what you’re after.  This is often a mutual voyage of discovery where your ideas and tastes grow.  We see ourselves as your strategic partners and will help you see possibilities that you hadn’t seen before.

We believe very strongly in the ‘craft’ of architecture and have an obsession with detail.

We thought long and hard about where
architects go wrong and we want to make it simpler.

If you just want to find out what’s possible? Great, we’ll do a feasibility study for you.  Or, if want us to make it all happen?  No problem, we can provide the full service from start to end. And for us, ‘the end’ is when you’re completely happy.

1.  Not sure where to start? Call for a chat, we’re always happy to talk through an idea. If you’d like we’ll come and visit your existing building or home, see what you have at the moment and what the next steps might be. This is free and there’s no obligation and absolutely no bad feelings if you choose not to proceed with us.
2.  If needed, we can appraise a site or an existing building; provide surveys and sketch ideas to get things moving. We’ll find out what consents you might need and if there’s anything else that you’ll need to know about.
3.  Where the fun starts. We work with you to design a beautiful project to fit your aspirations and your budget. First, we’ll take some time with you to discuss the project to define the brief.  Then we will work with you to design the best design for you.
4.  If you need resource consents or anything else during the process, we’ll sort this out. We produce sets of drawings for the local authority and complete the application forms on your behalf. We will work with a Planning Consultant to ensure the process runs smoothly.
5.  All building work except very minor works has to meet the Building Code. We’ll produce drawings and other information for your local Council and make an application on your behalf. The Council will also inspect the builders work to make sure they comply.
6.  We’ll provide all the information a builder would need to accurately cost and build your project. This will be drawings, specifications and contract documents. We can also tender the work to several builders to get competitive prices; all part of our full service.
7.  We’ll manage the build for you. We’ll visit the site, observe and certify the work, so you only pay for work that has been done properly.
8.  Then we’ll have a party in your new building!

Click on the link below to see a great testimonial from the Department of Building and Housing, one of our current clients.

DBH Testimonial.doc

Leadbetter Carr Architects’ emphasis starts with spending extra time discovering exactly what your requirements are at the beginning of the project.

 

Only when this has been done, do we carefully define the brief.

Throughout the project we will use the highest level of professionalism and we will record everything.  By doing this we eliminate any misunderstandings that can arise.

From the very first meeting we use sketches and 3D computer models to clearly communicate the ideas that we want to share with you – a plan is often much more easy to understand if it can be viewed in three dimensions.  Although this takes longer, we have found that it helps our clients to visualise the projects better, and often we save time later on.

We are committed to realising your design brief and will explore as many options as it takes to do this.  We put ourselves in your shoes when it comes to the budget.  We are very careful not to exceed our client’s budgets and encourage cost checks throughout the project.  Due to our experience and creativity we will use a large number of ‘tricks’ to deliver the most value for the least cost.

Latest Projects

We are new! Therefore, our projects are at fairly early stages of development. Enjoy.

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Inspiration

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Approachable

Welcome!   欢迎   환영   歓迎   Haere mai! Leadbetter Carr Architects is a fresh, new architect’s office. We have a huge passion for architecture and design.  It’s what gets us up [...]

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Our Process

We believe that everyone can have an architect designed building whatever the budget. That means a made to measure, tailored building to your exact requirements.  Your input informs every aspect [...]

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