About Us

Who we are
Established in 2004, Wingates are a critically acclaimed, award-winning Architects and Interior Architecture studio that aim to be the Best Big-small practice in Aotearoa New Zealand. We are Commercially astute with a reputation for being value driven with our design response, having a deep understanding of how to make meaningful architecture financially measure up, delivered on time, and provide the maximum value to the client, to the local environment and our community.

Our purpose is to create places that truly matter.

Across three cities, our multidisciplinary studios collaborate as one, reconciling ethics and aesthetics with commercial astuteness to deliver the Best possible outcomes for our clients and their communities. Specialising in built design and interiors over a wide range of typologies, we stand out for being courageously human.

We partner with people and organisations who share our passion for positively impacting life and landscape. Assuming the role of trusted advisors, we champion our clients, using creativity, innovative thinking and new technology to deliver consistent results that financially measure up and drive value for all.

Across our broad sector specialties, our philosophy remains the same: We believe that as an industry we have profound impact on lives and landscape. That built environment plays an integral part in fostering healthy, resilient and equitable communities. And to operate in the Best interests of people, culture and natural world is not just a choice, it’s our duty.