New home designed by HWA - Architecture
New home designed by HWA - Architecture
New home designed by HWA - Architecture
New home designed by HWA - Architecture
Bespoke,
Responsive,
High Quality.
HWA Architecture is an Sole Practitioner Architectural Design studio based in Porirua, New Zealand.
I work with clients to design new homes on bare sites or reinvigorate existing homes to provide warmer, drier and healthier living environments.
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With 20 years' experience designing unique and tailored solutions I am a specialist in Residential Architecture.
Infill housing
Utilise the additional space in your back yard with a second dwelling.
Additions or Alterations
Working with your existing home I explore feasible solutions specific to our clients requirements and the existing building.
New Homes
Starting from scratch I design unique, site specific homes to our clients requirements
Recladding
Take your older house with tired or undesirable cladding and transform it into a modern, comfortable home, ready for the next 50 years.
Working with HWA Architecture
How to start your project with HWA Architecture
First step:
Introduction
Reach out with a phone call or email to arrange a
no cost 30min no-obligation meeting with Hamish about your project.
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I will offer some high-level insight on the potential of the project and for achieving your goals. From there I discuss how we may be able to assist and who else may be needed.
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After this meeting, if we are a good fit we can progress to a Pre-Design Review phase.
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The introduction will usually take place at your project site; however we do have in-person meetings at my office or video conference meetings for offshore clients and where there are remote or challenging sites. ​
Second step:
Pre-Design review or Pre-Design
For those who are unsure about the feasibility, potential or costs of undertaking a building project, engaging me for Pre-Design review helps to avoid common project challenges, particularly the cliche 'over time and over budget' scenario.
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Pre-Design review is deliberately low cost so I can explore and provide credible feedback to the questions all clients have, such as:
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Can we achieve what you need on our site?
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What planning or building restrictions are relevant for your site?
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What risks or hazards should we be aware of?
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When is the best time to build?
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How much might the project cost?
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How much might the permissions component cost?
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How long might each phase of the project take?
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Who else needs to be involved?
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Knowing this before agreeing to the full process has saved clients hundreds of thousands of dollars and often many months of time.
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For clients who have a strong idea of what they want and are ready to go, we will move straight into a formal Pre-Design Phase.