Studio Pacific Architecture

Name

Studio Pacific Architecture

Legal name

Studio of Pacific Architecture Limited

Website

https://studiopacific.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural and Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

akta.pro primary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Interior architecture design
• Landscape architecture services
• Urban design planning
• Sustainable design consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Wellington

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Professional services revenue from providing architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, urban design, and heritage consulting services to government, commercial, and private clients on project basis

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Studio Pacific Architecture is a cross-disciplinary design practice providing architecture, interior architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, and sustainability consulting services to government, commercial, and private clients across Aotearoa New Zealand. Services span commercial, residential, civic, cultural, education, health, heritage, and hospitality projects, with integrated sustainability practices including Life Cycle Analysis, Carbon Budgets, Green Star rating consultation, and Toitū carbonzero certification support.

Product overview

Studio Pacific Architecture is a cross-disciplinary architecture, interior architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design practice serving Aotearoa New Zealand. Their service portfolio comprises four interconnected design disciplines: Architecture Services (covering commercial, residential, civic, cultural, education, health, heritage, and hospitality sectors), Interior Architecture (workplace, commercial, and residential interiors), Landscape Architecture (parks, civic spaces, infrastructure landscapes, ecological restoration), and Urban Design Services (masterplanning, urban regeneration, strategic planning). They also offer Sustainability Consulting as an add-on service providing Life Cycle Analysis, Carbon Budgets, Green Star rating consultation, and Toitū carbonzero certification support. Projects span arts and culture buildings, airports, convention centres, parliamentary buildings, schools, hospitals, workplaces, residential homes, and large-scale urban developments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Comprehensive architectural design services spanning commercial, residential, civic, cultural, education, health, heritage, and hospitality projects across Aotearoa New Zealand.
• Interior Architecture Interior design and space planning services for workplace, commercial, and residential interiors, focusing on materiality, lighting, and spatial storytelling.
• Landscape Architecture Landscape architecture services cultivating integrated built and natural environments, including parks, streetscapes, civic spaces, and ecological restoration projects.
• Urban Design Services Urban design and planning services including masterplanning, urban regeneration, mixed-use development, and strategic planning for cities and neighbourhoods.
• Sustainability Consulting Environmental sustainability services including Life Cycle Analysis, Carbon Budgets, Green Star rating consultation, and Toitū carbonzero certification support for projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Air New Zealand Hangar 4 achieved largest single-span timber aircraft hangar in Southern Hemisphere
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of WellingtoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership spanning more than a decade bringing specialist knowledge and third-party assessment. Focus areas include design and project management, social/physical/mental wellbeing, contemporary workspace planning, urban design, timber construction, and building energy performance. This partnership underpins commitment to innovation and assures clients there is sound evidence informing their work.
• TupuToacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to support Māori and Pasifika design students and bring greater diversity and emerging talent to the architecture industry.
• Diversity AgendacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner of the Diversity Agenda and signatory to the Diversity Accord, which aims to achieve better gender balance and diversity in architecture and engineering.
• Life Cycle Association of New ZealandminorOthersActive member of LCANZ working on building an extensive project carbon database.
• New Zealand Green Building CouncilminorOthersMember of NZGBC with Green Star Accredited Professional services capability.
• Campaign for Wool NZminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStephen McDougall serves as Ambassador for Campaign for Wool NZ, promoting the use of New Zealand wool across Studio Pacific's work and the broader architecture industry.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Gensler: Global design firm specialising in architecture, interiors, urban design, and workplace strategy. Broad incumbent with significantly larger scale pursuing workplace, commercial, and civic mandates in NZ and Asia-Pacific.
• Foster + Partners: Global architecture and integrated design firm with a broad portfolio spanning aviation, civic, cultural, and workplace sectors. Broad incumbent operating at much larger scale and competing for the same NZ landmark aviation and civic commissions.
• Snøhetta: Global architecture, landscape, and interior design firm with strong sustainability and cultural-civic credentials. Broad incumbent overlapping with Studio Pacific on landscape, cultural, and low-carbon building commissions.

Direct peers

• Architectus: Australia and New Zealand architecture, interior, and urban design practice with strong sustainability credentials. Direct peer operating across similar civic, commercial, and education sectors with comparable scale and design-led positioning.
• Warren and Mahoney: New Zealand's largest architecture practice offering architecture, interior, urban, and landscape design across commercial, civic, and cultural sectors. Direct peer with similar cross-disciplinary service model and overlapping public-sector and enterprise client base.
• BVN: Australian architecture and design practice with sustainability focus and multi-disciplinary teams. Direct peer competing for similar civic, education, and workplace projects across Australia and NZ.
• Athfield Architects: Wellington-based architecture firm with comparable scale, longevity, and cross-sector portfolio. Direct peer competing for the same NZ public, cultural, and residential commissions.
• Bates Smart: Established Australian architecture practice with deep commercial, heritage, and workplace portfolios. Direct peer pursuing similar trans-Tasman civic, workplace, and adaptive reuse mandates.
• Hassell: Global architecture and design firm with strong presence in workplace, public realm, and cultural projects. Direct peer in design-led, multi-disciplinary practice with comparable sustainability positioning.
• RTA Studio: New Zealand architecture and design studio with similar scale and design-led, residential-and-civic portfolio. Direct peer in NZ architecture market competing for boutique and high-performance residential commissions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/studiopacificarchitecture
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/studio-of-pacific-architecture

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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