Dpa

Name

Dpa

Legal name

DPA Architects

Website

https://dpaarchitects.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heritage Architecture Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131)

akta.pro primary industry

Historic Preservation & Conservation Planning (BPAHAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Historic Home Renovation & Preservation (HSAPAEAG), Architectural Reconfiguration & Structural Alterations (HSAPAEAB)

Keywords

• Heritage architecture
• Seismic strengthening
• Building conservation
• Heritage restoration
• Adaptive reuse

Headquarters

HQ city

Auckland

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services: DPA Architects generates revenue through providing architectural services including heritage conservation, seismic strengthening, restoration, and new build design for heritage buildings. Revenue is project-based, typically fixed-fee arrangements for defined scopes of architectural work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

DPA Architects is a specialist heritage architecture practice delivering conservation, restoration, adaptive reuse, and seismic strengthening design services for heritage buildings across New Zealand. The firm serves government institutions, councils, cultural organizations, and private owners through direct commissions and competitive tenders, with particular expertise in seismic upgrading of unreinforced masonry structures developed through the Christchurch rebuild.

Product overview

DPA Architects is a specialist heritage architecture practice offering a unified service portfolio centered on heritage conservation, seismic strengthening, and adaptive reuse of historic buildings. The core offerings include Heritage Architecture Services (conservation planning, restoration design, heritage assessments) and Seismic Strengthening Services (structural upgrades for unreinforced masonry buildings), delivered across three project categories: Commercial Heritage (museums, galleries, libraries, theatres, opera houses, civic buildings), Residential Heritage (villas, cottages, farm buildings), and Conservation/Heritage projects. The practice, established in 1996 as Dave Pearson Architects and now comprising 14 architectural and support staff, is particularly known for its extensive involvement in the Christchurch post-earthquake rebuild and has received multiple UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards and Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects awards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ignite ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDPA Architects worked in association with Ignite Architects on the Auckland Art Gallery restoration project, where they served as Heritage Architects for restoration works involving full replacement of the slate roof, remedial works to the building's facade, and reinstatement of missing heritage elements.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ignite Architects: Auckland-based heritage architecture firm that partnered with DPA on the Auckland Art Gallery restoration. Operates in the same heritage conservation niche within New Zealand, with overlapping client base of cultural institutions and councils.
• Purcell: UK-based heritage architecture practice specializing in conservation, restoration, and adaptive reuse of historic buildings. Highly comparable specialist model with deep heritage credentials and award-winning project track record.
• Donald Insall Associates: UK heritage architecture consultancy focused on conservation planning, restoration, and adaptive reuse. Directly comparable boutique specialist model serving cultural and civic clients on listed-building projects.
• Beyer Blinder Belle: US architecture firm renowned for heritage restoration, adaptive reuse, and cultural institution projects. Comparable in serving museums, civic buildings, and historic landmarks with conservation-led design expertise.

Broad incumbents

• Jasmax: One of New Zealand's largest architecture practices with a heritage and conservation portfolio. Provides comparable architectural services but at significantly larger scale across commercial, civic, and heritage projects nationally.
• Warren and Mahoney: Major New Zealand architecture firm with heritage and adaptive reuse projects alongside large commercial work. Comparable in tackling significant cultural and institutional commissions, but operating as a full-service incumbent.
• Architectus: Trans-Tasman architecture practice with established heritage and conservation capabilities across New Zealand and Australia. Comparable in servicing institutional and cultural clients but with broader geographic reach.
• Athfield Architects: Long-established New Zealand architecture practice with heritage and residential expertise. Operates in similar cultural and civic project spaces with comparable design-led positioning, though at larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dave-pearson-architects

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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