“Our growth into New Zealand will only strengthen the practice’s expertise across the mixed-use, hotel, residential and commercial sectors, enhancing our ability to service our existing client base of developers and commercial clients,” says Cottee Parker managing director Matthew Caswell.

Cottee Parker announced that the new Auckland studio is to launch with full design services, including architecture, urban design, master planning, interior design and BIM management.

“We have already attracted some of New Zealand’s best design talent to ensure our New Zealand clients receive the exemplary level of service our Australian partners have come to expect,” says Caswell. “With studios across Australasia’s major cities, including Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth, we are thrilled to add Auckland to the fold and look forward to becoming a trusted design partner to our Kiwi stakeholders.”

The New Zealand studio will be led by equity director, David Thornton, who is no stranger to the local market, with a career spanning over 25 years, Thornton has a legacy of leading mixed-use, retail, commercial and residential projects, as well as developing retail master-planning with strategic outcomes that have been the catalyst for bringing international brands to New Zealand.

“After nearly three decades in the practice of architecture, it’s exciting to be launching a studio as well­ renowned as Cottee Parker in New Zealand,” says Thornton. “As the practice’s first international office, the Auckland team is looking forward to collaborating with our Australian studios to deliver design solutions that provide both international reach sought by New Zealand clients, with the confidence of local expertise, and delivery capability.”

Cottee Parker’s hallmark projects include the Queen’s Wharf Integrated Resort Development in Brisbane, The Ritz Carlton in Perth and the West Side Place in Melbourne.