Ken Robinson Architects
About us
Ken Robinson Architects, based in Nelson New Zealand is a client focused NZIA Practice, aiming to produce efficient, ecologically sound buildings that are adaptive yet personal, by taking advantage of the site and building volume and structure.
We provide full Project Management and Design services over a wide range of buildings to make the best use of resources in meeting your vision.
Our commitment to excellence in design and documentation combined with close working relationships with the client , other consultants and building contractors has enabled provision of building solutions that the client, the community, and the construction team can be proud of.
While the firm is relativelly new, over the past 25 years Ken has built a reputation for providing quality architectural solutions on a wide range of projects ranging from commercial and industrial buildings, to single homes or multi residential developments, with a particular expertise in education work that has created a long term client base throughout the Nelson Region. A copy of Kens CV can be accessed here
We are a small office but being small has the major advantage of having an experienced architect as your point of contact through all stages of the planning, design, detailing and construction of a project. This ensures consistency of the design ideas throughout, and this married with technical competence at all levels, gives continuity important in ensuring an effective outcome. This consistency combined with communication is the key. Communication is enhanced by using the latest ArchiCAD workstations that offer the opportunity of 3D computer imaging at all stages of a project, along with the ability to quickly record and modify information, enabling documentation to be prepared efficiently no matter the size of the project
So Why Use Us?
Ken Robinson Architects Ltd are committed to continuing to provide a quality efficient service and we offer the following key benefits: -
- Commitment: A practice committed to service. We will provide you with cost-effective solutions that are functional and creative.
- Experience: We have undertaken a wide range of projects, producing vibrant and practical spaces that the clients enjoy.
- Team Approach: We offer a cooperative team approach, with one point of contact through all planning, design and project management phases, ensuring efficient and effective communication.
- Thorough Documentation: We believe that thorough documentation leads to competitive tenders and cost savings to the client, with projects being completed on time and in budget.
- Locally Based: We are a Nelson-based architectural firm, with good working relationships with local contractors, consultants and councils. We are located close by and are only a phone call away
Awards
Peterborough Mix It Up Competition
A collaboration of Nelson Architects, Ken Robinson, and Richard Sellars and Lyn Russell of Continuum Architecture Ltd, have won three special awards for their concept new ideas in the "Mix It Up Design Competition" for the Peterborough Village community in Christchurch. This local architects' collaboration was awarded most Provocative Concept, for a model of mixed-use spaces, inhabitant driven, with flexible and interchangeable functions, dependent on changing requirements; and the Structural Innovation Award featuring adjustable connections to the ground with stiff timber modules above, with services and structure easily accessible and repairable. This was complemented with a Highly Commended Award for Prefabrication, for the linear stackable kit of parts construction method. Overall the concept offers a pattern for inclusive development giving freedom to innovate and connect.
Ken Robinson Architects Ltd and Continuum Architecture Ltd are further developing these ideas of mixed-use development based on the interest that has arisen from the competition entry, and believe that the key to the development of sites such as these is that there are opportunities for combining and joining rather than building individual buildings on separate sites. They see these new principles of interaction, both in buildings and people as particularly relevant to inner city development not just in Christchurch but also in other New Zealand urban environments as well.
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Business details
- Category:
- Architects
- Business focus:
- Residential
- Verified ArchiPro member since:
- 2018