South by Southeast

South by Southeast’s designs are deeply rooted in the place they stand. As an award-winning South Island practice, our work seeks to enhance the local environment with beautiful and innovative designs that are inherently linked to place.

Our work strives to enhance a sense of place – tūrangawaewae. It acknowledges the importance of identity and our relationship to others and the connection to our physical spaces we inhabit, whether natural or human-made.

We believe that the best design is not just aware of the environment for which it is designed, but also has a positive impact on it and the community it serves. Big impact, with a small footprint. Master planning, mixed use commercial, tourism, sporting and leisure, accommodation, and landscapes get the same care and attention to purpose.

Our Christchurch studio has collective experience in the design and delivery of quality projects in New Zealand, UK and Europe. We approach all designs from a first principal basis favouring exploration over accepted ideas and convention. Our design process is structured to drive for innovative solutions that create better outcomes for all stakeholders and contributes to our collective culture and fabric of community.