tocreate
Architectural Designers
About us
You have amazing ideas.
Let's work together to create something incredible.
Building a house starts with an idea. We are here to help design and bring you ideas to life.
tocreate has evolved to create a service of architectural design that covers both the aesthetic as well as the functional aspects of delivering a home that blends in with its environment.
To create a place to live in that is above the minimum standard of the building code, using products that perform and produce healthier results for the people to live in. There are different design philosophies to consider when looking at creating a healthy home – Passive House, Green Star Houses, Eco Homes they all have something to offer and consider in the creation of your home.
tocreate works as a partnership between you (the client) and the different consultants (engineer, surveyor, planner, builder), so that all of these professional groups will contribute and work together to achieve a unique design for your home.
Design Process
All projects are unique because they represent the desires and individual circumstances of you the client, commissioning the work for your site in its own unique location.
The process starts off with a meeting in your home or at the site of your project to discuss your ideas and requirements.
From your brief we look at the scope of the work. We provide a written fee proposal and design agreement which outlines your requirements and the different stages of your project.
- Meeting: We hear what your ideas are and look at the site/house. From there we distinguish how to achieve what is required.
- Ideas: We will create concept designs for the project, taking the ideas and presenting them as drawings.
- Refining: Working with you, we refine the design by confirming materials and specific products required that will work best for your situation.
- Detailing: We take the developed design and add further information from other consultants, forming more detailed drawings. This is the start of the process required for council consent.
- Submitting: Our last step is to finalise all the documentation required and submit it to council along with the project designs. This will be your Building Consent, and if required, a Resource Consent.
Glynis Smith
Glynis has worked in the architectural industry since 2009 and gained experience as an Architectural Designer. Having done contract work for a variety of architects, designers, design & build companies, independent clients and home owners.
Glynis has had the privilege of working for SHA Architecture on commercial design, Sang Architects with Passive House Design and in the SNUG Competition organised by Prefab NZ.
Memberships / Qualifications
- Licensed Building Practitioner in Design 2 (LBP)
- National Diploma in Architectural Technology (NDAT)
- Professional Member of Architectural Designers New Zealand (ADNZ)
- Member of the Superhome Movement
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Business details
- Category:
- Architectural Designers
- Business focus:
- Residential
- Verified ArchiPro member since:
- 2020
- Associations:
- Architectural Designers New Zealand
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