We were delighted to partner with Wingate on the design and delivery of our amazing new Auckland offices.

Our brief was for Wingate to step away from the look of a traditional law firm and push the boundaries with a design that has more of a boutique and relaxed feel. Having been the first NZ law firm to embrace an open plan environment approximately 15 years ago and we wanted to be bold with our design to evolve the way we work to the next stage. The result is tremendous and we really enjoyed working with the Wingate team throughout the process.

Wingate were also superb in pulling together a great team to deliver the project and the early engagement process with Savory Construction worked extremely well to ensure that our tight timeframes were met.

We are loving our new home and there is already a noticeable increase in productivity as a result!

We thoroughly enjoyed working with the Wingates team. They played the pivotal role in the success of our project, being central to strategy, design and implementation from start to finish. The headline results of the project have been transformational for our business: more staff in the office, greater teamwork & collaboration and a spectacular office environment we are proud to show clients and that contributes to recruitment. We simply couldn’t have achieved what we have without the guidance and expertise and value-add of Wingates’ industry-leading team.
We brought Wingates onto the project early, initially so we could benefit from its expertise in workplace strategy as part of our due diligence process, before moving into early design work as our documentation fell into place. From the outset, they worked hard to integrate with our internal project team and understand the brief. That early investment of time allowed for the development of a seamless and valuable understanding of our organisation, our goals for the project, including a clear workplace strategy & design vision, and created huge efficiencies within the project.
Our project was conducted to an extremely tight design and construction programme which allowed little margin for error or redesign. Throughout, the Wingates team hit their design milestones and consistently delivered designs which met the brief and capable of acceptance with minimal changes. From a construction-integration perspective, Wingates contributed greatly to our project being on time and on budget. Their ability to think about buildability (not just design) and to work flexibly and productively alongside our QS and contractor was a notable feature.
Where options were provided (particularly regarding soft furnishing choices and statement fixtures) those presented were always well thought out and vetted, so that we were able to quickly decide between high-quality options. On the rare occasion where our team had requests, or made suggestions, the Wingates team was open, responsive and able to swiftly pivot or amend designs – never too proud to hear us as the client.