| 67 Campbell Registered Architects T T Virginia Wright Designing quality homes in stunning locations Campbell Registered Architects focuses on quality residential projects throughout Northland. “You need someone with the vision to put those things together and know when they’re drawing it that it’s going to be a good space and it’s going to work. ” ARCHITECTURE When Colin Campbell and his family moved from Auckland north to Te Arai, on the coast between Wellsford and Mangawhai, 18 years ago they were well ahead of the Covid-fuelled, work remotely, exodus of recent times. Having registered as an architect 15 years before that Colin’s firm Campbell Registered Architects had enough of a reputation with years of satisfied clients to be confident that the work would continue to come. His confidence proved to be well founded, and was only helped by Colin’s continued contact with his professional colleagues nearby and affiliation with the Architectural Institute. Colin’s wife Raylee grew up at Langs Beach and although city-life was exhilarating they decided to prioritise their wish to offer their three children a different lifestyle, along with the view of the Hen and Chicken Islands they were after. Their move north influenced the type of projects they do as well as where they do them. While they still take on projects in Auckland, leaving their city-based practice behind took them to a place where new builds are more the norm. “We focus on quality residential projects throughout Northland in places like Kerikeri, Sandy Bay and Waipu Cove, down through Mangawhai, Te Arai, Matakana; mostly in rural and coastal locations, where people have a pretty nice site and are looking to build something with a view,” says Colin. Colin also enjoys doing smaller commercial projects such as working on the local Mangawhai Butchery and Supermarket, and further afield the old Matakana Sawmill up Matakana Valley Road. “It’s called the Market Sheds where we’re refurbishing and replacing some of the old buildings and drying sheds, turning them into small artisan studios to make an Artisan’s Quarter where people can come and make and sell their products,” explains Colin. Not surprisingly Colin firmly believes that those looking to build are well served by working with a registered architect. To qualify for registration they must have completed their five years of study as well as a minimum of three years work under another registered architect, all feeding into the ‘raft of experience and testing’ required. “We also have a code of ethics we must comply with, plus the backup of the Institute to talk with about anything that might come up and the professional indemnity insurance which protects the clients if something untoward should ever happen” explains Colin. From his point of view Colin likes nothing more than an opportunity to build from scratch. “To work with people to take their ideas and their site and all of the inputs that go with that, and use our ideas and creativity, and the technical knowledge and practical understanding of what can be built, to achieve something which is beyond what any one person might dream about.” He’s confident that while an architect can add value to a project it doesn’t necessarily need to cost any more. “You can arrange the rooms and organise all the building materials one way or another, and end up with a fantastic result or a rubbish result and it will cost the same amount of money. “You need someone with the vision to put those things together and know when they’re drawing it that it’s going to be a good space and it’s going to work. ” If you work with Campbell Registered Architects you’re working directly with Colin and his wife Raylee in their ‘deliberately personal practice’. Raylee’s design and landscaping background dovetails nicely with Colin’s architectural skills and together they work closely with every client that comes their way to build them a space, whether home or business, that they’ll love to spend time in. MCLEAN ROAD, RD2, WAIPU, NORTHLAND, 0582 PH 027 432 0007 WWW.CCP.NZ SPECIALISES IN ARCHITECTURAL CUSTOMDESIGNED NEWHOME BUILDS AND RENOVATIONS KEY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ARE: • NEWHOMES SPECIALISING IN ARCHITECTURAL RENOVATIONS • LIGHT COMMERCIALWORK • PROJECT MANAGEMENT • LANDSCAPING
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