About Warren and Mahoney

OUR PRACTICE We’re guided by one central principle: our belief that capturing and reflecting identity is key to making places that work for their users. Identity is the understanding of self, grounded in place, culture, heritage and sense of purpose. We know from long experience that the most authentic, successful and enduring projects are those that reflect the shared identity of the community. OUR HERITAGE Warren and Mahoney is the only third-generation architectural practice in New Zealand. Today it is a multidisciplinary design practice offering architectural, interior, graphic, urban and environmentally sustainable design services. Over the decades we have nurtured some of New Zealand’s finest architectural talent, and our people remain integral to our remarkable history of innovation and design excellence. Founded in 1955 by Sir Miles Warren in Christchurch, the firm designed many buildings regarded as the benchmark of New Zealand Modernism. Sir Miles was knighted in 1985 for his services to architecture and in 2003 named one of ten inaugural ‘Icons of the Arts’ by the Arts Foundation of New Zealand. Today we have teams in Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland, Tauranga, Queenstown, Sydney and Melbourne, who work seamlessly together under our ‘one studio’ structure.