WHO IS GO ARCHITECTURE

About

GO architecture is based at Paula’s home and currently consists of a small team working on all aspects of the projects from the first consultation right through to obtaining the council consent.
Paula and her team keep up to date with industry developments and meets up with other Architectural designers and business people on a regular basis to keep upskilling and sharing expertise and experience.

Philosophy

GO architecture believes that to be successful good design needs to not only look right, but to also be robust and address your real needs. The design process is an integral factor that needs to be properly managed in order to achieve the best outcome for you.

This means keeping you involved in the process and maintaining excellent communication channels, so you know at all times what is going on and when it will be delivered.

As a designer I believe it is important to consider environmental issues at design stage – including warmth and comfort, energy usage, products selected, and how it integrates with the surrounding built and natural environments.

Experience

Paula became a Licenced Building Practitioner (LBP) at the end of 2016, this means GO architecture can submit projects to council and it indicates we have the required competencies to design houses and renovations in New Zealand.

Paula became a professional member of Architectural Designers New Zealand (ADNZ) in September 2018. ADNZ is the professional body for Architectural Designers in New Zealand and maintain rigorous standards for membership and skills maintenance, this gives you assurance of our ability to meet the high standards that ADNZ expect.

Philosophy

GO architecture believes that to be successful good design needs to not only look right, but to also be robust and address your real needs. The design process is an integral factor that needs to be properly managed in order to achieve the best outcome for you.

This means keeping you involved in the process and maintaining excellent communication channels, so you know at all times what is going on and when it will be delivered.

As a designer I believe it is important to consider environmental issues at design stage – including warmth and comfort, energy usage, products selected, and how it integrates with the surrounding built and natural environments.

Experience

Paula became a Licenced Building Practitioner (LBP) at the end of 2016, this means GO architecture can submit projects to council and it indicates we have the required competencies to design houses and renovations in New Zealand.

Paula became a professional member of Architectural Designers New Zealand (ADNZ) in September 2018. ADNZ is the professional body for Architectural Designers in New Zealand and maintain rigorous standards for membership and skills maintenance, this gives you assurance of our ability to meet the high standards that ADNZ expect.

About Paula

Paula has had a passion for renovating homes since she was a small child, having lived in houses being renovated her entire life. She started by building lego houses when young and bought her first home when she was 21, She’s been renovating her own homes ever since, learning many of the practical aspects of building as she goes.

Paula studied a Bachelor of Engineering Technology (specialisation in Architectural Technology) at Massey University in Wellington, she graduated top of her class and in the top 5% of the Engineering School in her year.

Since graduating Paula has worked in the Wellington region at a couple of architectural firms. In 2016 she left to start her own business as she felt there was an opportunity to provide a great client-focused service in the Wellington area. Her passion is helping people to realise the potential present in their homes or sites.

Testimonials

Paula was a pleasure to deal with and kept in constant contact with us during the whole process, so much so that we came across a few curveballs, she even organised a tradie to help find a solution.

Completely professional from taking our goals in mind, very creative in giving us multiple design options we would not have even considered, sensitive to our cost considerations, great attention to detail and impeccable final consent plans that were passed first time with the Council.

Cannot recommend Go Architecture highly enough. Very impressed. A+++

Amanda Oliver

We hired Paula to completely redesign our 1910 villa, including a new floor layout, new garage, new deck and a loft conversion. Paula has been excellent from start to finish. She listened carefully to what we wanted while also making her own suggestions for things we should consider. The most pleasing part of working with Paula has been how responsive and helpful she is. She has tended to answer emails within hours, if not minutes, and has always been prepared to answer any questions I might have and explain things in more detail. Paula has also been fantastic at liaising with the engineers and other professionals. It’s safe to say that we wouldn’t have made it through the design stage as quickly as we did without Paula’s dedication and attention to detail.

From a technical perspective Paula’s plans have been top notch, sailing through the BC and RC process with relative ease. I can’t speak highly enough of her work, I’m very pleased we involved her in our project.

Matt Phillips

Paula has to be one of the most knowledgeable and fairest designers I have come to know. She is always professional in her manner, she advises will to Clients and Builders alike to ensure all her designers meet Local Territorial Regs,; Building Codes; NZS 3604: 2011. We love working alongside her.

I would highly recommended anyone to using her service!

Candice Barr

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