'iti Architects
- Architecture
- Interiors
- Project Management
The studio
Architecture, interiors and project management from a Cook Islands Māori studio in Auckland
'iti Architects brings together three practitioners with a shared way of working. The studio designs buildings and interiors, and manages the delivery of projects, with a focus on spatial traditions, climate resilient design and Pacific values.
Architecture
Concept design through to consent documentation and construction for new buildings, alterations and housing.
Interiors
Interior design and fit-out for homes, community and commercial spaces, planned around how people gather and live.
Project Management
Programme, budget and contract administration from brief to handover, so a project is delivered the way it was designed.
'iti, the meaning of the name
- derived from 'iti mai, to shine or bring into focus
- has a duality in meaning; edge
- can go up and over: weaving
- can be cut: tattoo
- can be shaped: carving
- can be directional: navigation
- can turn to form a corner: architecture
What the studio stands for
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Spatial Traditions
Ways of arranging space that come from Cook Islands Māori and Pacific life: the open house, the shared ground between houses, and the order of a village.
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Climate Resilient
Buildings designed for a warming Pacific: shade, cross ventilation, water, durable materials and ground that is ready for storms and rising seas.
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Pacific Values
Design led by family, community and respect for place. Decisions are made with the people who will live in and use the building.
Collective
Three practitioners, one studio
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Antonio Laiman
BArch, NZCAD
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David Raea
BArch, NZCSD Surv
Registered Architect, NZRAB, ANZIA -
David Simiona
BArch (Hons), NZCD Arch
Registered Architect, NZRAB, ANZIA
Collaboration
Projects in architecture, interiors and project management
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Contact
Talk to 'iti Architects about a project
Tell the studio about the site, the brief and the people it is for. The studio works from Auckland and takes on projects across New Zealand and the Pacific.
- hello@itiarchitects.co.nz to be confirmed
- Phone
- 021 230 2528 to be confirmed
- Studio
- Auckland, New Zealand