Condon Scott Architects

2026

Pekepeke Cabin, Queenstown

Regional Category Winner, Regional Special Award, Regional Gold – Southern Master Builders House of the Year, 2026

Bramble Close, Wānaka

Winner – Housing Award, 2026 NZIA (New Zealand Institute of Architects – Te Kāhui Whaihanga) Southern Architecture Awards

Oculus House, Queenstown

Shortlisted – Housing Award, 2026 NZIA (New Zealand Institute of Architects – Te Kāhui Whaihanga) Southern Architecture Awards

2025

Penrith Peaks, Wānaka

Winner – Housing Award, 2025 NZIA (New Zealand Institute of Architects – Te Kāhui Whaihanga) Southern Architecture Awards

Sugi House, Wānaka

Finalist – HOME Magazine, Home of the Decade 2015-2025 Awards

2024

Penrith Peaks, Wānaka

Silver – 2024 Global Architecture Awards – Houses Built

Finalist Best Awards 2024, Spatial > Residential Category (Designers Institute of New Zealand)

Finalist HOME Interior of The Year 2024 Awards – Living Category

Sugi House, Wānaka

Special Mention – Architizer A + Awards 2024, Residential > Private House (S 1000 – 2000 sq ft)

Bendigo Terrace, Central Otago

Finalist – 2023 TIDA (Trends International Design Awards) International Home of the Year

2023

Bendigo Terrace, Central Otago

Winner – 2023 TIDA (Trends International Design Awards) New Zealand Architect New Home of the Year

Bronze – Best Awards 2023, Spatial > Residential Category (Designers Institute of New Zealand)

Shortlisted – Housing Award, 2023 NZIA (New Zealand Institute of Architects – Te Kāhui Whaihanga) Southern Architecture Awards

Upton Street Apartments, Wānaka 

Winner – Multi Unit Residential Award, 2023 NZIA (New Zealand Institute of Architects – Te Kāhui Whaihanga) Southern Architecture Awards

Robrosa Street, Wānaka 

Regional Category Gold – Southern Master Builders New Zealand House of the Year Awards – New build $1,000,000 – $1,500,000

2022

Upton Street Apartments, Wānaka

National Category Winner – National Master Builders New Zealand House of the Year Awards – Multi Unit Housing

Regional Category Winner & Gold – Southern Master Builders New Zealand House of the Year Awards – Multi Unit Housing

Sugi House, WānakaRegional Category Gold – Southern Master Builders New Zealand House of the Year Awards – New Build $750,000 – $1,000,000

2021

Sugi House, Wānaka

Winner – Small Project Architecture Award, 2021 NZIA (New Zealand Institute of Architects – Te Kāhui Whaihanga) Southern Architecture Awards

Silver – Residential Award – DINZ Best Awards (Designers Institute of NZ)

Shortlisted – NZIA (New Zealand Institute of Architects) National Housing Award – NZIA Awards

Winner – Residential Award – Good Design Awards (AU)

Shortlisted – House of the Year Award – Habitus (AU)

Wānaka Community Hub, Wānaka 

Shortlisted – Commercial Project Award, 2021 NZIA (New Zealand Institute of Architects – Te Kāhui Whaihanga) Southern Architecture Awards

2020

Ruby Ridge House, Wānaka 

Winner – NZ Architecturally Designed New Home of the Year Award – TIDA (Trends International Design Awards)

Winner – Housing Award, 2020 NZIA (New Zealand Institute of Architects – Te Kāhui Whaihanga) Southern Architecture Awards

Shortlisted – National Housing Award, 2020 NZIA (New Zealand Institute of Architects – Te Kāhui Whaihanga) National Awards

Finalist – Residential Award – DINZ Best Awards (Designers Institute of NZ)

Finalist – Consultant Category Award

2019

NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS
Winner of a Small Project Award at the 2019 NZIA Southern Architecture Awards (Kirimoko Tiny House)

DESIGNERS INSTITUTE OF NEW ZEALAND BEST AWARDS
Bronze Award 2019 DINZ Best Awards (Kirimoko Tiny House) Finalist 2019 DINZ Best Awards (Lake Hawea House)

TRENDS INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS
Highly Commended at the 2019 TIDA NZ Architect NZ Home of the Year Awards (Lake Hawea House) 

2018

NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS
Winner of a Housing Award at 2018 NZIA Southern Architecture Awards (Kelvin Heights House, Queenstown)

TRENDS INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS
Runner-Up 2018 TIDA New Zealand Architect Awards New Home of the Year (Valley Crescent House)

NZ REGISTERED MASTER BUILDERS HOUSE OF THE YEAR Gold Award for Southern Regional New Homes Over $2m (Kelvin Heights House)

Gold Award for Southern Region GIB Show Home (Grandview House) 

2017

REGISTERED MASTER BUILDERS HOUSE OF THE YEAR
Gold Award for Southern Region Turnkey Homes $700,000 – $1m (Forest Heights House)

NZ COMMERCIAL PROJECTS AWARDS
Silver Award in the Industrial Category (Cardrona Distillery)

2015

REGISTERED MASTER BUILDERS HOUSE OF THE YEAR
Gold Award for Southern Region James Hardie New Homes $500,000 – $650,000 (Milburn House)

2014

NZ COMMERCIAL PROJECTS AWARDS
Gold Award in the Tourism and Leisure Category
National Category Winner Tourism and Leisure Category
National Award Best Project under $2m

TRENDS TOP 30 NEW ZEALAND HOME
Winner of Trends Top 30 NZ Homes and NZ Kitchen Award (Brewer House) 

REGISTERED MASTER BUILDERS HOUSE OF THE YEAR
Gold Award for Westpac New Homes over $2 million (Alexander House)

2011

NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS
Winner of NZIA Southern Architecture Award for Public Architecture (Wanaka Catholic Church)

WINDOW ASSOCIATION OF NZ NATIONAL AWARD
Winner of the Window Association of NZ National Award (Wanaka Catholic Church)

2010

REGISTERED MASTER BUILDERS HOUSE OF THE YEAR – SOUTHERN REGION
Category Winner and Gold Award for New Homes $1m – $2m (King House)

BARRY CONDON | DIRECTOR
REGISTERED ARCHITECT (NZRAB), ANZIA, B. ARCH. SC. (HONS), DIP. ARCH. (HONS)

With more than 25 years experience, Barry’s comprehensive abilities enable him to contribute across the various areas of a project from concept, design development and construction. He is passionate about solving the unique challenges presented with each brief and the constraints of a site to deliver a rewarding outcome for the client.

Irish-trained, Barry graduated in 1998 and spent a formative period of professional development in Dublin during the height of Ireland’s construction boom. With a desire to travel and gain further experience overseas, Barry worked for well known firms Cox Architects (Melbourne) and Architectus (Auckland) before settling in Wānaka and joining the Sarah Scott Architects team in 2005.

Barry gained membership to the New Zealand Institute of Architects in 2009 and formed the partnership with Sarah in 2012. The name of the practice changed in 2016 to Condon Scott Architects.

Barry is a professional member of the Designers Institute of New Zealand and was also a finalist in the Consultant category of the 2021 NZ Institute of Building Awards.

In 2022, Barry was selected by the New Zealand Institute of Architects as the jury convenor for the 2022 NZIA Southern Architecture Awards.

SARAH SCOTT | REGISTERED ARCHITECT REGISTERED ARCHITECT (NZRAB), FNZIA, B. ARCH.

With over 45 year’s experience as a practicing architect, Sarah set up an architectural practice (Sarah Scott Architects) in Wānaka in 1988. Over this time she has worked on numerous projects all over New Zealand, but mostly in Wānaka, Queenstown and the lower South Island. Sarah has been extensively involved with community projects and mentoring of local high school students. Sarah was made a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Architects in 2013.

In 2012, Sarah formed a partnership with her long-term colleague and friend, Barry Condon, creating Condon Scott Architects Ltd. They worked together as Directors for 9 years. In 2021, Sarah retired as a Director, continuing to work at Condon Scott Architects in a consultancy role, mentoring the architectural team and overseeing project and client management.