About Nikki Wilson Studio

Formed in 2016, we are a highly experienced interior architecture studio based near Queenstown, New Zealand.

We work on a wide range of projects from hospitality and workplace, to select hotels and residences, for both local and international clients.

Our work is a close collaboration with clients, and often undertaken as part of a collective of architects, developers, branding agencies, writers, chefs, craftspeople and artists. We have strategic partnerships with many of these people and work as an ‘and friends’ studio, bringing in specific expertise as needed. We love it when, in the process of creating a space, our work informs, and is informed by multiple disciplines.

A foundation of research and writing is key for all our projects. We find histories and narratives particular to each client, their building, their brand, the urban context, and landscape. Then, working between the conceptual and the operational, the emotive and the pragmatic, we embed these stories in the design in order to make extraordinary spaces.

Our projects share a commitment to a layered and tactile approach in the use of materials, to craftsmanship, and to a level of detail that touches everything from the masterplan to the tablecloth, across all budgets.

If you are interested in working with us, please send an email with a brief description of what your project might involve. We look forward to hearing from you.

Team

Nikki Wilson: Director, B.Design Interior Architecture Victoria University Wellington. DINZ, Affiliate Member NZIA
Sarah Reid: Interior Architect, M.Arch Professional (Hons) Auckland University
Lauren Hickling: Interior architect, MIA (Masters Interior Architecture) Victoria University Wellington
Jayna Mackley: Administration

The studio is led by Nikki Wilson who, alongside her work as a designer, has been a regular contributing writer for a number of design publications and has taught at VUW School of Architecture and Design. She has a particular interest in heritage architecture and is a member of ICOMOS New Zealand, the New Zealand Chapter of Docomomo, and SAHANZ.

Services

In its broadest sense, to make interior architecture is to design everything except the building’s facade, and a lot of the time we have input on that also.

Our range of services includes; historical research and writing, early design strategies, planning and feasibility studies, design and documentation of custom joinery, furniture and light fittings, coordination of outside consultants, documentation for consent and construction, selection of fittings, finishes, equipment, furniture and artworks, project management, budget control, procurement, site observation, installation and styling.

Approach

Our work is intentionally in close collaboration with clients, and often undertaken as part of a collective of architects, developers, branding agencies, writers, chefs, craftspeople and artists. We love it when, in the process of creating a space, our work informs, and is informed by multiple disciplines.

A foundation of research and writing is key for all our projects. We find histories and narratives particular to each client, their building, their brand, the urban context, and their landscape. Then, working between the conceptual and the operational, the emotive and the pragmatic, we embed these stories in the design in order to make extraordinary spaces.

Services

InstallationResidential ProjectsCommercial Projects

Locations we service