Sally Holdgate Architecture

Sally Holdgate Architecture

About

Sally Holdgate Architecture is a Hamilton and Auckland based boutique studio, founded in 2020 by director Sally Holdgate, working across residential, education and commercial projects throughout New Zealand.

Sally brings twenty years' experience across New Zealand, Australia and the UK, having worked as Principal Architect, Design Manager, and business owner before founding the practice. A Registered Architect with the New Zealand Registered Architects Board, she's known equally for design quality and technical delivery, resource and building consents, construction observation, and contract administration, meaning projects are as buildable as they are beautiful.

The practice has a particular reputation in the education sector, and works alongside a trusted circle of consultants and subconsultants suited to each project. Many clients return for a second or third build.

If you're looking for an architect who cares, and who'll be straight with you from the first conversation to the final sign-off, I'd love to hear about your project. Feel free to get in touch for a no-obligation chat.

Testimonials

“Sally at Sally Holdgate Architecture successfully designed our village project in Matamata. She was very professional and positive to work with, really capturing the essence of the community we wanted to develop and she fully delivered on our brief. We were very impressed with how Sally translated our vision into beautiful and livable homes, with her clever use of space and eye for detail creating buildings that look good and work really well. A strength is how she considers accessibility in her design, which was especially important as our development is for people over 55 to live in. She worked collaboratively with us and took on board feedback to ensure our build process was efficient. The documents she provided also made our consenting process straight-forward. We hope we can work with Sally again on another successful project in future.”

Yungulla Property Trust

“My wife Pam and I purchased an old 1926 hall in Tokomaru Bay that was over the road from the beach which became too unsound to convert to a dwelling however we really wanted to build something on the same footprint that immediately would look full of character. We approached Sally Holdgate, who listened to us and really understood what we wanted. Very soon we had some concept sketches that formed the basis of formal plans which was absolutely fantastic. Sally had included all the features we asked for and added some surprise creative elements that we really loved. If you are looking for some creative flare that will reflect your ideas and which will result in a product that you will absolutely love then you can’t do better than to talk to Sally.”

Barry & Pam Sanders

“Sally was able to provide us with detailed design drawings for building consent lodgement for the re-clad of our leaky home in Hamilton. The project was complex, however she was able to complete the project on time and within budget and with receipt of the Code of Compliance. She was also able to liaise with Weathertight Homes and Hamilton City Council on our behalf and we found her to be highly professional and thorough. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend Sally at Sally Holdgate Architecture!”

Viv Young

“Sally is a highly professional, well-organised architect. She walked us through every step of the process to renovate our home. Her clear communication helped us understand every aspect of our project, from conceptual design, to council planning, right through to overseeing the project build, ensuring that every detail was implemented exactly as it needed to be.

Sally helped us to renovate our home and we were thrilled with her work. We would highly recommend her to anyone who wants to work with an extremely competent professional who inspire both creativity and confidence in everything she does!”

Emma & Nathan Outteridge