Wright & Gray Architects Ltd

About

Wright & Gray Architects Ltd is a Wellington-based, 8-person practice working locally and throughout New Zealand.

Directors John Wright and Travis Gray have over 50 years of experience between them.

Our residential work includes high-value renovations, new houses and multi-unit housing. Commercial and institutional work includes offices, industrial, healthcare and education.

We believe that adaptive reuse of existing buildings is a key to sustainability, and we have vast experience in the end-to-end renovation and repurposing of both housing and commercial buildings.

The range of our projects is diverse, but to each and every one we bring the same strong ethic of service.

We are "Architects who listen".

No two Wright & Gray projects look the same. We work closely with our clients to design buildings that are a great fit with their aspirations, location and their means.

Our clients say that we are great to work with, and many come back to us again.

They tell us that the appreciate the quality of our design, good communication, the respect for their budget, and our experienced oversight of their building projects. The finished results often exceed their expectations and provide many years of enjoyment and delight.

Awards and recognition

2024

Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects

Western Architecture Awards 2024 - Housing - Multi Unit

Mabel Central

2015

The New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering

Earthquake Strengthening Awards 2015 - Overall Winner & Best Adaptive Re-use

Life Centre

2009

New Zealand Institute of Architects

NZIA Western Architecture Award - Residential Architecture - Multiple Housing

2009

Department of Building and Housing - Te Tari Kaupapa Whare

The Starter Home Design - Category 1 Runner up

Testimonials

“The results are fantastic, we’re very happy with our house….”

Owners - 'Modernist Twist'

"We found working with Wright and Gray Architects a pleasure and we're delighted with the results of our project. We could not imagine a better person than John to guide us through the whole process. From discussing our needs as a family, interpreting this into concept drawings, evaluating the quantity surveyors report, liaising with neighbours regarding resource consent, to project managing the work.

We found John to not only have creative ideas as an architect but to be professional, practical, sensible and an excellent communicator with both us and the other professionals involved in the project. We felt that John and his team listened to our needs and came up with ideas that both achieved our goals for the use of our home and added value while remaining aesthetically pleasing and in keeping with the existing structures. We found his guidance on cost vs benefit of our options his and attention to detail invaluable."

Owners - 'Kelburn Family Home'

"Shirley and I are extremely happy with the assistance and input from John and the team at Wright and Gray for the comprehensive renovations to our 1905 Villa.

John provided us with great service at all stages, from the concept design sympathetic to the heritage of the house, through the detail design, contract administration, to the project’s conclusion.

We are very happy with the result and all aspects of the comprehensive architectural service provided. While we did have firm ideas about what we wanted; John was able to bring those to fruition, along with his positive suggestions. John and the team were great to work with.

We would recommend John and Wright & Gray Architects Ltd to anyone embarking on such a project."

George & Shirley, Kelburn

“…….everything is going very well – we’re loving it. With the change in seasons, there is more light coming through the Eastern side windows & skylights which brightens everything up. We’ve been socialising a bit and the response from everyone is WOW..!! It is exactly what we were after when deciding to open up the kitchen & lounge, it works very well..!”

Owners - Khandallah Views

'Office heaven!'

Sarah Field - senior pastor, The Street City Church (Life Centre project)

"As owners we couldn't have hoped for more - it was a winner from start to finish."

Owners of Harbour Light

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