This is a place for people who care deeply about what they create.

Not just how it looks, but how it lives – now and for generations to come.

Building a legacy

We believe a building is more than a project — it can be a legacy. But that kind of thinking takes patience, intention, and heart. And it means asking bigger questions:

How will this place care for people?
How does it connect with the land?
How can it give more than it takes?

The answers will shape everything, from the materials in the walls to the sunlight in the room.

The design challenge

Architectural projects are once in a lifetime opportunities. Whether you’re designing a dream home, an epic rebuild, or a community space, you get one chance to do it right. No pressure, right…

Getting the best outcome means being open to honest conversations and bold, better ways of doing things. It means having courage and holding onto what matters — especially when things get complex.

Design can be demanding. But it’s also creative, inspiring and joyful. And it’s worth it.

What we do

It’s your project, your vision, your story. Our job is to help bring it all together — and we promise to give you every advantage we have.

Our team of qualified architects and designers has led residential, commercial and community projects across Aotearoa since 2012. We’re proud to be Passivhaus Certified Architects, B Corp certified and be guided by the principles of the Living Building Challenge. We’ve also won some awards and we’re proud of those too.

Black Pine is 13 years into its journey and we’re just getting started. Our ambition is to become a one-hundred-year-old company that leaves a positive legacy for future generations.

Want to build a place that

looks good, feels good, and does good?

This is where you begin

Family/Residential

Commercial/Community

Commercial

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This is us

Duncan Sinclair

Duncan Sinclair

Black Pine Original

NZIA Registered Architect; MArch; BConsMgmt; Passive House Certified Architect; Passive House Certified Designer

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Emma de Bruin

Emma de Bruin

Technical Whizz

Professional Senior Architectural Technologist (PrSArchT); Bachelor of Technology (BTech); Passive House Certified Designer

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Reshma Cherian

Reshma Cherian

Design Queen

Master of Architecture M.Arch (Prof); Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch); Certified Passive House Tradesperson

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Nick Oscilowski

Nick Oscilowski

Wordsmith

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS Mktg, DipMar)

 

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Get in touch

Studio // Tī Kōuka House

98 Parsons Street
Springvale
Whanganui 4501

06 394 3601
0274 877766
duncan@blackpine.co.nz