our story
foster + melville architects was established in 2011 in Wellington when the 30-years old practice of Comeskey Grant Melville Architects (CGM) merged with Foster Architects. As of April 2025 Foster + Melville Architects has been passed to the next director team – Amanda and Jorle.
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Our projects range across of all of New Zealand, focusing on a wide multi-disciplinary client focused approach. We’re lucky enough to work at a variety of different scales, and within a range of industries, with a selection of specialties that drive our projects – human-centric design, sustainable solutions, seismic strengthening and heritage.
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We have a commitment to quality architectural & contextual sensitivity solutions – we focus on achieving the end goal, without studio hierarchy, or individual ego on projects.
We offer service through all phases of the architecture and building process, from pre-concept through to post-occupancy, and can advise on and coordinate with consultants and contractors before and during the build.
our vision
is to improve life through architecture that enables change, without costing the future
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responsible design
we aim to reach higher with our delivery, striving for surprise and delight through respectful collaboration and resourceful design
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curiosity
researching and engaging thoroughly with the meaning behind each decision we make...we thrive on problem solving and we live for the brief!
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We aim to bring these values to every project we work on, with the same level of commitment and intensity.
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​growth & development
we believe in learning and sharing our knowledge
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sponsorship, education and community are at our core
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we are proud sponsors of the whitireia foundation scholarship
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our team members tutor at victoria university school of architecture
