Trent Simpkin

Looking for a Northland Architect? Our design foundation is years of hands-on building experience ensuring our designs are practical and designed to budget. Whether you live here, or are moving here… You may already live in Northland, or you might be looking to shift to Northland. Either way, using a local Northland Architect to design […]

What’s equally as satisfying and inspiring as designing houses is changing lives. When an Architect gets a testimonial as below and moves into designing more homes for the same client you can be certain things went smoothly in their original project. Max & Debbie – The Taipa Residence  Back in 2015 we started working with these

When building a home it’s quite easy to list out your needs and wants, but the difficulty is seeing where they fit within your budget, what you can and can’t have. But have you ever stopped and thought what a home with everything would be like? The Pukenui Residence In 2016 we were approached by

The Arcline Architecture designed Taipa Residence is on the market, your chance to secure a slice of Northland with this stunning home featured on OneRoof. As seen in the Our Work page on our website, the Taipa Residence, previously the Taipa Sands Motel, was reconfigured by the Arcline Team and KPH Construction into a modern

The answer to this question has been a myth in our country for many years, with our friends across the ditch paying half as much per square metre of new home. Read on to find out our opinion on this seemingly unanswerable question – why is building in NZ so expensive? Looking at a few

As living in New Zealand we’re blessed with a beautiful country, hardly touched by mankind, lending itself to perfect lifestyle living. With both the East & West coast so close to each other, ample uncrowded beaches, a realm of coastal locations and properties to choose from, we’ve got life pretty easy.   However, many of us

Architecture is ever evolving and we are always striving to evolve alongside it. Over the years not only have our designs evolved but also the process of how we turn your dreams into creation. A more streamlined design process has emerged that saves you time and adapts to your vision.  We thought it was time

The process from envisioning your new home to it becoming a reality that you can walk in to can be overwhelming and confusing. With a new project just about to start we thought we would take you on a journey with us through the stages of a build. We will be sharing information about the

Architecture is ever evolving and we are always striving to evolve alongside it. Over the years not only have our designs evolved but also the process of how we turn your dreams into creation. A more streamlined design process has emerged that saves you time and adapts to your vision.  We thought it was time

The dream of being able to walk through your new home and make crucial decisions has come true, through the wonders of VR (Virtual Reality) being used by architects and designers like ourselves.  Every home we design is a full 3D model, allowing us to create a user controlled walk-through model of your house, allowing