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Here at Arcline we’ve always got projects on the go, whether it be another home or building design somewhere in New Zealand, embarking into using a new architectural technology, or researching the latest architectural design and building methods to better design our clients homes.
09/03/25
The Journey Of A Project
Whether we’re working on a single home project, a retirement village with 100 villas, or…
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15/12/24
ArchiPro Video Of Karikari Peninsula Home
Every year, ArchiPro features high end architectural builds around New Zealand with their ‘Project of…
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13/11/24
How To Save Money When Building
It’s the Kiwi dream, to build a bespoke home, which comes at a cost but…
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13/11/24
Why 3D Modelling Steel is Important
It’s surprising how many architects and designers are out there still using 2D design tools…
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23/10/24
Wall Cladding Types & Prices (Updated 2024)
When you’re building a home, one of the most critical decisions to make is what…
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03/10/24
Designing Papakāinga Developments
Over our 30 years in architecture we’ve designed many housing developments, both for private developers…
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01/10/24
5 Ways To Heat Your Home
What is the best way of heating your home? Here we discuss five types of…
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01/10/24
11 Home Design Rules You Should Never Break
As Architects and Architectural Designers it becomes second nature as to what things do and don’t work…
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20/09/24
Designing A Home To Suit Your Section
When it comes to designing your home, you must start from the ground up. Your…
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08/09/24
How to design a house
So you’ve been thinking of building, but have got one big question to ask Google,…
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06/09/24
What Consents & Permits Do I Need For Building?
Often, the biggest fear of a house project in NZ is dealing with council and…
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02/09/24
Cost To Design & Consent A Home In NZ
What is the cost to design and consent a home in New Zealand? When planning…
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30/08/24
What Are Titles, Covenants & Consent Notices?
Got a building project coming up, and are wondering what Titles, Consent Notices and Covenants…
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25/08/24
Builder, Architect, or Architectural Designer?
You’re looking to build a home – should you use a Builder, Architect, or Architectural…
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18/08/24
Concrete Floor or Timber Floor?
As with every method of building, there’s lovers and haters and then the majority of…
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14/08/24
Mangawhai Architecture
Mangawhai is one of the hot spots for Aucklanders to escape to, and is growing…
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26/07/24
Northland Drafting
With most of our draftsman living in Northland, we have a large capacity for Northland…
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12/07/24
South Island Architecture
As the demand for our services spread we’re finding ourselves indulging and becoming a part…
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02/07/24
Build Pricing & Choosing A Builder
This is arguably the most critical decision of your whole build – choosing a builder…
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02/07/24
The 6 Best Websites for House Ideas
The first logical step to building a new home is browsing the net for design…
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15/06/24
Architect vs Architectural Designer
Your about to start designing your dream home. Who should you use, and why? Let’s…
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01/06/24
Architectural Design Process
It’s helpful to have a few ‘you are here’ signs along the journey to your…
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13/05/24
What is a Building Consent?
When beginning the journey to building a home, the question of ‘What is a Building…
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12/05/24
Paihia Architecture
Paihia, known as the gateway to the majestic Bay of Islands, has amazing Architecture hidden…
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07/05/24
Building On A Slope In NZ
Here in New Zealand it’s a very common scenario to be building on a slope,…
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02/05/24
Technical Feasibility Support For Marae
If your Marae has a building project coming up, you’ll most likely need support to…
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29/04/24
How To Get Marae Funding
With close relationships with both the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) and Te Puni Kokiri…
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03/04/24
Cost of Building a House in NZ (Updated 2024)
It’s the most common question we get asked – what is the cost of building…
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01/04/24
Whangarei Architect
Thinking of building a home in Whangarei or Whangarei surrounds? Arcline’s foundation is formed on…
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12/03/24
5 Tips for Building in Northland
Being based in Northland, we find many of our clients (like you) are shifting from…
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04/03/24
On-Site Architecture Videos
If there’s one thing our followers like you crave, it’s the raw, uncut, in-the-moment architecture…
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02/03/24
Kerikeri Architectural Design
Over the years Arcline has become one of the leading Architectural Designers in Kerikeri, with…
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20/02/24
How Much Does An Architectural Designer Cost?
If you’ve begun the journey towards your new home, at some point you’ll ask the…
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10/02/24
Roofing Types & Prices – A Guide
Choosing the type of roof for your new home can be difficult. With so many…
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29/11/23
30 Years Of Experience In Architecture
Yes, it’s been a while since Alan Simpkin, our founder, set out on his own….
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08/11/23
How long does it take to build a House?
Building a house in New Zealand is an exciting venture, but how long does it…
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08/11/23
How to build a house in New Zealand? 9 Key Steps
It’s a dream that many Kiwi’s aspire to fulfill, but the process can be daunting…
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11/07/23
Retirement Village Design – Te Puna Waiora
The Arcline Team have been working tirelessly over the last year to complete a Retirement Architecture project…
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22/05/23
Whangarei Residence Kitchen Design
This stunning whangarei kitchen design was part of an Arcline project on the outskirts of…
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17/05/23
New NZ Insulation Rules 2023
New Zealand introduced new insulation rules for newly built homes and these come into effect…
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18/04/23
3D House Design
Designing your forever home may be a daunting task if you struggle to visualise 3D…
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18/04/23
2023 Donations & Sponsorships
We at Arcline Architecture take pride in our sponsorship and donation efforts towards a variety…
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30/09/22
How to Design a Sustainable House
Smaller houses are often the subject of great debate. Many believe these lifestyles are more…
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22/09/22
Latest Home Design Features
Architects and Architectural designers often use the phrase “form follows function” to describe their work,…
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16/09/22
The Bach – The Perfect Kiwi Holiday Home
Moving into a bach is one of the most exciting parts of a New Zealand…
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09/09/22
Why Have Barn Houses Been The New Zealand Trend?
A barn-style home is the latest house design trend in New Zealand. Barn style houses…
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01/09/22
10 Ways to Make Your House Design More Affordable
With the cost of building in NZ at a record high, we’ve put together a…
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29/08/22
Standards of a Healthy Home
In July 2019, the New Zealand government implemented legislation on the standards of healthy homes….
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23/08/22
Understanding Floor Plans and the Symbols Used
A basic floor plan is a blueprint for the house design. Usually, blueprints are drawn…
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22/08/22
How much does it cost to build a deck?
In New Zealand, with our hills, mountains & rugged coastlines we’re often forced to build…
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17/02/22
New Whangarei Office
Two years after setting up a permanent Whangarei office to better serve the regions architecture…
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17/02/22
2022 Sponsorships
Arcline Architecture are proud to sponsor various worthy causes in our community in 2022. From…
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23/01/22
A Day Exploring The Landing
As a well deserved 2021 reward for the Arcline Team we arranged something unique and…
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29/09/21
3D Printed Homes
There’s been talk for several years now of 3D Printed Homes so we thought we’d…
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10/05/21
West Coast Architecture
Over the last year we’ve been privileged to design a large amount of West Coast…
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13/04/21
Steel Framed Homes – Are They Any Good?
It is now widely known that New Zealand has a shortage of timber, and many…
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29/03/21
Whanganui Architecture
With the demand for architecture services around New Zealand increasing, Arcline has branched out into…
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04/02/21
Northland Home & Lifestyle Show
Come along to stand 117 at the Northland Home & Lifestyle Show, at McKay Stadium,…
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21/01/21
How to write a brief for an Architect?
It’s at the start of every project, yet often the most overlooked and crucial step….
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06/09/20
Video Throwback – Kumeu Residence
It’s a fruitful exercise of any designer to look back over past work and see…
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25/05/20
Langs Beach Architecture
The coastal pockets of land between Auckland and Whangarei are filling quickly as many Aucklanders…
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13/05/20
Tiny Home Design
Tiny Homes have very much become a buzz item in New Zealand in the last…
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05/05/20
homeAR – Inside Your Home Before Its Built
homeAR have done an amazing job of making augmented reality available to New Zealand architects…
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02/04/20
The Best Websites To Design Your Dream House
The first logical step to building a new home is browsing the net for design…
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02/04/20
Archipro Project of the Month
It’s with a certain level of excitement we announce that our Three Kings House located beside the…
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01/04/20
Northland Architect
Looking for a Northland Architect? Our design foundation is years of hands-on building experience ensuring…
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15/12/19
Video: Taipa Residence Testimonial
What’s equally as satisfying and inspiring as designing houses is changing lives. When an Architect…
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24/11/19
A Home With Everything
When building a home it’s quite easy to list out your needs and wants, but…
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19/11/19
OneRoof: Taipa Residence
The Arcline Architecture designed Taipa Residence is on the market, your chance to secure a…
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09/10/19
Why is building in NZ so expensive?
The answer to this question has been a myth in our country for many years,…
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27/09/19
Lifestyle Living
As living in New Zealand we’re blessed with a beautiful country, hardly touched by mankind,…
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15/08/19
Watch: A Virtual Reality Tour
Architecture is ever evolving and we are always striving to evolve alongside it. Over the…
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04/06/19
Okahu Road Project: The Building Process
The process from envisioning your new home to it becoming a reality that you can…
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01/05/19
A BRAND NEW LOOK FOR ARCLINE
Architecture is ever evolving and we are always striving to evolve alongside it. Over the…
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21/04/19
Virtual Reality Home Design
The dream of being able to walk through your new home and make crucial decisions…
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21/02/19
Opito Bay home, Kerikeri, Bay of Islands
See below a recently completed a project at Opito Bay, near Kerikeri the Bay of…
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21/02/19
Te Rangi Aniwaniwa – New Science and Technology Block
A few of the Arcline Team were very privileged to be at the opening of Te…
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21/02/19
House of the Year – Millwater, Silverdale
Arcline were very happy to hear that a home built by The House Company which we had…
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22/01/19
Matakana Eco Home Design
Going back over ten years Arcline Architecture designed this Eco Home in Matakana, just North…
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16/04/18
Our New Studio
After many, many, many months of waiting the Arcline Architecture office has finally been completed,…
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