We are a collaborative and diverse team who partner with our clients and specialists to deliver bespoke and effective solutions in architecture, interiors and development.
We take a considered and inquisitive approach to all our clients projects. We are inspired by our surroundings, culture, community, innovation and our diverse team of experts. Together we listen and learn from our clients and then pursue our goal to exceed expectations. We believe collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. It is this collaborative strength that sets us apart.
Young+Richards+ is a national architectural practice working across architecture, interiors, retail, masterplanning, project delivery and property development.
Established in 2007 by Elvon Young, Harriet Pilkington (née Richards) and the late Bruce Stephen Young, the practice brings together a multidisciplinary team working across its Auckland, Hawke’s Bay and Queenstown studios.
Our design studio delivers bespoke architecture, interiors, development consultancy and visualisation, while our specialist project-delivery studio provides systemised documentation and nationwide rollout services. Together, these complementary capabilities enable Young+Richards+ to deliver projects from early strategy and design through consenting, documentation and construction
Young+Richards uniquely combines a passion for the detail of the interior environment as well as large scale exterior and master planning projects, with specialist ability in roll out of systemised architectural documentation.
A human focus on the small scale and attention to detail is borne out in residential, retail, commercial and healthcare projects which showcase passion for materials and interior space.
Alongside this the practice focuses on sensitive cultural and sustainable projects involving communities – relevant projects include Earthship, Sustainable Master planning in Fiji, The Auckland Racing Club Stables development, The Dunedin Chinese Garden, education facilities for AUT University, innovative ‘Green’ Facade Systems for Residential Towers in Taipei, Taiwan and a number of diverse local projects throughout New Zealand.
Regardless of scale we thrive on providing solutions and working with our clients to deliver outstanding design.
Together better
Our strength is in our partnerships and collaboration. With our team, we bring together experts and thinking to create outstanding solutions.
We are Open
We are not ego driven. We are solutions focussed and take a broad approach to design and architecture that encourages new ways of thinking and open minds.
We are Human
We always put people at the heart of what we do. We build for people.
We make it possible
We are smart and creative and we like to make great things happen. Using our expertise we lead our projects to deliver what we say we will.
