Architecture and Interiors with a Single Creative Vision.

Origin is a design-focused studio specialising in bespoke residential projects across Auckland, Queenstown, Tauranga, and beyond. With over 25 years of experience, we offer fully integrated architectural and interior design services for new builds, renovations, and energy-efficient homes—combining beauty, function, and long-term performance. As official Formance SIP panel designers, we create sustainable homes built for the future.

We also offer the Origin Home Design Collection—a selection of pre-designed homes that blend timeless style with modern living. Each design can be customised to suit your site, lifestyle, and budget, offering a flexible and efficient way to bring your dream home to life.

  • Modern black house with slatted facade, surrounded by trees and bushes, with a paved driveway and metal fence.

    Architectural Design

    At Origin, our expertise lies in residential design, whether you're envisioning a new home, contemplating a renovation, or planning an extension.

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  • Origin offers a fully integrated interior design service to suit your projects needs.

    Interior Design

    Origin offers a fully integrated interior design service to suit your projects needs.

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  • Modern single-story house with a metal roof, large glass windows, wooden deck, swimming pool, and patio furniture, surrounded by lawn and trees.

    Home Design Collection

    View our collection of architecturally designed homes by Origin architecture. These designs can be modified to suit your budget and personal needs.

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Testimonials

  • Great experience working with Leigh on our house renovation project. Creative design ideas, and quality and efficient work with the engineer and the council, all while required minimal time from me. Definitely recommended!

    Chi Le

  • Our house is located on Bassett Rd, Remuera. Our friends' house renovation was designed by Origin, and when we saw their house, it was fantastic and very appealing. They recommended Origin to us. After communicating with several architectural firms, we found that the boss and architectural designer, Leigh, were very much in line with our renovation ideas, aiming to preserve the old house's style while infusing it with modern design elements. Leigh is a dedicated architectural designer and boss. His design style is excellent and meets contemporary standards. They handle everything very well. I highly recommend anyone looking to renovate or design their house to choose Origin; it will definitely save you a lot of stress and make your new house a reality.

    Ren Steven

  • After a bad start with a Building firm that went under, Leigh went out of his way to get my permit across the line. Today I am happy to say we made it. I can not thank Leigh and the Origin team enough. You Rock. I would absolutely recommend this Company.

    Trudi James

  • Leigh worked with us to develop plans to alter our existing house. We had explored options and ideas for years on our own, and were excited when Leigh came to us with a solution we both loved. He patiently collaborated with us to transform our requirements and wish list into an inspired and detailed specification. He was friendly and professional throughout and was able to put us in touch with his various network of consultants/contractors. We highly recommend Leigh at Origin Architecture!

    Calais Hall

  • Leigh was been an absolute dream to work with, and I cannot state enough how much easier and less stressful he made the process of adding a second floor to our house. From the very start, he took our vague ideas and helped frame them into clear designs that we could act on. Leigh was friendly, accessible, clear, and detailed in all communication and truly made me feel like he was invested in the success of our build. He answered all questions I had very clearly and laid out an easy to follow framework for the actions I needed to take. He simply removed the guesswork that causes anxiety when doing this kind of planning by having a clear, set, and easily understandable design and payment plan. He was instrumental in helping sort out technical hiccups, and made sure that when our building consent application was filed, it was approved with no required changes at all. He guided us through the whole process, and I am truly grateful for hard work. Leigh gave us the plans for the exact home we wanted and kept it within our budget. His contacts meant that we were able to quickly sort excellent builders as well. If you are looking for top notch architectural work with a personalised and caring touch, you can’t get better than Leigh.

    James Frascatore

  • I would just like to say thanks to Leigh so much from origin for his amazing work turning our 2 bedroom 1 bathroom 65sqm bungalow into a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom 110sqm bungalow he nailed the design from the first port of call he is very friendly and has great communication from start to finish, as I’m also a builder I will be using Leigh for all my up and coming projects.

    Joe Moncur

  • We worked on two projects together. Origin is very easy to talk to and can create an solution that fit everyone in our households needs. They are also helped us widen the range of building materials. Our building consents were issued smoothly due to their quick response and careful preparation. High recommended.

    Yan J

  • Over the last 3 years my company QBS (Qualified Building Solutions Limited) has worked with Origin Architecture (Leigh) on a range of residential projects including a highly architectural & detailed new home in Grey Lynn. I have found Leigh & his team to be very professional, always available and easy to work with. Origins plans and detailing are also very tidy which makes life easy for us builders! Highly recommend Origin for all types of architectural design work.

    Troy Jury

  • I have worked with Leigh on multiple projects. He and his team are great people and they do an outstanding job. Highly recommend!

    Corban Faulkner

  • Leigh and his team are easy to work with. I got very clear guidelines of what to expect upfront at each stage along with associated pricing, so I didn’t have to worry about that side. Throughout the process we had logical touch points to give feedback and this worked well for us. Having coke 3 different pieces of work with Origin now, I can confidently recommend them.

    Ruby Koleski

  • Origin (Leigh) helped us with plans for a kitchen/laundry/bathroom renovation. Excellent to deal with, and introduced us to the builder who did the job - also excellent. Thanks Leigh!!

    Stephen Mullins

Origin Architecture is a boutique architectural and interior design studio specialising in bespoke residential home design, luxury interior design, and sustainable, high-performance homes. We offer expert new build and renovation design services, including custom kitchen and bathroom design, tailored to your lifestyle.

As specialists in low-energy, high-performance home design, we are official Formance SIP panel home designers, creating energy-efficient, sustainable homes across Auckland, Queenstown, and New Zealand. Whether you need a fully customized home design or a pre-designed architecturally designed home, our expert team delivers innovative, functional, and aesthetically stunning solutions.

Interior designer Auckland, Ponsonby, Kingsland, Westmere, Devonport, Queenstown.

Architectural designer Auckland, Ponsonby, Kingsland, Westmere, Devonport, Queenstown.