With principal offices located in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch and satellite locations in key New Zealand provincial centres allows us to service varying scales of commercial property design and/or build projects.
Our team of over 50 experienced architects, designers, project & construction managers work with you to design, manage and construct your project, to align with your specific goals. Our leaders communicate directly with you, freeing you from communication overload while still providing you with full transparency of your project and delivering an outstanding, Kiwi-tailored, single-service experience. We deliver top-quality design, architecture and construction projects, on brief, on time and on budget – always.
Our People our processes and our culture
He Tangata, He Tangata, He Tangata. It is the people, the people, the people.
Catalyst (Waka Kotahi) travelling together as a team brings value with understanding of the protection of traditional cultural values.
The Catalyst team belongs to Ngati Whatua o Orakei Marae with the iwi welcoming our team as its own, providing hospitality, education of Orakei Marae history, and its future journey.
This has helped the Catalyst team understand the importance of clear communication as the most important factor for all parties to work together, sharing knowledge to future proof quality outcomes.
Catalyst has their own Maori adviser – Wayne Walker who provides our company with significant guidance and direction when dealing with cultural issues.
With expertise across multiple commercial sectors, including education, government, environmental and heritage clients, Whether we are creating a design and build total solution, a refreshment of existing premises or a revolutionary modernisation, our commitment to excellence, to our people and to the environment is at the heart of our business.
Discover Capabilities“Our ambition is always ‘smarter design’ in terms of both looks & economy.
Our ambition is always to deliver to your true business objectives and we’re ideally set up to do that. Within our national team we have an unusually diverse range of skills that allow us to be flexible and agile enough to offer a bespoke team for each project
The nature of our business and business structure allows us to provide a turnkey service which shows considerable time and cost savings direct to the client.
Every step of the way we are here to support, review, check tenders and pricing coming from our stake holders and contractors. We can be involved as much or as little in the entire process as you choose.
Catalyst keep up to date with the latest trends and technology in the global market and strive to be the leaders in innovation, sustainability and best practice.