Palmer & Palmer have designed and completed buildings up and down the country.

Centrally based in Nelson, we have consistently delivered location-appropriate and highly personalised designs, at the same time promoting sustainable design practices.

To review a select range of our projects, please visit our Portfolio page.

Building a first home is a wonderful, and sometimes daunting challenge.

At Palmer & Palmer we love that kind of challenge.

You maybe ideas rich and cost conscious ...that’s the perfect scenario for any architect. It allows us to come up with design solutions that give you value for money, and style with a point of difference.

Call us on 03 546 6714 to discuss how simple it is to get started on a dream...

Everybody has a dream...

Our job is to crystallise your thoughts into an inspired sketch design that captures the 'big idea' at the heart of your project..

Then we commit to a highly detailed design process, combined with a finely structured approach to administer the construction process, that results in a home to match your deservedly lofty aspirations.

Creating cost effective structures with style that doesn't date is our approach to Commercial design...

John Palmer has designed many commercial buildings; from inventive accommodation solutions to corporate head offices - finding in each the opportunity to sensitively augment the buildings environment, while investing buildings with their own style and personality.

All architecture sits in a vital community setting...

Palmer & Palmer have worked consistently through the years to add value to our community building stock, either by designing new structures that pay careful attention to their cultural and physical location, or by conserving existing buildings to progressively reflect our local heritage.