Mackenzie Architecture Ltd

The first place Bruce designed for us was a bach in the Coromandel...18 years ago. Our brief was we wanted something to echo the quintessential kiwi bach, not pretentious but still able to fit heaps of us in. He nailed it so completely that he has a continuous stream of work from it and the locals call it the 'kiwi bach'. He has since done a great renovation to an ugly bach in Wanaka and a seamless large extension to our farmhouse in Clevedon. He has designed a conversion from an old courthouse in the city to loft apartments and they are so good and unique that many people seeing them for the first time are speechless. He has designed many shop fit outs for us. He has an amazing sense of space and how it will feel to be in once built.. we can have 15 people in the living room on a rainy day at the bach and not feel on top of each other and yet the room isn't massive, it just works so brilliantly with window seat alcoves etc that feel like they are your special place when you are in them. Bruce is unlike any other architect I've worked with and we have never fallen out even with 16 years of working together because he doesn't let his ego get in the way...in fact I've never encountered it! He never makes you feel like your own ideas are unworkable or not that great. Many people tell me they were forced into something by their architect or their architect wouldn't let them do something, Bruce will tell you why he thinks something is or isn't a good idea but he won't take your project away from you unless of course you want him to!