WANAKA ARCHITECTS
Wanaka Architects

Creating Sustainable Architecture With Personality

At Chaney & Norman Architects, great design and sustainability are at the heart of everything we do in our Lake Wānaka based practice. By creating homes that are energy efficient with a high level of thermal performance, we deliver warm, healthy and comfortable homes that our clients love to live in.

We embrace the fact that every client is unique. Good communication and well thought-out processes, alongside high quality design, ensure that we create a home that best suits you and your lifestyle. Each home is shaped in response to the local environment and to maximise the potential of the site and design brief.

Eco architecture in the Wanaka & Queenstown region

We believe the journey through every project should be collaborative and fun. As a small but mighty practice, we are friendly and approachable. We aim to make the creation of your home as enjoyable for you as it is for us.

We provide complete concept design, documentation, contract and site observation services for your project. Refer to our ‘Process’ page for an outline of these services.

Our approach is nimble and flexible, responding to the personal needs of each client and project. We search for creative solutions to challenges by blending tried-and-tested methods with new technologies to achieve the best possible results for our clients and the environment.

Meet our Wānaka Architects

BETH CHANEY-WALKER
PRINCIPAL BARCH (HONS)
Beth is a Registered Architect with over 10 years’ experience in leading New Zealand architectural practices.
Beth is a qualified Homestar Practitioner and Homestar Assessor with the New Zealand Building Council, and has practiced architecture locally in Wānaka since 2014.
CHRIS NORMAN
PRINCIPAL BBSC, BARCH (HONS)
Chris is a Registered Architect with vast experience across a range of environments and communities throughout New Zealand, Canada and the UK.
Chris gives back to the local and architectural communities in his roles as Chairperson of both the NZIA Southern Branch and the Wānaka Urban Design Panel. Chris has practiced architecture in Wānaka since 2003, gaining valuable local knowledge and establishing trusted building industry networks.
ANDREW URQUHART
GRADUATE BBSC. BARCH
Andrew is an Architectural Graduate of Victoria University of Wellington, with knowledge areas in building performance and sustainability.
Andrew returned to his hometown of Wānaka to join the team at Chaney & Norman Architects in 2018.
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Chaney & Norman Architects - Creating Architecture With Personality

Beth Chaney-Walker and Chris Norman formed a creative partnership in 2018, bringing together a wealth of design experience and a mutual passion for sustainable, high performing homes.

Our NZIA registered practice of architects and architectural graduates works collaboratively, with our team drawing on their collective experience to inform their designs. Previously known as Chris Norman Architecture, Chaney & Norman Architects has been helping clients realise their dream homes in New Zealand since 2009.

We cannot speak too highly of the results that we received. From the brief that we provided, Chris and Beth came up with a design that fitted perfectly with the site and our requirements. We would have no hesitation in recommending their professional and quality service.
Would thoroughly recommend Chris and the team if you are looking to build. They know all about sustainable housing and modern building systems to make your next home a great home.
We’re often asked what we love about our home. Put most simply, it feels good to be in every room. We love the flow, how spaces are defined and linked, and the natural light in our home.
We knew we were building a home with energy and thermal efficiency but we have tended to take it for granted until we’ve visited some other homes in winter! It’s one of the behind-the-scene things we appreciate about our house.

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