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29/10/2026

8 Blair Street | Making the most of every site

At first glance, the site at 8 Blair Street, Papanui, appeared to have room for a maximum of seven homes and six garages. SMC Design Studio took on the challenge of making more possible.

Through thoughtful architectural design and careful consideration of resource consent requirements, building height, boundary setbacks, landscaping, sunlight access and outdoor living spaces, our team developed a solution that accommodates eight homes and eight garages, without compromising on the design.

This project reflects the SMC mindset: looking beyond the obvious constraints, finding smarter solutions and making the seemingly unfeasible achievable.
A big thank you to everyone involved in bringing this development to life.

22/10/2026

Designing across New Zealand & the Pacific 🇳🇿 🇫🇯

From the South Island to the North Island and beyond, SMC Design Studio Limited works across a wide range of locations, contributing to projects throughout New Zealand and the Pacific.

Our work brings together architectural design, structural engineering and specialist expertise to help turn ideas into reality. Each project reflects the collaboration, trusted relationships and experience that make our work possible.

We’re proud to work alongside our clients and industry partners across the region, helping bring projects to life in communities near and far.

A big thank you to our clients and project partners for being part of our journey. We’ve tagged the businesses involved in the first comment — go and have a look!

Here’s a look at some of the places where SMC’s work takes us.

15/10/2026

Celebrating one year in our new SMC office.📍🏢

As SMC Design Studio continues to grow, so does the space we work in.

We’re celebrating one year in our new office, a space designed to better support our growing team and business.

After over a decade in our previous office, a single open-plan room that became an important part of SMC’s journey, it’s been great to settle into a new environment with more room to work, collaborate and grow together.

Our office includes:

Dedicated spaces for the team
A meeting room for clients, partners and collaboration
A shared space to take a break and connect as a team
More room to work comfortably and grow together

We’re grateful for the first office and everything that happened there. It played an important role in helping our team and business get to where we are today.

We’ve really enjoyed making our new space our own over the past year. It’s a place where our team can work together, welcome clients and partners, and continue building for the future.

We look forward to what’s ahead at SMC Design Studio.

07/10/2026

Two of our Christchurch residential projects have reached important milestones: Resource consent for the multi-unit development in Linwood, and both Resource and Building consent for our residential dwelling in Hoon Hay.

We’re pleased to see both projects moving forward.

16/09/2026

We're excited to share a glimpse of our upcoming three-storey developments in our current project pipeline. Let us know what you think!

Apartment Building Living 🏢 - 📍Waltham, Christchurch
Multi-unit Townhouse Residence 🏘️ - 📍Ilam, Christchurch

01/09/2026

An article about our project in Rangiora! Murray Irvine Gabe Rijpma Cook Brothers Construction

Cornershop Investments is bringing a new landmark to Rangiora with Northpoint, a contemporary retail and business hub taking shape on the prominent corner of High and Ashley Streets. The development reflects a vision to create a high-quality space that supports local business growth and enhances the town centre.

Murray Irvine, one of the local investors behind the development, says the goal was to deliver a standout building worthy of its gateway location. With most tenancies already secured, Northpoint is set to add new energy and opportunities to the heart of Rangiora

SMC Design Studio, Gill Joinery, Card Roofing

Full story👇

27/08/2026

We are hiring! Our team is currently looking for a Senior Architectural Designer with 5+ years of experience in both commercial and residential sector. Together, we'll deliver design excellence across commercial, residential, rural and industrial projects here in New Zealand.

Visit our website at smcdesign.co.nz/careers/ for more information.

13/08/2026

Construction in motion 🏗

Check out our drone footage of the upcoming premium retail and commercial Cornershop building at 70 High St, Rangiora! We are proud to serve as the principal multidisciplinary designers in collaboration with Cornershop Investments Ltd and Cook Brothers Construction.

Follow our page for weekly updates!

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29/07/2026

Another example of our multi-unit residential townhouses located just outside the Central City's Four Avenues!

17/07/2026

NEWS UPDATE:

We are thrilled to announce the official opening of the premium commercial building at 278 High Street this coming Saturday.

Our team had the privilege of bringing this vision to life, from its design to seismic and structural fit-out. This project is built on the collaboration between client, stakeholders, contractor and consultants reflecting a shared commitment to quality.

A massive thank you for everyone involved and make sure to visit this landmark here in the heart of Christchurch. And a very special thanks to and

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Tuesday	8am - 6pm
Wednesday	8am - 6pm
Thursday	8am - 6pm
Friday	8am - 6pm

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