Architect/ Director
BA(Hons),Dip(Arch),DipBRS,NZIA,RIBA
Senior Designer/ Director
M.Arch(prof),B.Arch.S,Nat.Dip.Arch.Tech
Educated at Oxford Brookes University, Huw practiced in England working mainly in Oxford, Birmingham and London and was admitted to the register of British architects in 2002.
He returned to Aoetearoa in
2019, working at a nation-wide multi-disciplinary firm until forming Nacelles Architects in 2021 with Huw.
Chris is a prolific sketcher, photographer and datasheet nerd.
In 2006 Huw moved to New Zealand, working for a Wellington based practice for over 15 years. Huw was admitted to the register of New Zealand Architects in 2021.
Huw has two daughters and a
running habit.
Chris worked as a senior technician until returning to study, graduating from VUW in 2012 with an MArch(prof), then moving to London where he worked at Gensler within commercial, retail and education/ corporate learning practice areas.
Parslow
van der Veen
First and foremost, we listen before we work to understand the scope, brief and feasibility each project requires, revealing the best possible pathway with our Clients and their design journey.
Huw and Chris have over 45+ yrs combined experience across the width and breadth of Aotearoa and internationally, having worked across a large range of project types and scales.