About Us

Company

ProDesigners Architects was established in 1994 with a vision to create a truly international design company firmly established in each region with a strong focus on New Zealand and the Pacific.

At ProDesigners Architects we pride ourselves on our quality of service. We guide our clients through developing their brief and design, and help them visualise these designs. Our designs are contextual, creative and contemporary. We adhere to budget and brief constraints. We listen to our clients closely and work tirelessly to create the best outcome for all stakeholders.

Our architectural team consists of seventeen Architects and designers across our offices in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and our head office in Auckland, New Zealand.

Extensive knowledge of the contexts in which we work and to which we respond, is a prerequisite for good building design. Aspects of context-responsive design include orientation, climate, topography, culture, economy, local market conditions, building industry methods, construction materials and standards. Within the constraints that may be imposed by the context, the budget and the brief, we adhere to the sustainability / resilience principles of low energy, long life, the use of renewable resources and our social responsibility to the wider community.

Capabilities

ProDesigners Architects Ltd have worked on numerous projects that includes retail and commercial buildings, mixed-use development, schools, residential, hotels, entertainment complexes, and healthcare facilities.

Many of the projects we undertake involve a complex brief, multiple stakeholders or highly sensitive environments. Regardless of the challenge we are faced with, our team has the proven ability to deliver a design solution that meets the needs of the client and its users.

As well as providing architectural design and delivery services, ProDesigners Architects Ltd operates a specialist interiors team, which delivers commercially-focused interior design for a range of environments, including offices, retail stores, bars, restaurants and entertainment projects

ProDesigners Architects Ltd has delivered various projects throughout New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa. No matter the size of the project, our commitment to providing a well-considered design, that meets functional and commercial requirements, remains the same. 

Prodesigners Architects Ltd also have an in house 3D visualisation team for preparing anything from 3D still perspective views to 3D animation videos, whether it’s a small residential house or a large commercial  or hotel project.

Values

We seek to fulfil the aesthetic “mandate” to provide environments of enduring beauty and interest that lift the spirit. The company continuously strives to be one of the leading architectural firms in the Pacific region. We are committed to our core values of excellence, integrity, innovation, creativity, enjoyment and diversity. We achieve our goals through research and development and the on-going training of talented and creative staff working as an international network of experts delivering high quality projects for our clients

As a business, we’re tenacious – we see things through, until the right result is delivered. Our commercial focus means the design solutions we create answer the client’s brief not just in terms of design, form and function, but in relation to return on investment too.

We’re also boundary-less. We enjoy pushing design to see how far we can go, and have proven that we can create successful buildings both locally and overseas.

Our client-centric nature means that we often become a trusted confidant for those that engage us. Clients can share their vision and their constraints freely with us, safe in the knowledge that our team will find a design solution that meets their needs.

1.      Enjoyment of Service Excellence: We make a difference to the lives of our clients and  society through our designs and projects; we strive for excellence in all we do.

2.      Equity and fairness: We value all of our clients and staff and treat all with professionalism; we strive to ensure zero harm and social equity in all our work

3.      Diversity: We value the diverse background of our staff and clients; diversity adds to richness of experience and creativity in developing new patterns of thought.

4.      Integrity: Means we do what we say when we say; we act with honesty and integrity in all we do.

5.      Creativity and Innovation: We value practical creativity to ensure our designs are current and maximize the potential of the site and budget.

Organisation Structure

Shareholders and directors – Kayhan and Aryana Khadem

Company was Incorporated in 1994.  Branches were established in Papua New Guinea in 2011, and in Fiji in 2016.

Technology

ProDesigners Architects Ltd has been regular AutoCAD (Computer Aided Design) user since it first started in 1994. AutoCAD is the industry standard for 2D and 3D documentation in the architectural field. It is also widely used by other consultants in their particular  field of expertise which provides a seamless collaboration of different stakeholders to the project from concept design to completion. ProDesigners Architects Ltd have dedicated CAD machines used for documentation of projects in 2D and 3D.

Over the last few years, Prodesigners Architects have slowly moved into BIM (Building Information Modelling) with the use of Autodesk Revit. Revit creates a BIM model containing information with which Architects, Designers, Engineers and Construction Firms can use to collaborate and make a more informed and effective decision earlier on in the design process to deliver project on time and more efficiently. Any information that is input into Revit automatically is produced in 3D while giving clients an understanding of how the project is progressing from concept design to construction.

Revit can also be used in more complex and sophisticated projects where collaboration with other consultants that use Revit ( eg. Structural, mechanical, hydraulic, electrical engineers) to determine any early complications with services and structural design issues.

We have staff trained in using Revit through an accredited Autodesk Training Centre (ATC) and have implemented these skills in recent office projects to date.

3D Architectural Visualisation

At Prodesigners Architect Ltd, we also specialise in residential and commercial architectural visualisation and 3D graphic design providing a wide range of services from 3D architectural visualisation, architectural house plans drawing to interior and exterior 3D video walkthrough creation.

Initial concept sketches are digitally translated using our in-house cad system and then built in digital 3D with the final output in our 3D rendering software. 

Projects can vary in size from a simple 2D colour floor plan to a 3D visualisation image of a residential house to a full walk-through animation video of a large commercial project.

Visualisation Software:

·         AutoCAD

·         Revit (BIM Modelling)

·         Sketch-up

·         Photoshop

·         Lumion 3D (Real-time rendering)

Insurance

Prodesigners Architects Ltd carries both Professional Indemnity Insurance policy with Aon New Zealand with a cover of $5 Million and Public Liability Insurance policy with Vero New Zealand with a cover of $5 Million.

Quality Assurances

·       Regular office meetings to co-ordination works

·       Office minutes meetings to discuss agendas regarding any design issue

·       Using the CIC: Construction Industry Council as a guide, Masterspec

·       NZIA Good Architecture Practice Guidelines

·       File sharing (Dropbox, OneDrive) uploading latest files for co-ordination with different specialized consultants involved in the project.
 

Quality Control Process:

·       We have generated checklists, forms and documents for each key phase of a project. The Good Architectural Practice guidelines and the guidelines set out by the NZCIC were the basis for these documents.

·       These are tailored to suit various types of projects either small or large in scale. We now have extensive checklists in place for our Lounge projects, capturing all the latest specification changes to  materials, fittings, fixtures, finishes etc, any detailing preferences (what worked on site, what looks good etc),

Senior Architects and Senior Designers within our team also carry out documentation checks before drawing issues for lodgment with consents.

Health & Safety

The safety and well-being of our staff clients and contacts is a priority for ProDesigners. We value the health and well-being of all people and have a zero-harm policy (see our environmental and social responsibility policies).  However, we have a particular focus on those for whom we feel responsible and are part of our team at ProDesigners.

The purpose of this policy is to ensure that the health, safety and well-being of our staff, visitors and clients is protected and that no harm comes to them while engaged with activity with ProDesigners.

Company Experience

Our portfolio includes a range of commercial projects, from offices to retail to hospitality. We continually have commercial projects rolling out of the office. Our experience to date includes hotels, resorts, offices, warehouses, mixed-use buildings, retail and eatery fit-outs, shopping malls, and supermarket projects.

Our capabilities and services is based on past experience, completed projects, staff training and qualifications, and on the qualifications and experience of the consultants associated with us.

Prodesigners Architects Ltd has been involved in various projects within New Zealand as well as project around the pacific including Solomon Islands, Tonga, Samoa, Papua New Guinea and Fiji.

Architecture

·         Offices for commercial enterprises and government institutions

·         Educational facilities and in particular, kindergartens

·         Retail and Commercial Fit Outs

·         Auditoria, cinemas, performing art spaces

·         Hotels and Resorts

·         Mixed-use developments

·         Sport facilities including swimming pools

·         Master planning

·         Places of worship

·         Medium and high density residential developments

·         New residences, alterations and additions

3D Architectural Visualisation

·         3D Architectural Perspective Views

·         Colour Floor Plan Presentation

·         3D Animation Video Presentation