Architectural Designer Joins Niche Shared Space

A well designed home should provide comfort, aesthetic appeal, and structural integrity. But most of all, it should enable you to live your best and healthiest life.

Sally Turnbull is an architectural designer based in North Canterbury. I provide architectural design services for unique new homes, additions, alterations and renovations.

Since joining the architectural design industry in 1992, Sally has enjoyed working on a huge number of new builds and design projects, and have many satisfied customers throughout North Canterbury and beyond.

As well as many transformations of existing houses from dysfunctional to fabulous, her design experience includes new family homes, townhouses, earth block houses, farm homesteads and sheds, motels, studios, aircraft hangars, and even a luxury treehouse which featured on Grand Designs!

Sally is a Licensed Building Practitioner with a Design 2 License, and established her own company Architectural Draughting & Design Ltd in 2004. Through Sally’s Professional Membership of Architectural Designers NZ (ADNZ), she is actively keeping up to date with the latest innovations in the building industry.

Sally is committed to understanding all her clients outcomes - “When it comes to any building proposal, I design with the client’s long-term well-being as the primary concern.  I listen to your ideas, needs and dreams, and then use my knowledge and innovative flair to evolve concepts into buildable reality”.

Sally has a strong focus on sustainability in construction, energy efficiency, and designing comfortable, healthy, and adaptable homes, while working within my client’s budget. She strongly recommends client aim above the building code minimums to get the maximum benefit from their investment.

 After an initial client consultation, Sally will provide a fee proposal which explains the various stages of the architectural process. Costs vary according to the complexity and nature of the proposed work.

 A born and raised Rangiora girl, Sally travels frequently between her home base in Kaikoura to Hanmer Springs and throughout the Hurunui and Waimakariri Districts keeping tabs on projects and meeting clients wherever suits best. 

 Outside of work Sally enjoys mountain biking, tramping and paddle boarding as well as spending time with family and friends.

“Having utilised the top quality facilities at Niche Shared Space on a casual basis, I am very excited to now become a Niche Shared Space Resident. The friendly and vibrant atmosphere at Niche is truly inspirational and I look forward to being a member of the Niche Community and welcoming new and existing clients to Niche Shared Space”