Gary Todd Architecture

01/11/2024

Great feature on the Beach Barn in the ODT. A collaboration between Gary and his son Mitch, and an awesome project to be part of!

This small, sustainable home at the beach was the result of a father-son collaboration. Kim Dungey reports. Small-home design is big news and, at...

02/10/2024

Gary Todd is the Architect and Project Manager for the adaptive reuse of the Hillside Managers Office for Takutai Trust and Southern Heritage Trust. We are seeking registration of interest from future tenants for 2025 of the refurbished two storied building to come forward and make contact to obtain further details.

Pictured outside the existing Hillside building from left to right are Paul Stevenson of Naylor Love, Brent Patterson of Patterson Contracting, Ann Barsby of Southern Heritage Trust, Gary Todd, Ingrid Leary, MP, Joy Baker of Southern Heritage Trust, and Jo Galer off Southern Heritage Trust.

07/06/2024

Happy Friday! Down here in Dunedin we’ve been getting some beautiful scenes in the sky recently 🌅
Here’s a shot from a while back by capturing the Timber Cross house.

17/04/2024

Earlier this year Gary had the privilege of being invited to be a guest judge for the 2023 Trends International Design Awards (TIDA) International Home of the Year.
Check out the full design story on Trends website: www.trensideas.com/stories/2023-tida-international-home-of-the-year

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15/03/2024

Twin Gables, Dunedin.
Orientated as high as possible on the site to take full advantage of the views of the Taieri Plains and the Maungatua Range, whilst maximising solar gain and capturing those sunsets!

15/03/2024

Twin Gables, Dunedin.
This is a home that references traditional barn forms, using natural materials and colours, whilst offering modern indoor and outdoor living spaces for the owners and their visitors to enjoy.

15/03/2024

Twin Gables, Dunedin.
A single storey family home with long offset gabled building forms that maximise views from the steep elevated site.

01/03/2024

The Maungawera Farmhouse.
The outdoor kitchen showcases a large shuttered concrete fireplace, shuttered concrete walls, macrocarpa timber milled from a tree on the property, plywood lined soffit’s and polished concrete floor.
The materials used provide a balance of rustic rawness but equally have the ability to blend into the surroundings.

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01/03/2024

The Maungawera Farmhouse.
The building form is nestled into the landscape as a subtle linear horizontal intervention.
The materials and colours used create an environmentally sensitive design sympathetic to its surroundings.

01/03/2024

The Maungawera Farmhouse.
A contemporary farmhouse that maximises sunlight and boasts spectacular views of the mountains.

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18/12/2023

Ocean View Beach House.
A contemporary, single level house with 3 bedrooms and an open plan living area to maximise space, views, and solar gain.

18/12/2023

Ocean View Beach House.
Views of the rolling hills maximised by full height green tinted double glazed windows, to provide a little privacy whilst simultaneously soaking up the views.