High Performance Residential

Welcome!

This is a place where thoughtful people (like you!) design homes that look good, feel good and do good.

Design your happy place

An architecturally designed home should be special, exciting and full of joy. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to create something incredible! We reckon that deserves ideas that are not prefabricated and are better than the bare minimum. 

Whether you’re dreaming up a brand new home or renovating an existing building, we’ll help create a space that looks after you and your family, and that makes you happy — and proud — to live in.

Bring your ideas to life

It’s your home, your vision, your story. Our job is to help bring it all together — and we promise to give you every possible advantage. 

Black Pine’s team of highly qualified architects and designers has led residential projects across Aotearoa New Zealand since 2012. We’re proud to be Passivhaus Certified Architects, a B Corp certified business, and guided by the principles of the Living Building Challenge. We’ve also won residential architecture awards, and we’re proud of those too. 

Residential Project Stories

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Guided by Good

We 💚 Passivhaus!

Using proven Passive House building science, we specialise in designing high performance buildings that are quieter and healthier; warmer in winter, cooler in summer, and exceptionally low‑energy. The result is superior comfort, clean indoor air, and significantly reduced running costs—without relying on complex technology.

> See how Passivhaus transforms everyday living

B Corp

Working with an independently certified B Corp means having a partner that considers the impact of every decision on people, communities, and the environment. This offers confidence that your project is delivered with transparency, ethical responsibility, and long‑term social and environmental value in mind.

> Find out what B Corp means for your project

Living Building Challenge

The Living Building Challenge represents the leading edge of sustainable design—buildings that support human health, respect natural systems, and contribute positively to their place. For your project, this framework provides a pathway to deeply meaningful, future‑focused architecture with long-lasting benefits.

> Discover what regenerative design can achieve

This is us

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