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Build an architectural home in New Zealand.

Building an architectural home from overseas isn't simply about finding the right builder. It's about a team you can trust to protect the design, hold the budget, and keep architect, owner and builder aligned while you're on the other side of the world.

We've been building award-winning homes alongside New Zealand's leading architects for nearly 50 years. Craftsmanship is a given. The intersection of people, process and technology – that’s how we build.

Why overseas owners are choosing to build here

Recent changes for qualifying investor visa holders have created a new opportunity to buy or build a home valued at more than NZ$5 million, through a streamlined Overseas Investment Office consent pathway.

For investors looking to establish a home in New Zealand, that opens up the opportunity to build the home you actually want,  designed around how and where you want to live.

Building in New Zealand, when you’re overseas

Building an architectural home involves hundreds of decisions and thousands of details. Being overseas shouldn’t put you at a distance from them.

You, your Architect and our team work from the same information, with decisions recorded as they’re made. From London, Singapore, Los Angeles or Dubai, our people and processes are built to keep everyone aligned and keep you close to your build.

The Faulkner difference

Cost

Every Faulkner build has a dedicated project CFO, responsible for the financial management of the entire build.


Craftsmen

Trained and employed by Faulkner, our Craftsmen hold the standard on every site, every day.


Visibility

Log into your build from London, Los Angeles or Singapore. Procore shows progress, decisions, photos and costs as they happen.


Reputation

Crafting homes designed by New Zealand's leading architects, recognised at Master Builders House of the Year, for nearly 50 years.

Bring your Architect.
Or, we'll find one together.

Some owners come to us with an Architect already engaged. Others are looking for the right New Zealand-based Architect. Either works.

If your Architect is overseas, we can work alongside them and the local expertise required to take the design through New Zealand consent and construction. Or, if you need an Architect, we can introduce you to those whose work suits the home you have in mind.

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Let's Talk.

If you are planning to build in New Zealand, tell us what you have in mind. We will give you a straight view of what it takes, and where the cost and risk really sit, before you commit to anything.