Studio Adelle Sanders Architects crafts calm spaces for living and working. Based in Mangawhai, Northland.

At SASA, we guide you in unlocking your project’s full potential, infusing it with transformative value and tailoring each design to your needs and budget along a purposeful and joyful journey.

Through close collaboration with you, your consultants, and a skilled construction team, we create holistic spaces that inspire your daily life.

We design rural and coastal getaways, urban sanctuaries, calming work environments and wellness spaces for healing.

Explore our projects or contact us to start yours today.

Projects

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    Red Band

    Mangawhai, 2022
    New Build | Stage: Landscape Design + Interiors under construction

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  • Kotare

    Kotare

    Mangawhai, 2024
    Additions & Alterations | Stage: Building Consent

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  • Urban Sanctuary

    Auckland Central, 2023
    Apartment Renovation | Stage: Completed

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  • Mokau

    Mokau, Taranaki, 2021
    New Build | Stage: Developed Design

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  • An image of Garbolino extension

    Garbolino

    Mangawhai, 2022
    Additions & Alterations | Stage: Preliminary Design

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  • Fitzroy

    New Plymouth, 2021
    New Build | Stage: Preliminary Design

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Adelle Sanders

As an Architect, I design spaces that inspire, function, and resonate on a deeper level. I blend technical expertise with a nuanced understanding of how spaces influence wellbeing, designing environments that feel as good as they look. I craft architecture that honours the landscape, harmonising spaces with nature’s rhythms.

The process starts by understanding your needs, planning for future growth, and reflecting your current stage in life - all guided by a long-term vision.

Before founding my practice, I worked on a diverse range of projects including award-winning homes, historic buildings, public buildings, office / shop fit-outs, medium density housing & apartments.

I have always found the most joy and value helping people live a more uplifting life in a home they have created for themselves.

Key Projects

Russell Museum, Russell, Northland
Private house in Tara Iti, Mangawhai, Northland
Heritage apartment conversion
Barry Curtis Park Sports Pavilion & Plaza, Auckland
Various medium density housing projects, Auckland

Ella Grant

Architectural Intern


As an emerging architectural professional in my final semester of a Diploma in Architectural Technology, I am driven to create spaces that inspire and uplift. My focus is on delivering precise, efficient, and streamlined drafting processes, blending technical expertise with a deep appreciation for how design shapes well-being.

Skilled in ArchiCad and adept in both manual and digital drafting, I harmonize technical precision with creative expression to craft functional and meaningful environments. Passionate about architecture’s ability to enhance lives, I am committed to continuous learning and developing practical solutions that elevate the quality of every project.

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