Studio Adelle Sanders Architects crafts architecture that feels calm, intentional, and supportive of your life.
The creative process begins with understanding how you live, the rhythms of your day, and the feeling you want to return to. My role is to strip away noise, so what remains is clear and aligned.
Each project is shaped with restraint and long‑term clarity, focusing only on what contributes to ease, comfort, and presence. These are spaces that feel grounded and considered, created to support you now and continue to make sense as your life evolves.
Based in Mangawhai, Northland, SASA creates calm residential architecture and holistic wellbeing spaces with a commitment to clarity, longevity, and intuitive design.
Projects
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Trailer Sauna
Mangawhai, 2025
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Red Band
Mangawhai, 2022
New Build | Stage: Landscape Design + Interiors under construction -
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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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Garbolino
Mangawhai, 2022
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Fitzroy
New Plymouth, 2021
New Build | Stage: Preliminary Design
Adelle Sanders
Creative Director
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.
My raison d'être: to design spaces that make life feel calmer, richer, and more joyful.
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
Lead Technician
Dip Tech
Ella Grant
Ella supports the development of clear, precise documentation across each project. Her focus is on translating design intent into coordinated, buildable information that holds true to the thinking established in the early stages.
Within the studio, she brings a calm steadiness and a genuine appreciation for the way thoughtful architecture can subtly shape daily life. Her attention to detail reflects the belief that the small decisions matter — the quiet places where good design is felt rather than seen.
As Mies van der Rohe put it “God is in the detail”.
CLIENT TESTIMONIALS
CLIENT TESTIMONIALS
“I have really enjoyed creating with Adelle. I love her unique approach to creating spaces, where people can connect and find a sense of peace.”
Tom Robinson
“We loved working with SASA, they were able to conceptualise ideas for our project that we would never have thought of - which has been incredible for us. They listened to all of our needs and ensured everything was captured within the design, would highly recommend.”
Lily S
“Adelle and SASA can intuitively bring any design dream to life in a way that is uniquely aligned with the land and environment. If you want the perfect balance of beauty and practicality in your home or project, then SASA will deliver at a very high standard. Adelle genuinely embodies your vision and puts her heart and top-notch skills into every project she chooses to create. I couldn’t recommend SASA highly enough – with them, you’re not just another job.”
Juliet Oliver
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