The Architectural Consultancy, formerly LMS Drafting and Design, is a Christchurch based architectural practice. Our practice continues to create architectural design and drafting solutions across residential, multi-living, renovation, commercial and fit-out projects.

We had an awesome experience working with Luke and his team on our new house build and honestly couldn’t recommend them highly enough.

From the very beginning they really listened to what we wanted and helped turn our ideas into a home that works perfectly for our family. The design, layout and attention to detail have all come together amazingly and we absolutely love the final result.

What really stood out was how available and supportive Luke and his team were throughout the entire process, even well into the build stage. Anytime we had questions or needed advice around onsite changes they were always there for us. Luke always picked up the phone, was happy to talk things through and genuinely cared about making sure everything went smoothly.

Luke and his team are professional, approachable, easy to deal with and just genuinely good people. Building a house can be stressful at times but having them involved made a huge difference.

We’ll definitely be recommending them to all our friends and family and hopefully using them again ourselves sometime in the near future.

Thanks again Luke and team!

We’ve had a great experience working with Luke on the design of our family home on a lifestyle block in Ohoka. The house he created for us matches the brief we gave him - he listened to all our requests and gave thoughtful feedback and suggestions along the way.

Our section came with plenty of challenges and strict council requirements, and we were grateful to have someone as experienced as Luke guiding us through. He made sure we had the right engineering advice before applying for consent, which meant the process ran smoothly - unlike some of our neighbours who faced drawn-out delays.

It has certainly been a long journey for us, tackling what felt like one of the most difficult sections to build on, but Luke remained positive throughout and kept us focused on our end goal.

Thanks again, Luke. If we ever build again, we’ll be coming straight back to you - we wouldn’t want anyone else designing our home!

Looking to build our dream home, my wife and I searched to find someone who connected with our vision. We discovered Luke after reading his excellent reviews online and it was fair to say they were spot on. From the first time we met Luke he was professional, personable but more importantly in tune with our vision. He listened to our requests and guided us with our decision-making process, of which he was extremely knowledgeable. Being a hill project there were challenges which Luke resolved on our behalf, alleviating stress and uncertainty. He is a solutions provider not a problem finder. Luke had the foresight to design the house to the topography of the land, which was significant in limiting the cost for the project. Patience was certainly a virtue with Luke, as he navigated us through several design changes, and our needs versus wants. His approach was calm, collected and supportive. Luke was able to deliver what we asked for but was the canary on our shoulder reminding us of the budget versus vision! After working in the construction industry for over 30 years I cannot speak highly enough of Luke's professionalism and skill. My wife and I would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone requiring an architect for their project.

Thanks Luke

My husband and I worked with Luke for the design and consent of our new family home and would highly recommend him for anyone looking to engage a designer.
We envisaged designing a house for our section in Christchurch, whilst still living in Auckland would be challenging, but Luke made the process extremely straight forward. Always on hand to jump on a video call, or to answer questions via email, Luke was great at guiding us through the design phase and in handling the consent process.
Having our own ideas around the layout and functionality of our new home, Luke was fundamental in assisting us in realising these ideas as well as offering solutions and alternatives to assist in meeting the industries supply chain challenges and cost increases presented through building during a pandemic.
 
We would have no hesitation in recommending Luke for future projects and hope to work with him again should the opportunity present itself.