Founded by Stephen McDonald, McDonald Architectural Design works with clients to design purposeful, beautiful and responsible buildings to the highest quality in a seamless process.

Our clients’ happiness is so important to us and we work hard to deliver top quality results, balancing sustainability and affordability.

Based in beautiful Taupō, we undertake work across much of the North Island and will travel to meet with clients where appropriate.

McDonald Architectural Design focuses on creating meaningful change in the built environment.

Our Values

Design with Purpose

Every design should meet the specific needs of the client. Buildings should be purposeful, but also beautiful. It is a key driver to find the fine balance.

Build Responsibly

Just because you can, does it mean you should? At MAD, we believe that it is our duty to design responsibly, to avoid wasteful building practices.

Bring Honest Expertise

At MAD, communicating openly and honestly is a driving principle. It does not benefit the client to be a ‘yes man’, and it certainly does not benefit the architecture.

We aim to communicate in an open and honest manner throughout your project, delivering advice that our clients can rely on in earnest.

Collaboration is Key

We will collaborate with clients and other stakeholders, to design a building that is not only beautiful, but is absolutely fit for purpose.

Through close collaboration, we can ensure that your project runs smoothly and that the end result is a product that everyone involved can be proud of.

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