Lovell and O'Connell Architects - LOCA

Lovell and O'Connell Architects - LOCA Lovell O’Connell Architects Ltd (LOCA) is a New Zealand Architecture Practice with offices in Wellington and Wanaka.

Lovell O’Connell Architects Ltd was established in 2013 by principals Ana O’Connell and Tim Lovell. Both principals are registered architects and have experience in a wide range of work within the residential, commercial and educational fields of architecture. Many projects they were involved in have been the recipient of awards for architecture, including 18 NZIA awards and finalist in 2012 Home

of the year. The practices first project, the Wanaka House was a finalist for New Zealand's most prestigious residential award, Home of the Year 2014 and was recipient of a 2016 NZIA New Zealand Architecture Award. The practice maintains a small office in Wellington that strives to build trusted relationships with clients and to produce architecture that is both pragmatic and innovative.

Site visit to a new house project in Brooklyn. This is a shot of the kitchen of the existing house, which is a little to...
25/08/2025

Site visit to a new house project in Brooklyn. This is a shot of the kitchen of the existing house, which is a little too far gone to keep...

When the builder onsite sends you an accidentally arty progress shot...Great work
02/07/2025

When the builder onsite sends you an accidentally arty progress shot...

Great work

A sneak peek at the screen on our Filter House project in Waikanae before the scaffolding comes down. We are chuffed wit...
18/06/2025

A sneak peek at the screen on our Filter House project in Waikanae before the scaffolding comes down. We are chuffed with the quality of light and shadow coming through these.

More images to come...

Another Concept Design image from a new house project on the waterfront in Queenstown.
29/05/2025

Another Concept Design image from a new house project on the waterfront in Queenstown.

Great shot of the lovely graduated light down the stairs at Ana and James's .architects renovation.
03/04/2025

Great shot of the lovely graduated light down the stairs at Ana and James's .architects renovation.

Another view of our Rural Hill House project somewhere near Wellington.This is a large new family home aiming to sit sub...
11/03/2025

Another view of our Rural Hill House project somewhere near Wellington.

This is a large new family home aiming to sit subtly on its site and provide shelter and connection to land and whanau.

More images on our website.

Cellphone shot on the Crown Range on the way to a meeting in Queenstown. A reminder of how lucky we are to work in this ...
11/03/2025

Cellphone shot on the Crown Range on the way to a meeting in Queenstown.

A reminder of how lucky we are to work in this beautiful landscape.

Factory visit to Graham and the team at Metric Sheet Metals to review the fabricated screens ready for powder coating fo...
06/03/2025

Factory visit to Graham and the team at Metric Sheet Metals to review the fabricated screens ready for powder coating for our Filter House project in Waikanae.

Really looking forward to seeing these in place!

Ana on a recent site visit to an exciting new project on the waterfront in Homestead Bay near Queenstown.The Remarkables...
06/03/2025

Ana on a recent site visit to an exciting new project on the waterfront in Homestead Bay near Queenstown.

The Remarkables really are.

A few more lovely shots of our Mt Vic Villa Alteration taken by This project is featured in the current edition of Here...
05/03/2025

A few more lovely shots of our Mt Vic Villa Alteration taken by

This project is featured in the current edition of Here Magazine (No29) in store now.

"There is a popular urbanist narrative these days that the traditional weatherboard villa is cold, damp, and obsolete. But as this beautifully renovated late- Victorian home in Te Whanganui-a-Tara shows, with a little love, attention and sensitivity, the villa can be the perfect contemporary home without losing its heritage charm. " Andrew Paul Wood, Here Magazine

Reflecting on a great 2024 with work currently on our drawing board or onsite.Looking forward to seeing these projects c...
17/12/2024

Reflecting on a great 2024 with work currently on our drawing board or onsite.

Looking forward to seeing these projects come to fruition in the New Year.

Thanks to all of our wonderful clients and builders and subbies.

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