Peter Reed

M.Arch · NZCD(Arch) · ANZIA · Registered Architect

Peter Reed is a practising architect who specialises in the conservation of heritage buildings. His work focuses on building pathology and the diagnosis and repair of construction defects. Peter has special additional skills in project management, building condition assessment and detail design.

Peter has worked on a diverse range of projects, from West Coast gold mining remnants to cathedrals in each of the four main centres, and from the reconstruction of a coral building in Rarotonga to lighthouses. Peter’s M.Arch thesis examined the tradition of rammed earth construction in Bhutan.

He has undertaken specialist training at courses in the UK and the USA, studying a range of conservation techniques and the application of conservation method to materials and building fabric. Peter has developed a formidable experience in the conservation and adaptive reuse of heritage buildings.

He has managed a number of significant heritage projects, including the restoration of St Matthews-in-the-City and St Benedict’s churches in Auckland, and has been a key contributor to other important projects, including Auckland War Memorial Museum, Eichardts Hotel Queenstown (in association with Michael Wyatt Architect) and the spectacular Civic Theatre (in association with JASMAX Architects).

Peter joined Salmond Architects in 1993 and was a founding Director of Salmond Reed Architects Limited. He is a member of ICOMOS New Zealand, the New Zealand Historic Places Trust, New Zealand Conservators of Cultural Materials, and an Associate of the New Zealand Institute of Architects.