Rau Hoskins

Director

Ngāti Hau, Ngāpuhi, BArch, MArch(Hons), Pae Matua Ngā Aho


As a director of designTRIBE architects, Rau has over 30 years experience working with Māori community-based design projects and has for the past 25 years specialized in the design of Māori educational institutions in the wider Auckland area. He has worked extensively as an urban and cultural design consultant, as well as in iwi liaison capacities on a range of large public projects where he has co-developed the Te Aranga design principles with Tāmaki mana whenua. Rau sits on the Ministerial Advisory Group to the Minister of Housing, is active in Māori housing advocacy and papakāinga design projects as well as sitting on the Auckland Council Urban Design, Public Arts Advisory and Heritage Advisory Panels. Rau is a professor at the Unitec Department of Architecture and has been active in researching both traditional and hybrid Māori dwelling construction techniques. He presented the 13-part TV series Whare Māori, which won the AFTA for best information programme at the 2012 Aotearoa Film and Television Awards.

Maurits Kelderman

Director

BArch, GradDipSecTchg, BMPA, MArch


Maurits completed his architectural studies in 1993 and since then has had significant experience working in all aspects of architectural design, contract documentation and administration. Maurits has knowledge of te reo Māori and tikanga, is a leader of Te Taha Tū Māori cultural group and has gained a Bachelor of Māori Performing Arts from Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi. He has been a design tutor at Unitec Department of Architecture since 2000 and holds a diploma in secondary teaching. In 2015, Maurits completed a master's degree focusing on the modern interpretation of Whare Wānanga. He was awarded a New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.

Miles Heine

Director

BA, BArch, ANZIA, Registered Architect, GSNZAP


Miles is an experienced registered architect, returning to designTRIBE as a director in 2026, having previously working with designTRIBE from 2002 to 2004 and 2006 to 2013, and running his own practice, McCoy + Heine Architects, since 2013. After completing a BA (philosophy/ art history) at the University of Auckland, and BArch at Unitec, Miles joined designTRIBE in 2002 having worked closely with Rau Hoskins in his final thesis year. Leaving in 2004 to work in New South Wales, Australia, with Sam Crawford Architects and becoming registered with NZRAB in 2006, he returned to designTRIBE as an associate and was project architect on the significant projects Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi and Te Ngākau Māhaki - Unitec marae wharenui. As a registered architect and a Green Star NZ accredited professional, Miles brings a committed approach to professional practice, a focused sustainability lens, a committment to design excellence, and a passion for community design.

Mark Suddens

Associate, Senior Draftsman / CAD Technician

BSc


Mark is a skilled CAD Technician with an excellent understanding of building detailing, coupled with a thorough approach to full documentation. Mark also has extensive experience as a construction contractor and project manager. After studying for a science degree at The University of Auckland in the 1980s, Mark explored his creative side and honed his business skills by starting and running a successful street fashion label, “Cabash,” with his partner, Bernadette. By the mid '90s (and somewhat burnt out by this enterprise) Mark moved in a new direction and teamed up with his father-in-law to develop (and patent) a panelized timber/plywood housing construction system. The ethos behind this was to make housing more affordable. By engaging in partnerships with third sector “not- for-profit” groups, and several hapū and whānau, Cabash Self-Build Homes Ltd was able to instigate several low-cost housing initiatives in various parts of the country. Mark has been working with designTRIBE since 2002 as a Senior Draftsman / CAD Technician, drawing on his construction and management skills to develop and work with integrated three-dimensional information modelling documentation.

Gaynor Eade

Architect

BArch(Hons), ANZIA, Registered Architect


Gaynor is a Registered Architect with over 25 years experience in various roles in New Zealand, England and South Africa. Her work includes education, residential, commercial and retail projects. Gaynor places importance on forming good working relationships to provide the best possible outcome for clients' requirements and budget, together with a commitment to sustainability.

Stephen Delahunty

Senior Architectural Technician

DipArchTech, NZ Trade Cert. Bookbinding, Licensed Building Practitioner


Stephen is an architectural technician/designer with over 20 years experience working in the industry in New Zealand. Originally a bookbinder by trade, he chose architecture as a career after travelling to Europe. Stephen has gathered a wide experience in all fields of architecture, including alterations and additions to historic buildings, small- to large- scale residential buildings and multi-use commercial structures. Stephen is conversant with all aspects of the New Zealand building regulations, with an emphasis on energy efficiency and water tightness.

Paul Addison

Senior Architectural Designer

Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, BE(Hons), PhD, BArch(Hons), NZIA Allied Professional, Pae Matua Ngā Aho


After working as a chemical engineering researcher and academic in the United Kingdom and New Zealand, Paul decided to pursue a career in architecture. He has been at designTRIBE since 2010, after graduating from Victoria University of Wellington School of Architecture. He has worked on a range of projects, including marae, pāpakainga housing, medical centres, educational institutions and tourist visitor facilities, and has experience in all areas of designTRIBE’s practice from contract initiation to construction contract administration. Paul brings a strong technical base and research focus to his practice of architecture. He is a former secretary of Ngā Aho, the network of Māori design professionals.

Mya Dixon

Architectural graduate

Ngāpuhi, BAS, MArch(Prof)(Hons)


Mya gained her architectural qualifications at the University of Auckland. She is a part-time architectural graduate at designTRIBE, while also working at Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga as Mātauranga Māori Pou Taituarā.

Naomi Sale

Office manager

China, Samoa, Tuvalu


When she isn't travelling the globe, Naomi is designTRIBE's office manager and accounts person.