Residential architecture
for modern living
for modern living
We create considered homes shaped by spatial clarity, material integrity, and how buildings are made.
Process →Form Follows Living
SPACES SHAPED BY CLARITY, MATERIAL DISCIPLINE, AND THE DAILY RHYTHMS OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THEM.
Residential architecture
New Zealand
New Zealand
Rust Architects is a New Zealand-based practice specialising in residential architecture, renovations, and interior architecture. The studio is known for clear planning, careful material decisions, and technically resolved, buildable work.
Led by Rachael Rust, the practice brings experience across New Zealand, London, and Amsterdam. Every project begins with careful listening and evolves through close collaboration with clients, consultants, and builders.
OUR APPROACH IS CALM, COLLABORATIVE, AND THOROUGH. WE MOVE FROM EARLY CONVERSATIONS TO DETAILED DELIVERY WITHOUT LOSING THE FEELING THAT MADE THE PROJECT MATTER IN THE FIRST PLACE.
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Early conversations
We start by listening closely, understanding the site, and clarifying what the home needs to do before the form is fixed.
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Project clarity
Plans, sections, and material studies are used early so design ideas become legible, practical, and cost-aware.
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Construction support
We stay involved through documentation and build, protecting design intent while keeping decisions grounded in how the project is made.
Rust
Architects
Rachael Rust brings more than ten years of experience across New Zealand, London, and Amsterdam, with a background spanning UNStudio, Fearon Hay, and Cheshire Architects.
The studio's work combines spatial calm with technical depth, creating homes that feel carefully composed from the first impression to the final detail.
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