architect
tim.holmes@heritageworks.co.nz
+64 21 024 20829
Tim is an architect, heritage professional, photographer and other doer who grew up on the South coast of England. He arrived in New Zealand in 2013 moving from Guernsey with his family and has lived in Christchurch since. He began work with architects Wilkie and Bruce, working on Earthquake strengthening, including the Kitchen Tower at Christ's College, Bishop Julius Hall accommodation and the replacement Music Centre of Christchurch (The Piano), after working briefly with Context architects he joined Warren and Mahoney, where he worked on, among others, the Justice Precinct, the Arts Centre of Christchurch and retirement villages. Through these roles he has been involved with projects in Auckland, Wellington, Blenhiem, Westport and Dunedin and he has enjoyed experience of the wider kiwi cultural environment. He spent three years as Project architect and one of the heritage professionals on the Christchurch Cathedral Reinstatement project and carried out a post graduate course in Heritgage and Archeaology at the University of Leicester and qualified as a Heritage Professional under the Christchurch City Council District plan. He began working on a number of Christchurch city council Heritage Building for the Parks team and providing expert witness work on the Christchurch City Council plan change PC13 & PC14. Tim is on the board of ICOMOS NZ and is happy to share stories of the wonder and challenges of working on these and other great projects.