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Bob Burnett Architecture

Architecture firm · Addington-Middleton, Christchurch

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Bob Burnett Architecture

Architecture firm · Addington-Middleton, Christchurch

Where you stand#17of 252 architects
Overall health9.4/10across the eight areas

Going well

01Google listing9.708Opening hours9.204Listings and social9.003Map positions8.805Facebook page7.807Google search and traffic7.702Reviews7.2

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What AI tells people about you

Bob Burnett Architecture is an award-winning residential architecture practice based in Addington, Christchurch. The studio focuses on sustainable, high-performance homes that are energy efficient, comfortable and earthquake resilient. Led by Bob Burnett with a mix of Japanese and New Zealand design influences, the practice is known for Homestar 10 work and projects pursuing ultra-low carbon performance.

Bob Burnett Architecture is an award-winning residential architecture practice based in Addington, Christchurch. The studio describes itself as specialising in sustainable, high-performance homes that prioritise comfort, wellbeing and seismic performance. The practice notes a blend of Japanese architectural influence and Kiwi design principles in its work.

Services include sustainable and energy-efficient house design, passive-house principles and earthquake-resistant detailing. The firm highlights its role in pioneering Homestar 10 homes in New Zealand and states it is building projects aiming for zero carbon performance. Residential commissions emphasise organic forms, climate-positive outcomes and practical high-performance detailing.

Customers commonly comment on the practice being a pioneer in healthy, efficient homes and on Bob Burnett's deep knowledge of sustainable design. Review themes point to well-liked, personable staff, clear sustainable planning and a focus on passive, low-energy living. Clients report satisfaction with energy efficiency, comfort and the practice's forward-looking approach to sustainable features.

Locally, Bob Burnett Architecture is distinguished by its focus on award-winning sustainable residential design and early adoption of Homestar 10 and zero-carbon principles. The Christchurch location, combined with explicit attention to earthquake resilience and high-performance living, positions the studio as a local specialist for clients seeking energy-efficient, climate-positive homes.

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Your Google listing

Bob Burnett Architecture shows a strong Google Business Listing with a health score of 8.4 out of 10. The profile is fully claimed, with a live website link, phone number, and open-for-business status, supporting easy customer contact and access to services. The description is already well populated, aligning with local market norms and reinforcing credibility for potential clients.

Strengths

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    Open statusYour listing shows the business as trading, so customers see accurate availability and Google treats the listing as live.
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    ClaimedYour listing is claimed, so you control what it says, you can reply to reviews, and edits suggested by the public come to you first.
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    NameYour business name is showing on the listing, so a customer searching for you by name finds you, and everything else on the listing hangs off it.

Top opportunity

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    Description lengthYour description gives a reader more than most listings here do, so a customer choosing between three of you gets more of your case than of theirs.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 4 of them.
9.7Strong
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4.7 ★★★★★ (7)
Architecture firm · Addington-Middleton
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From the business

If you want a house which looks stunning and also is comfortable energy and space efficient and will perform well in earthquakes you cannot do better than Bob Burnett Architecture. The team at Bob Burnett Architecture are Award winning sustainable architecture experts who lead earthquake resistant design in New Zealand. Designer of New Zealand’s first Homestar 10 homes and currently building the very first Zero Carbon Superhome. Japanese architect and Kiwi designers creating leading edge organic architecture that is climate positive and delightful to live in.

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Your reviews

Bob Burnett Architecture shows an above-average health score of 6.7 out of 10 for Google reviews, indicating overall solid performance. The most important findings are a lack of response to any reviews, which can erode customer trust, and strong rating stability and volume in the upper range. Continued engagement could further improve trust and momentum.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    Response rateNone of your reviews have a reply, which means a customer reading them sees your happiest and your angriest customers with nothing from you in between.
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    Review confidenceYour rating and your review count together sit ahead of half the field here, so a customer has enough to go on and no reason to hesitate.
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    Star ratingYour rating sits ahead of half the businesses here, so the number is not pushing anyone away.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
7.2Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Google reviewsChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
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Where you show up on the map

Bob Burnett Architecture shows very high Google Maps health (8.9/10), indicating strong local visibility and solid performance in Maps search. The top opportunities focus on maintaining aggregate visibility and pushing suburb performance into the top quartile. Notable strengths include top rankings for architect and architecture firm in Addington-Middleton and Spreydon. Continued refinements can lift local standing further.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou turn up across more of the surrounding suburbs than nearly everyone here, so a customer searching well outside your own patch still sees you.
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    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches more often than nearly every business in your suburb, so a customer searching nearby sees you before most of your competition.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
8.8Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Bob Burnett Architecture24.7 ★ (7) · Architecture firm
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Threefold Architecture5.0 ★ (22) · Architecture firm
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Monk Architecture5.0 ★ (1) · Architecture firm
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Boyd Chamberlain Architecture5.0 ★ (2) · Architecture firm
Map positionsChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
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Where customers find you

Bob Burnett Architecture demonstrates a very high health on social presence and directories, with strong Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn activity. The most important finding is a strong, trusted presence on key social profiles. Opportunities exist in adding or reviving TikTok, TikTok Directory, GrabOne, Neighbourly, and LinkedIn Company listings to broaden reach while maintaining current strengths.

Strengths

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    Having a Facebook page at allWe found your Facebook Profile page, and the trail is strong enough that nobody would question it is yours - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
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    Instagram ProfileWe found your Instagram Profile page, and the trail between you and it is unambiguous - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
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    LinkedIn ProfileWe can see your LinkedIn Profile listing (https://linkedin.com/in/bob-burnett-5419b536) found via: Google search results, Your website.

Top three opportunities

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    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
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    Yellow ProfileWe could not find an active Yellow Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
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    Neighbourly ProfileWe could not find an active Neighbourly Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
18 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 6 of them.
9.0Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
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TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found2
NeighbourlyNo listing found3
LinkedInNo listing found✓
Listings and socialChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
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Your Facebook page

Strengths

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    Where your page link pointsThe link on your page goes to a domain that is yours, so a visitor who came for the photos leaves on your terms and the enquiry lands in your inbox rather than someone else's.
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    A page address you choseThe address on your page carries your business name, so a customer told about you at a barbecue can find the page by typing what they heard.
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    A phone numberA phone number shows on your page, so the person who found you on Facebook before they found your website can ring straight from it.

Top three opportunities

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    Recommendations on your pageNo recommendations sit on your page, so a stranger who came to see whether anyone else has used you leaves with only your own posts to go on.
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    What your page says about youYour intro is shorter than half the pages here.
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    People following your pageMore people follow your page than most in this market, which means a post can travel past your own customers when one of them shares it into a local group.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
7.8Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Facebook pageChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
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Your website

Bob Burnett Architecture shows a high on-page SEO health of 7.4 out of 10. The strongest established elements include a precise meta description (130-150 chars), a valid favicon, a streamlined page size under 256KB, and a relevant title tag and meta description. Opportunities lie in improving page speed, fine-tuning title tag length, and addressing render-blocking resources.

Strengths

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    Meta descriptionYour search summary sits in the length that reads in full on most screens, which is as far as length alone can take it - a narrow phone still cuts the tail off a line this size.
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    Domain UniquenessYour web address is yours alone, so everything your site earns - links, mentions, search standing - accumulates under your name and stays with the business.
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    FaviconThe tab your site opens in carries your own icon, so a customer with a dozen tabs going can find their way back to you by sight.

Top three opportunities

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    On-page scoreSeveral checks on your home page fail at once, and a visitor meets all of them in the first few seconds: a slow open, no clear heading, nothing under your name in search that says what you do.
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    Page titleYour home page headline does not fit the space a search result gives it, so a searcher sees either a half-empty line or one that trails off before your name arrives.
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    Domain HealthYour site answers, but something did not check out - an insecure link, a redirect chain, a domain shared with other businesses, or a listing pointing at a social page.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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How people find you on Google

Bob Burnett Architecture shows a solid website traffic health with room for modest gains. The strongest signal is organic traffic value in the 50-75% range, indicating steady engagement and potential for further growth. Paid traffic metrics are currently minimal, suggesting a need to start with focused campaigns and track results over time.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    What you spend on adsWe can see no paid search activity for your site, which in most local markets is the norm rather than a gap.
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    Monthly ad visitsYour site receives no visitors from paid search, which for most local businesses in this market is the norm rather than a problem.
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    Search terms you advertise onYou are not covering any search terms with ads, which for most local businesses here is normal.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
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What customers seeWhere you rank
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Bob Burnett Architecture designs sustainable, high-performance homes in New Zealand, based in Christchurch. [email protected] Phone: +64 21 359 321

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Your hours against demand

Bob Burnett Architecture's published hours align reasonably well with weekday lunchtime demand, especially midweek when the studio is open around late morning and early afternoon. Strong alignment appears on Tuesday 12pm, Wednesday 11-12pm and Thursday 12-1pm. However several high-demand weekend slots are closed, creating missed commercial opportunities. No open hours fall into low-demand windows, so current hours are efficient but could be adjusted to capture weekend demand.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

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    Hours aligned with demandYour hours line up with demand worse than nearly every business here, which means a good share of your open time passes with nobody looking for what you do.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
9.2Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Bob Burnett Architecture
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Hours 1
Monday8:30am-5pm
Tuesday8:30am-5pm
Wednesday8:30am-5pm
Thursday8:30am-5pm
Friday8:30am-5pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Opening hoursChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
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01Google listing1 opportunity

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page3 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#17of 252 Christchurch architects
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