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Petrie Architects

Architect · Sydenham, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 252 Christchurch architects.

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Checked12 October 2026
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Petrie Architects

Architect · Sydenham, Christchurch

Where you stand#150of 252 architects
Overall health4.1/10across the eight areas
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What AI tells people about you

Petrie Architects is a New Zealand Institute of Architects practice based in Sydenham, Christchurch, specialising in residential new builds, extensions and multi-unit housing. The studio emphasises practical passive design principles and a simple, modern architectural approach for clients planning new homes or alterations in the city.

Petrie Architects is a New Zealand Institute of Architects practice located in Sydenham, Christchurch. The studio presents a simple, modern approach to architecture and operates locally within the Christchurch area.

The practice specialises in residential new builds, extension and alteration projects, and multi-unit housing. Their work focuses on integrating practical passive design principles into these project types, aiming to address factors like natural light, ventilation and energy efficiency.

Clients commission Petrie Architects for new homes, house alterations and multi-unit developments where practical passive design and straightforward modern design are priorities. The practice describes itself as attentive to passive strategies that can improve comfort and reduce running costs over time.

Locally, Petrie Architects is distinct for its NZIA affiliation, its focus on domestic and medium-density housing, and an expressed interest in combining simple, modern forms with passive design solutions. This positions the practice as a Christchurch-based option for clients seeking those specific design priorities.

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Your Google listing

Petrie Architects shows a solid presence on Google, with key basics in place and a health score of 4.4 out of 10. The listing has a website link, a confirmed claimed status and a visible phone number, which helps convert interest into inquiries. A missing logo and limited photos dampen overall impact and visibility.

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 three opportunities

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    LogoYour listing has no logo, so in a list of local results yours is the one with a blank space where every competitor has a mark.
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    Description lengthYour description gives a reader less than half the listings here do, so someone reading yours and then a competitor's gets less to go on from you.
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    Photos on the listingYou have fewer photos than nearly every business here, so a customer comparing you against them builds a picture of their work and guesses at yours.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
4.1Room to grow
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From the business

Petrie Architects is a New Zealand Institute of Architects practice that specialises in residential new builds, extension/alterations, and multi-unit housing with a keen interest in incorporating practical passive design principles.

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Your reviews

Petrie Architects shows a very low overall health in Google Business Reviews, with a health score of 0.5 out of 10. This indicates potential customers may be cautious about engaging. The top findings point to a lack of reviews, a not-yet-established star rating, and no responses to reviews, suggesting a need for active review solicitation and public engagement.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    Review confidenceYour rating and your review count together put you at the bottom of this market - either the rating is low, or there are too few reviews behind it for anyone to trust it.
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    Star ratingYou have no star rating yet, so a customer scanning results sees an empty space where every other business shows a number.
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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.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
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Google reviewsChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #163 for your Google reviews
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Where you show up on the map

Petrie Architects shows a low overall Google Maps health score of 2.4/10, signalling limited visibility. The strongest indicators are ranking for key local terms such as architect in sydenham, architectural designer in sydenham and building designer in sydenham, which suggests familiarity in the borough but room to grow in broader city-wide searches.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou appear in a handful of Maps searches across the suburbs around you, far fewer than most businesses here.
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    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches, but below most businesses in your suburb, so a customer looking from a nearby street is shown someone else first.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
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1Seen in 1 search across Christchurch, top three in none
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Map positionsChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #195 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Petrie Architects shows a solid social presence with Instagram and Facebook profiles performing strongly and a LinkedIn listing. Overall health is 7.1 out of 10, indicating above-average presence and trust. The main finding is that social profiles are strong, but opportunities exist in expanding on LinkedIn visibility and adding other platforms to improve reach among potential clients.

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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    NZIA PracticeWe can see your NZIA Practice listing (https://nzia.co.nz/petrie-architects-ltd) found via: Google search results.

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.
  • 3
    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.
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TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found2
NeighbourlyNo listing found3
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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 pageA couple of recommendations have landed on the page, fewer than most here.
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    People following your pageYour following sits ahead of half the pages here, so an ordinary post reaches a real local audience without you paying for it.
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    A street addressYour page publishes no street address, so someone deciding whether you are near enough to bother with has nothing to check and moves on to a page that tells them.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
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Welcome to Petrie Architects - We provide full architectural services, focusing on residential new-builds, alterations and small scale commercial projects.
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Facebook pageChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #103 for your Facebook page
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Your website

Petrie Architects shows below-average on-page SEO health with a 4.0 out of 10. The most impactful findings relate to favicon absence and short meta descriptions and title tag lengths, which could limit click-through and indexing. The site already performs well on HTTPS, frames, and page size, but needs these optimisations to lift overall health.

Strengths

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    Domain HealthYour site answers cleanly over a secure connection, so a customer clicking through from Google lands where they expect with nothing in the way.
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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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    Page load speedYour home page appears in under three seconds, so someone tapping through from a search result meets your business rather than a blank screen while they decide whether to wait.

Top three opportunities

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    Separate sites linking to youOnly a handful of separate websites link to yours, well behind most of this market.
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    The shape of your link profileYour links are piled onto a small number of sites for a profile this size, so they are doing less for you than the count suggests.
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    Meta descriptionYour search summary sits just outside a workable length, so a searcher either gets less than the space allows or loses the tail of it.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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How people find you on Google

Petrie Architects shows a very low overall health score for Website Traffic, reflecting minimal earned and paid traffic and limited keyword footprint. The strongest signal is the potential to grow paid traffic with targeted campaigns and better landing pages, while organic visibility remains near zero and needs foundational content and on-page SEO improvements.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    What that traffic is worthSearch is delivering you nothing you would otherwise have to pay for.
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    Monthly search visitsYour site draws no measurable visitors from search, so the only people reaching it are ones you sent yourself.
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    Search terms you rank forYour site does not appear in search results for any terms we can measure, so nobody is finding it by searching for what you do.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
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21About 0 visits a month from search, across 0 searches
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You are #175 for Google search and traffic
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Your hours against demand

Petrie Architects has a mixed fit between published hours and local demand. Current hours match several weekday lunchtime peaks-Tuesday 12pm, Wednesday 11-12pm and Thursday 12-1pm-so key business hours capture customer search activity. However the practice is closed across high-demand weekend windows, notably Saturday midday-2pm and Sunday 12pm, creating clear missed opportunities for client contact.

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.
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Hours 1
Monday9am-5pm
Tuesday9am-5pm
Wednesday9am-5pm
Thursday9am-5pm
Friday9am-5pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
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The next step

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01Google listing3 opportunities

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#150of 252 Christchurch architects
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Christchurch architectsOverall · 252 businesses
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