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South Architects

Architect · Christchurch Centre, Christchurch

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Checked12 October 2026
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South Architects

Architect · Christchurch Centre, Christchurch

Where you stand#16of 252 architects
Overall health9.4/10across the eight areas
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What AI tells people about you

South Architects is a Christchurch-based architecture studio designing residential and commercial projects across Aotearoa. The award-winning practice offers bespoke home design, renovations and commercial architecture, with a collaborative approach grounded in clarity and care. They provide structured engagement options and Clarity Sessions to align design, budget and project ambition.

South Architects is a Christchurch Central City architecture studio delivering residential and commercial design across Aotearoa. The practice presents itself as award-winning and works on projects ranging from coastal retreats and alpine escapes to suburban homes and commercial developments.

Services focus on bespoke residential design, renovations and commercial architecture. The studio describes three engagement levels tailored to ambition, budget and project complexity, and promotes Clarity Sessions to help clients understand scope and process. Communication, design development and quality control are highlighted in the studio's offered workflows.

Clients tend to report strong communication, practical support and satisfaction with finished builds. Reviews reference careful design, project support through construction and outcomes that have achieved awards. Feedback commonly notes that the team listened to budgets and brief elements while guiding decisions and producing lasting, considered results.

Locally, South Architects is positioned as a Christchurch practice that combines collaborative client work with structured engagement options and an emphasis on clarity and care. The studio's mix of residential and commercial projects, paired with a focus on design development and on-site quality control, shapes its presence in the regional architecture market.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

South Architects shows strong overall health on Google Business Listing with a score of 8.9/10, indicating solid completeness and listing control. The top findings include a complete listing with a verified claim, an active open/closed status, a visible phone number, and a website link for customers to learn more. Descriptions are already well above average.

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 two opportunities

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    Photos on the listingYou have more photos on your listing than half the businesses here, so a customer arriving has enough to look at that they stay on it.
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    Description lengthYour description is one of the fuller ones in this market, which means a customer comparing you side by side has more of your case in front of them than most.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 5 of them.
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From the business

Architecture: Beautiful. Considered. Unique. At South Architects, we design spaces that reflect who you are – tailored to your lifestyle, your surroundings, and the way you want to live. Based in Christchurch, our award-winning studio works across Aotearoa, creating residential and commercial architecture that is both timeless and personal. From coastal retreats to alpine escapes, suburban homes to commercial projects, every design is grounded in collaboration, clarity, and care. We believe great architecture should spark joy – quietly uplifting daily life and leaving a lasting impression. Join us on this exciting journey of transformation and discovery.

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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

South Architects shows an above-average health score of 7.1 out of 10 for Google reviews, indicating solid overall performance. The key completed achievement is a top-10% star rating, reflecting strong customer satisfaction. Opportunities focus on engaging with reviews through replies and maintaining growth in review volume and rating confidence.

Strengths

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    Star ratingYour rating is among the highest in this market and it does its own selling - a customer sees it before they read anything else.

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 behind half the businesses here, so a customer weighing three listings has slightly less reason to trust yours.
  • 3
    Review countYour review count sits under the middle of this market, so you are readable to a customer without yet being convincing.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
7.1Good
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Google reviewsChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #75 for your Google reviews
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Where you show up on the map

South Architects' Google Maps health is 8.0 out of 10, indicating solid visibility and a positive local footprint. The borough presence has risen into the local mid-to-upper range, while aggregate visibility sits at or above the local median, reflecting steady progress. Top opportunities focus on strengthening suburb-specific rankings and continuing overall map visibility gains.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches less often than half your suburb, so on a search from nearby you sit below businesses a customer would otherwise treat as equal.
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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.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
8.5Strong
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Map positionsChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
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Where customers find you

South Architects shows a very high health score for social presence and local directories, indicating strong brand trust. Key strengths include outstanding Facebook and Instagram profiles with high trust and a well-present LinkedIn Company listing that supports reach. The main opportunity is expanding presence on several platforms where active listings are missing to broaden discovery.

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 CompanyWe can see your LinkedIn Company listing (https://linkedin.com/company/south-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.
9.0Strong
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TiktokNo account found1
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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 two opportunities

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    People following your pageFewer people follow your page than follow half the pages here.
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    What your page says about youYour intro runs to a line, shorter than most pages here, so it names the business without settling whether you do the particular job the reader came about or cover the suburb they live in.
8 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 5 of them.
8.8Strong
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Facebook pageChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #30 for your Facebook page
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Your website

South Architects shows a very high on-page SEO health, with a score of 8.9 out of 10. Key findings include excellent meta description and a valid favicon, plus a compact page size under 256KB. Opportunities focus on refining technical elements, especially speed, and adjusting the title tag and content balance to improve overall score and user experience.

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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    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.
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    Domain Age ScoreYour domain is younger than most businesses here.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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How people find you on Google

South Architects shows a very healthy website traffic profile with strong organic performance. Organic traffic value sits in the highest percentile and organic traffic total is in the local top 10%, while organic SERP coverage is also in the top decile. The main opportunities relate to paid traffic, where initial paid spend, traffic, and keyword coverage are currently underdeveloped.

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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www.dezeen.comArchitecture and design in Christchurch
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www.southarchitects.co.nzSouth Architects | Residential & Commercial Architects ...

Residential and commercial architects in Christchurch, specialising in bespoke home design, renovations and architectural projects across New Zealand.

About 677 visits a month from search, across 88 searches
Google search and trafficChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #28 for Google search and traffic
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Your hours against demand

South Architects' current hours align with weekday midday demand, especially Tuesday 12pm and Wednesday and Thursday around 11am-1pm, but close during the city's busiest weekend windows. Open hours match several popular lunchtime slots, yet closure across Saturday and Sunday midday is a notable gap. There are no open hours during low-demand periods, so waste is minimal.

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.
4.6Room to grow
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Hours 1
Monday9am-5pm
Tuesday9am-5pm
Wednesday9am-5pm
Thursday9am-5pm
Friday9am-4pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Opening hoursChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #137 for opening hours
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01Google listing2 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page2 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#16of 252 Christchurch architects
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Christchurch architectsOverall · 252 businesses
You are #16 overall
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