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Studio 4 Architects

Architecture firm · 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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Studio 4 Architects

Architecture firm · Sydenham, Christchurch

Where you stand#170of 252 architects
Overall health3.3/10across the eight areas

What you have

01Open statusYour listing shows the business as trading, so customers see accurate availability and Google treats the listing as live.01ClaimedYour listing is claimed, so you control what it says, you can reply to reviews, and edits suggested by the public come to you first.01NameYour 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.

Where we can help

07Google search and traffic5.604Listings and social5.108Opening hours4.402Reviews3.505Facebook page3.501Google listing2.703Map positions0.706Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

Studio 4 Architects is an architectural practice based in Christchurch, with offices on Disraeli Street in Sydenham and a presence in Christchurch Central City. The studio offers architectural design across all genres and emphasises honesty, trust and respect. Their practice culture stresses commitment and accessibility, and they describe a collaborative approach aimed at realising bespoke client aspirations.

Studio 4 Architects is an architectural practice based in Christchurch, with an office at 96 Disraeli Street, Sydenham, and links to Christchurch Central City. The firm provides architectural services across residential, commercial and other project types and frames its work around client-led design.

The studio states it works across all genres, offering architectural design and project collaboration to realise bespoke aspirations. Their published material highlights a practice culture of commitment and accessibility and lists honesty, trust and respect as core values that guide their professional approach.

Clients are described as collaborators in the design process, with the practice noting successful partnerships across a range of projects. The firm emphasises accessibility and communication as part of its working method, seeking to align design outcomes with the individual needs and aspirations of each client.

Locally, Studio 4 Architects positions itself as a Christchurch-based architecture practice focused on hands-on collaboration and personalised design. The combination of a central-city association, a Sydenham office address, and stated values of honesty and accessibility distinguishes the studio's local profile and identifies it as a practice that prioritises client engagement and tailored architectural solutions.

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Your Google listing

Studio 4 Architects shows an overall health score of 2.9 out of 10, indicating below-average health for its Google Business Listing. The listing already has a website link, a claimed status and a full address, which are positive foundations. The most important opportunities are adding a phone number and a logo to improve accessibility and brand recognition, while photos and description continue to show progress.

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

  • 1
    PhoneYour listing has no phone number, so the call button a customer expects to tap is not there and the ones in a hurry ring someone else.
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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.
  • 3
    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.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
2.7Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Architecture firm · Sydenham
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From the business

Studio 4 Architects values honesty, trust and respect and maintains a practice culture of ‘commitment and accessibility’, which has seen us collaborate successfully with our clients across all genres to realise their bespoke aspirations.

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Google listingChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
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Your reviews

Studio 4 Architects shows a very low overall Google review health, with limited customer feedback and minimal owner responses. The most important findings are the very low health score and the absence of responses to reviews, which undermines trust. Encouraging happy clients to leave reviews and starting to acknowledge all feedback can gradually build credibility.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    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.
  • 3
    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.
3.5Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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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

Studio 4 Architects shows a very low overall Google Maps health score of 0.5 out of 10, indicating limited visibility. The strongest signals come from ranking as an architect and architecture firm in Spreydon, suggesting some local relevance in that suburb. Improvement should focus on boosting aggregate maps visibility and aligning the listing address with the suburb query.

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 suburbWe are not seeing you in Maps searches in your own suburb, which is the search a customer standing a street away actually makes.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
0.7Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Map positionsChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #234 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Studio 4 Architects shows decent health in social presence with notable strengths on Instagram and LinkedIn, while opportunities exist on Facebook, TikTok and other directories. The overall health score is 4.8 out of 10, reflecting room for growth in trust and discoverability across platforms.

Strengths

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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/studio-4-architects-nz) found via: Google search results.
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    NZIA PracticeWe can see your NZIA Practice listing (https://nzia.co.nz/studio-4-architects-ltd) found via: Google search results.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Having a Facebook page at allWe found your Facebook Profile page through search alone.
  • 2
    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 3
    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.
18 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 6 of them.
5.1Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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LinkedInstudio-4-architects-nzStudio 4 Architects | LinkedIn✓
FacebookStudio-Architecture-Limited-100069255395850Studio 4 Architects | Facebook1
ArchiPro Professionalarchitecture-studioFound through search, not linked from anything you own
TiktokNo account found2
YellowNo listing found3
LinkedInNo listing found✓
Listings and socialChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #125 for listings and social
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Your Facebook page

Strengths

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    An email addressCustomers can see an email address on the page, which gives the one who wants a quote in writing a route that does not depend on anyone picking up the phone.
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    A street addressA street address sits in your page details, so someone deciding between you and a business two suburbs over can see which of you is closer.
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    A cover photoYour page opens with a cover photo rather than a blank banner, so the first impression a visitor gets is your own work.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    People following your pageFewer people follow your page than most in this market, which means a post reaches people who already know you rather than anyone still deciding.
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    A page address you choseYour page address is one Facebook generated rather than one you chose - your business name with a long number bolted on, or just the number.
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    A phone numberNo phone number is published on your Facebook page, so someone who found you there and wants to ring has to go hunting elsewhere or send a message and wait.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
3.5Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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We are a small Architectural design practice with a professional and collaborative approach. We specialise in residential architecture and are passionate about architecture that is both beautiful and...
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Facebook pageChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #165 for your Facebook page
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Your website

Studio 4 Architects shows above-average on-page health, with a 5.9 out of 10. This suggests there is room for improvement, especially in the areas highlighted as top opportunities. The business benefits from a good favicon, HTTPS content, no frames and an SEO-friendly URL, and a compact page size. Attention should be given to meta description length and overall on-page SEO score to move toward the top quartile.

Strengths

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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.
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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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    Meta descriptionThe summary under your name in search results is either too brief to say anything or long enough that Google cuts it mid-sentence.
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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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What customers seeWhere you rank
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How people find you on Google

Studio 4 Architects shows an above-average health score for website traffic, indicating solid performance relative to peers. The top findings point to low paid traffic spend and limited paid traffic, suggesting room to start targeted campaigns and careful tracking, while organic value is mid-range and improving through ongoing content and SEO work.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    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.
  • 2
    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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    What that traffic is worthThe search visitors reaching your site are worth less than half the businesses here, so the people arriving are browsing rather than buying.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
5.6Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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3About 23 visits a month from search, across 23 searches
Google search and trafficChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #111 for Google search and traffic
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Your hours against demand

Studio 4 Architects' published hours align well with weekday lunchtime demand in Christchurch Central City, especially midweek. The practice is open during notable high-interest windows on Tuesday 12pm, Wednesday 11am-12pm and Thursday 12pm-1pm. However several strong weekend peaks are missed when closed, notably Saturday midday-2pm and Sunday noon. Consider targeted weekend or flexible appointment hours to capture unmet demand.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

  • 1
    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.
4.4Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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Hours 1
Monday8am-5pm
Tuesday8am-5pm
Wednesday8am-5pm
Thursday8am-5pm
Friday8am-5pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Opening hoursChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #142 for opening hours
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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#170of 252 Christchurch architects
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Christchurch architectsOverall · 252 businesses
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