Rhys James

Rhys joined the Emerge Architecture team in 2008, during Emerges formative years, and quickly became an ArchiCAD Jedi. Rhys became a Director of ECAD Limited in 2019 and Director in Emerge Architecture in 2021.

The experience Rhys has within the industry and company has been collected across a wide range of projects, from residential alterations and additions, bespoke new homes, and commercial projects.

For a number of years, Rhys has concentrated on providing quality Architectural Design Services to national housing companies based in Christchurch and the Manawatu, with his design and draughting team.

Rhys is LBP Design 2 accredited, and a professional member of ADNZ.

Rhys spends his personal time indulging some of his creativity with small DIY projects. He is passionate about designing and building high end yet affordable housing for various small animals, and his reverse stick hockey skills are second to none. When given half a chance, Rhys endeavours to find the tastiest offerings at different festivals around the country, and he enjoys travelling further abroad to immerse himself in other cultures, sample foreign cuisines, and appreciate different styles of architecture. Erin Sullivan