people

Prior to joining Ashton Mitchell, Ben advanced his career in several practices in New Zealand and Australia, working from concept to completion on a wide range of projects from bespoke interior fit-outs to commercial supermarket developments. Having led project teams in the delivery stages for the last few years Ben has branched into a design focused role, now sharing the Design Lead responsibilities within the office.

He is passionate about social housing and the ability of architecture to enrich the lives of people, having spent time volunteering with Habitat for Humanity in Costa Rica and building houses in East Africa.

e-mail: ben@ashtonmitchell.com

Clifford is a Director at Ashton Mitchell with his main role being project delivery. He leads many of Ashton Mitchell’s projects, navigating through the complex bureaucratic, contractual and technical issues. Clifford also holds a significant client liaison and leadership role and enjoys the challenge of developing conceptual ideas into the tangible built form.

Clifford enjoys motorsports, in fact anything to do with cars (except fixing and cleaning them). Clifford also values quality time with his family, often watching his son play Basketball and coaching his football team.

e-mail: clifford@ashtonmitchell.com

Warren is responsible for the financial and general practice management of Ashton Mitchell while remaining involved at project level. Warren encourages a strong client focus, adding value with innovative thinking and clear understanding of project constraints.

When not at work Warren loves spending time on the water, exploring the islands in the gulf, fishing from his kayak or boating in the Hauraki Gulf “one of the best water playgrounds in the world.

e-mail: warren@ashtonmitchell.com

Peter is responsible for Ashton Mitchell’s design team, client liaison and leadership in the design and delivery of our projects. Peter enjoys the satisfaction arising from being part of the collective creative energy intrinsic in producing good architecture.

Music is Peter’s other passion and he enjoys the beautiful symmetries between architecture and music. He plays guitar and sings with a few other enthusiastic muso’s, collaborating on original material.

e-mail: peter@ashtonmitchell.com