Research Architecture Design (R.A.D.) is an architectural practice based in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Since forming in 2015, we have completed new buildings, multi-residential buildings, commercial buildings and renovations throughout the country. 

We provide a full concept-to-completion service customised to the desires of our clients. Our service includes all aspects, from consent and construction to finishing details and interior design. We are committed to a sustainable built environment with a focus on quality and longevity. Collaboration with our trusted network of industry professionals is fundamental to the service we provide.

Research Architecture Design seeks to contribute to architecture in Aotearoa / New Zealand and enliven the human spirit through great design.

Joseph Chalmers
Creative Director and founder of RAD
(b. 1983, Rawene, Aotearoa / New Zealand)
MA (Germany) NDAT BArch MArch (Aotearoa / New Zealand)

SK (Sung Kyeng) Song
Architectural Designer, Documentation Manager (b. 1992, Incheon, South Korea)
BAS (Aotearoa / New Zealand)

Travers Reynolds
Designer, Registered Architect ANZIA NZRAB 
(b. 1984, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa / New Zealand) 
BAS, MArch, NZRAB (Aotearoa / New Zealand)

Joseph Chalmers, Creative Director at RAD