OUR TEAM

Led by Barry Condon (Director) and Sarah Scott (Principal), our Wanaka-based architectural team deliver a full design and construction management service from initial concept design through to tender management, contract administration and interior design.

Barry Condon - Director

REGISTERED ARCHITECT (NZRAB), ANZIA, PDINZ, B. ARCH. SC. (HONS), DIP. ARCH. (HONS)

With more than 15 years experience, Barry’s comprehensive abilities enable him to contribute across the various areas of a project from concept, design development and construction. He is passionate about solving the unique challenges presented with each brief and the constraints of a site to deliver a rewarding outcome for the client. 

Irish-trained, Barry graduated in 1998 and spent a formative period of professional development in Dublin during the height of Ireland’s construction boom. With a desire to travel and gain further experience overseas, Barry worked for well known firms Cox Architects (Melbourne) and Architectus (Auckland) before settling in Wanaka and joining the Sarah Scott Architects team in 2005. 

Barry gained membership to the New Zealand Institute of Architects in 2009 and formed the partnership with Sarah in 2012. The name of the practice changed in 2016 to Condon Scott Architects.

Barry is a professional member of the Designers Institute of New Zealand and was also a finalist in the Consultant category of the 2021 NZ Institute of Building Awards. 

In 2022, Barry was selected by the New Zealand Institute of Architects as the jury convenor for the 2022 NZIA Southern Architecture Awards. 

Sarah Scott - PRINCIPAL

REGISTERED ARCHITECT (NZRAB), FNZIA, BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE

With over 35 year’s experience as a practicing architect, Sarah set up an architectural practice (Sarah Scott Architects) in Wanaka in 1988. Over this time she has worked on numerous projects all over New Zealand, but mostly in Wanaka, Queenstown and the lower South Island. Sarah has been extensively involved with community projects and mentoring of local high school students. Sarah was made a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Architects in 2013.

In 2012, Sarah formed a partnership with her long-term colleague and friend, Barry Condon, creating Condon Scott Architects Ltd. They worked together as Directors for 9 years. In 2021, Sarah retired as a Director, continuing to work at Condon Scott Architects in a consultancy role, mentoring the architectural team and overseeing project and client management.

Condon Scott team staff photo

ARCHITECTURAL & ADMIN TEAM

Richard Tweed

Senior Architectural Technician

Fred Meehan

Architectural Graduate

Francois Pierre

Architect DPLG France

Rachel Armstrong

Senior Architectural Graduate

Priscilla Strong

Architectural Technician

Joe Wellwood

Architectural Graduate

JORDAN ANDERSON

Architectural Graduate

JESSIE COPLAND

Office Administrator

MATT MCNAUGHT

Architectural Technician

Mel Mueller

Project Manager & Interiors

JESS MCDOUGALL

Business Manager

BRIAR HARDY-HESSON

Project Administration & Marketing Coordinator