Jasmax is a New Zealand architectural firm. It was co-founded by Richard Harris in 1989. [1]
As at 2019, Sjoerd Post was the CEO and Matthew Glubb was a principal of the firm. [2] Glubb was appointed as CEO in 2023.
Jasmax started a Waka Maia team of Māori designers in 2015 and Elisapeta Heta is one of the team. [3]
Jasmax projects range from architecture, interior design and landscape architecture to building conservation, urban design and sustainable architecture. [4] Their head office is in Auckland, New Zealand and they have about 260 staff, [5] and they are internationally recognised for their work in cultural design. [2]
A new manifesto in 2019 gave redirected their design philosophy 'to elevate the cultural design conversation in New Zealand'. [2]
Jasmax has been involved in both the Scott Base redevelopment in Antarctica and the Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira in Auckland. [2]
The City Rail Link project in Auckland was the first New Zealand project to be recognised by the World Architecture Festival WAFX for Cultural Identity. This project was a collaboration between Jasmax and Grimshaw Architects. Rau Hoskins, of designTRIBE and people Alt Group were also involved, as well as from the start eight Māori groups specific to the region (mana whenua). [3]
The building 'C Drive' in Auckland is described as innovative architecture in a commercial building, Jasmax entered a competition to get the job winning against three other firms. [6] [7]
In 2002, Alistair Luke of Jasmax restored the Sutch House designed by Ernst Plischke. [8]