Timber-lined Warkworth gable outdoor room with integrated lighting and lounge seating

Fixed-roof pergola design and build in Auckland

Bespoke pergolas, built around the architecture.

Sanctuary designs, builds and installs bespoke fixed-roof pergolas for Auckland homes and selected commercial projects.

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Send your suburb, photos and rough dimensions for an initial assessment and indicative range where feasible.

Warkworth, Auckland
Residential
Gable
2025

Freestanding matte black gable outdoor room beside a Warkworth home

Featured project / Warkworth, Auckland

Warkworth Outdoor Room

The brief for this Warkworth home was to create a proper outdoor room beside the house: sheltered enough to use often, open enough to stay connected to the garden, and detailed so it felt like a permanent part of the property.

Footprint: 5.0 m × 6.0 m
Configuration: Freestanding gable
Roof and ceiling: Solid and clear acrylic zones with cedar lining

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Design constraint

Create a substantial room beside the house without relying on the existing structure for support, while retaining daylight and a connection to the garden.

Sanctuary response

A freestanding gable combines the new deck, fireplace, clear acrylic glazing, solid roof zones, cedar ceiling and lighting within one resolved structure.

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Choose the right starting point

Different briefs need different pathways.

Use the route that best matches the project today. The form, material and detailed scope can follow once the right context is clear.

Residential planning

An Auckland pergola for your home

Start with the home, outdoor area and intended use, then compare forms, roofs and scope.

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Custom and complex

A site that needs a bespoke response

Explore unusual sites, difficult connections, larger spans and integrated, design-led requirements.

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Other project types

Commercial

Cover for a working environment

Plan hospitality, accommodation, workplace and selected commercial projects around operations and delivery.

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Professional collaboration

Plans, specifications or an early brief

Architects, designers and builders can share drawings, concepts, tender information and defined responsibilities.

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Selected work

Built across different sites and briefs.

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Dairy Flat, Auckland / 8.6 m × 3.3 m / Attached gable extension / Acrylic roof

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Hibiscus Coast, Auckland / Layered patio and carport / Combination roof

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The Sanctuary design approach

One design response, from home to final detail.

Each decision is made in context so the structure, roof and room below it support the same brief.

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Start with the home and site

Architecture, available space, orientation, exposure, access and connection points set the direction before a pergola form is chosen.

Design around intended use

Dining, entertaining, shelter, light and privacy shape the layout while open edges remain part of the weather response.

Resolve structure and details together

Roof form, drainage, materials, lighting, blinds, heating and house connections are considered as one project-specific system.

Timber-lined Riverhead gable roof framing blue sky and treetops

Riverhead / Gable / Solid roof

A roof form is only the beginning.

Structure, roofing, lining, drainage and integrated services are resolved as one assembly.

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Pergola forms

Four forms, selected for a reason.

Available height, roofline, drainage, proportion and the area to cover help determine which geometry belongs on the site.

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Gable pergola roof with dark aluminium framing and clear acrylic panels — Gable roof formStructure and daylight resolved together

Pitched

One restrained roof plane suits sites where available height, fall and drainage support a quieter form.

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Gable

A central ridge creates height and can echo related roof geometry across wider outdoor rooms.

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Hip-roof pergola integrated with the corner of a contemporary home

Hip

Several roof planes create a composed geometry for courtyards, corners and more complex rooflines.

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Box perimeter

A level outer edge conceals the fall and suits contemporary homes with clean rectangular plans.

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Roofing and materials

Choose what the roof should do to the room.

Acrylic, solid and combination roofs create different relationships with daylight, shade and the architecture. No one approach is right for every project.

View from below a clear acrylic gable roof transmitting daylight at Dairy Flat

Roof approach

Acrylic roofing

Transparent or translucent zones retain daylight, with tint and roof depth selected for the site.

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View from below the timber-lined solid roof and integrated lighting at Riverhead

Roof approach

Solid roofing

Solid zones provide deeper shade and can create a warm, ceiling-like treatment below.

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Clear acrylic roof strips transitioning into cedar-lined solid roof zones at Warkworth

Roof approach

Combination roofing

Transparent and solid zones place daylight and shelter where each is most useful.

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How the roof is resolved

Structure: Architectural aluminium framing, with steel where project requirements demand it
Linings and ceilings: Timber sarking, cedar and selected solid ceiling treatments, specified separately from the roof category
Junctions and drainage: Flashings, falls, gutters and house connections resolved with the frame and roof

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Integrated options

Plan comfort into the structure.

Blinds, lighting and heating work best when mounting, power, clearances, exposure and the intended use are considered before fabrication.

Clear acrylic glazing, cedar ceiling and integrated lighting in the Warkworth outdoor room — Warkworth Outdoor RoomRoof, ceiling and lighting coordinated together

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Blinds and screens

Exposure, opening size, mounting, enclosure and the selected system determine what edge protection is appropriate. Open-sided pergolas remain affected by wind-driven rain.

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Integrated lighting

Fittings, channels, drivers, wiring and switching can be coordinated with the frame and ceiling where the design and electrical scope allow.

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Heating

Heater selection depends on the area, mounting position, clearances, power and intended use. The exact product requirements are checked before installation.

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Selected work

Built across different sites and briefs

Design and build process

From useful first brief to documented handover.

The programme and on-site sequence depend on the completed scope, access, approvals, materials and current schedule. They are confirmed for the project in writing.

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Share the initial brief
Send the suburb, project photos, approximate dimensions, intended use and any preferred form or roof approach.
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Initial assessment
Sanctuary reviews the information, identifies a likely approach and may provide an indicative price range where the brief allows.
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Site review and design development
The home, site, measurements, exposure, connections, access and project requirements are assessed together.
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Documented scope, approval and scheduling
The agreed design, materials, inclusions, exclusions, price, current programme and applicable warranty information are confirmed before manufacture or site work proceeds.
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Manufacture, installation and handover
The pergola is prepared, installed by the Sanctuary team and handed over with the care and warranty information that applies.

01
Share the initial brief
Send the suburb, project photos, approximate dimensions, intended use and any preferred form or roof approach.
02
Initial assessment
Sanctuary reviews the information, identifies a likely approach and may provide an indicative price range where the brief allows.
03
Site review and design development
The home, site, measurements, exposure, connections, access and project requirements are assessed together.
04
Documented scope, approval and scheduling
The agreed design, materials, inclusions, exclusions, price, current programme and applicable warranty information are confirmed before manufacture or site work proceeds.
05
Manufacture, installation and handover
The pergola is prepared, installed by the Sanctuary team and handed over with the care and warranty information that applies.

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Client perspective

Trusted for the design, build and installation.

“Had a Sanctuary Pergola installed at Waiheke, great guys doing the job and the pergola looks amazing, very good quality materials and design. Very happy I got a bespoke design and not a mass production product.”

Scott Fitchett / Google review

“Fabulous quality product, we are very pleased with the finished result. A big shout out to the installation crew who were very efficient and also extremely tidy. A great experience all round.”

Kate Walker / Google review

“Excellent communication and a professional approach with attention to detail. We have had 3 pergolas installed and are very happy with the outcome. Definitely recommended.”

Rod Clough / Google review

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“Had a Sanctuary Pergola installed at Waiheke, great guys doing the job and the pergola looks amazing, very good quality materials and design. Very happy I got a bespoke design and not a mass production product.”

Scott Fitchett / Google review

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Project-specific assurances

Clear expectations before site work begins.

Before site work begins, Sanctuary records the agreed design, materials, inclusions, exclusions, current programme and applicable warranty information in writing.

What is confirmed before work begins

Written scope: Design, materials, inclusions and exclusions recorded for approval
Current programme: Confirmed against the completed scope and current schedule
Installation: Carried out by the Sanctuary team to the documented project requirements
Warranty information: Applicable workmanship and selected-product terms supplied in writing
Ongoing support: Care information and a clear contact path provided at handover

Planning guides

Still working through the options?

Compare cost, roof approaches and complete outdoor-room planning before making an enquiry.

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Start with the site and intended use

Send enough detail for a useful first response.

Sanctuary reviews the initial information, identifies likely options, flags site or scope considerations and recommends a next step. Where the brief is clear, an indicative price range may be possible.

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Useful first inputs

Project suburb
Photographs of the site and adjoining home
Approximate width and projection

More helpful project information

How the space should be used
Preferred form or roof approach, if known
Plans or sketches, where available

Fixed-roof pergola design and build in Auckland

Bespoke pergolas, built around the architecture.

Sanctuary designs, builds and installs bespoke fixed-roof pergolas for Auckland homes and selected commercial projects.

Get an initial project estimate View completed projects

Send your suburb, photos and rough dimensions for an initial assessment and indicative range where feasible.

Warkworth, Auckland
Residential
Gable
2025

Featured project / Warkworth, Auckland