The Architectural Design business of David O’Connor Design & Draughting Ltd was established in 1997 by Dave O’Connor as a result of becoming a broken bodied builder.

Dave started off his building industry career in 1978 as a building apprentice for Hulena Brothers in Hastings. After gaining his Trade & Advanced Trade Certificate in Building he embarked on what was meant to be a long and ambitious career as a builder. By the early nineties he realised his back and shovels did not mix, as well as his shoulders and overhead lifting and so started studying thru The Open Polytechnic of NZ to become an Architectural Designer.