Jun Park

If Jun had not been an architect, he might have been an engineer, an inventor or an astronaut. His interest in the abstraction of ideas relates to the physical (literally pulling things apart to see how they work) and the metaphysical (getting to the true essence of a thought).
Jun, who joined RTA Studio in 2017, was drawn to the atelier-style environment of the practice where team members enjoy a holistic immersion in complex projects from concept to completion. Balancing practical leanings with a forensic breakdown of constructs has made him an invaluable asset across key commissions in the commercial and educational sectors.
An internship at Spacegroup, South Korea’s first architecture firm, was a foundational experience for the University of Auckland graduate whose grandfather was a town planner and aunt was a landscape architect in Seoul.
He is as passionate about residential design that singularly reflects a client’s personality as he is about civic buildings that provide equitable welcome to a multi-cultural cross-section of society. His belief is that the more you know about architecture, the more you know about the world.
Jun is proud of his involvement on the new Fisher & Paykel Appliances headquarters, a project that is at the forefront of sustainability innovation in Aotearoa. His goal is to produce aspirational architecture that is nevertheless human-focussed.
On weekends, you might find him walking in the park with his wife and their Japanese Spitz or pursuing the more-solo pursuit of painting and sketching portraiture.

“Architecture is my life. Simple as that. I can’t separate the two.”