RECYCLED RETREAT
When New Zealand architecture student William Giesen went to Bordeaux University in southern France in 1997, he was following his passion for rugby rather than his career. But the move yielded unexpected results when he teamed up with fellow architecture student Cecile Bonnifait. The couple moved back to New Zealand in 2000 and established the Wellington-based Atelier Workshop, a practice that specialises in sustainable design.
Like countless other Kiwis, William’s family had long spent
