Courses

Our online courses blend professional design tools with down-to-earth teaching. Whether you’re designing your first home or starting an intentional community, we’ll walk you through it step-by-step.

Create-A-Space Course

Design your home from the inside out.

Learn how to arrange spaces effectively so your home feels spacious without needing a big footprint. Self-paced course built on lived experience and smart design.


Create-A-Space is an online course that empowers you to design a compact, affordable home that truly fits your life, your land, and your budget — without the cost of hiring an architect.


Course Modules:

1 Why Go Small

2 Defining Your Brief

3 Site selection & orientation

4 Smart Design for Small Spaces

5 Designing for the Future

6 Outdoor Living & Aesthetic Touches

As part of the course, you’ll also receive:


Full access to the Create-A-Space Workbook — with practical exercises, design checklists, and space-planning templates.


Entry to the private Create-A-Space Community — a supportive space to share ideas, ask questions, and connect with others designing their dream homes.


Guidance from Awhina, your RotoSpace Design Chat Bot — available anytime to help you brainstorm ideas, refine layouts, and get instant design feedback.

Create-A-Community

(coming soon)

A practical guide to co-housing, land sharing, and legal models that actually work in Aotearoa.

Two-Storey Smart Design

(coming soon)

Learn how to build up, not out — and make the most of small footprints with compliant, clever two-storey designs.

Accessible Home Design

(coming soon)

Accessible design that empowers independence without compromising style or comfort.

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