Guy Natusch

• Name — Guy Natusch • Honorific Suffix — MNZM • Birth Name — Guy Kingdon Natusch • Born — 7 February 1921 • Birthplace — Hastings, New Zealand • Died — 30 September 2020 • Place of death — Hastings, New Zealand • Years Active — 1946–1997 • Known for — * Solwood Houses • Heritage preservation • Relatives — Charles Natusch (grandfather) • Practice — Natusch & Sons

Natusch was born in Hastings in 1921, the son of architect Rene Natusch. During World War II, he served in the Royal New Zealand Navy from 1942 to 1945 on destroyers and motor torpedo boats, serving in the North Sea and English Channel for D-Day operations. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in May 1944, for good service against enemy light forces. Natusch's grandfather, Charles Natusch, had arrived in New Zealand in 1886 and founded the architectural and quantity surveying firm, Natusch & Sons. Guy Natusch was active in the firm from 1946 to 1997, working on both commercial and residential projects. His style of architecture emphasized the building's function over its appearance. He also developed a basic housing project called Solwood Houses. Following his retirement from practice, Natusch remained active as a heritage advisor to Heritage New Zealand, a role that he began in the late 1960s. In the 2003 New Year Honours, Natusch was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to architecture. Natusch died on 30 September 2020, aged 99.

• 1950 Bisson House, Napier • 1951 Red Cross Hall, Napier • 1951 Christian Science Society, Napier • 1952 Rathbone House, Waipawa • 1953 War Memorial Hall, Napier • 1962 Wool Exchange Building, Napier