Chessa is a Wellington-based heritage architect specialising in the conservation, restoration, renovation, and adaptive reuse of historic and character buildings.

She has a Bachelor of Architecture with Honours and a Bachelor of Arts from Victoria University of Wellington, NZ, and a Masters of Arts in Conservation Studies (Historic Buildings) from the University of York, UK, where she was awarded for her dissertation.

Chessa provides heritage consultancy services to architectural practices, organisations and local authorities with historic building projects; and full design and project delivery services to owners of homes and small commercial buildings with historic character.