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Simplicity And Elegance

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 30/10/2009 - 12:00am

Darren Jessop has established a reputation for innovative, distinct style and restrained elegance of design that is clean, distinctive and functional. Within the practice emphasis is placed on “hands on” involvement and personal client contact to ensure that they provide a successful end result...

Something Old Something New

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 30/10/2009 - 12:00am


Graeme North Eco Architecture

Sustainability is not a new concept. Using resources so that the needs of future generations are protected is historically embodied in at least some parts of many cultures. The global environmental consciousness that we now have is...

Te Whetu Tawera

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 30/10/2009 - 12:00am

The new Auckland City Mental Health Unit aptly named Te Whetu Tawera, was an ambitious project that looked to showcase innovative design as well as providing an environment of safety, security and comfort. The stunning outcome achieved and exceeded the expectations of all involved.

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The

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 30/10/2009 - 12:00am

Architect Carolyn Smith.

When home owners Michelle and Rob decided to create a new home for their growing family and 4 resident cats they shared a dream to be close to nature, have space, peace and quiet. Not least to build an environment which would afford them the...

The 2003 Gerard Roof Home Design Award Goes South.

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 30/10/2009 - 12:00am


“The response to our awards program continues to grow with over one hundred entries in the 2003 competition”, says Gerard marketing manager Gary McNamara.
“Gerard congratulates the winners and all entries which demonstrate the excellence and high standards of home design with the...

The Longest Longrun Roof Ever

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 30/10/2009 - 12:00am

The brief given to Woodams Meikle  Zhan Architects for Progressive Enterprises’ extension to their distribution facility in Auckland was tight. They required the 22000m2 extension to be designed in such a way to allow the existing 24 hour, 7 day facility to remain fully operational. On top of...

The Supreme Winner Of The Gerard Roofing System Design Awards

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 30/10/2009 - 12:00am

2001 saw the introduction of the Harvey Roofing System Design Awards. With the combining of the Harvey and Gerard brands the awards are now offered under the Gerard banner. The award winner continues to be selected by majority votes from all sectors of the building industry and interested...

The Vision

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 30/10/2009 - 12:00am

In 1997, the New Zealand Rugby Football Union conceived the idea of establishing a permanent home for the development of rugby. After successfully bidding against several other tertiary educational institutes, Massey University won the right to provide a facility which would fulfil this role at...

Touch The Earth Lightly

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 30/10/2009 - 12:00am

NEIL KIESER DESIGNER.
AN AWARD WINNING HOME IN HARMONY WITH THE LANDSCAPE

Built in a powerful 70 acre bush landscape on two levels the building has been skillfully integrated to minimise site disturbance. Influenced by Glen Murcutt’s “Touch the earth...

Waikato Innovation Park

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 30/10/2009 - 12:00am

Waikato, the agricultural capital of New Zealand is now the location of one of the worlds leading enterprises, Waikato Innovation Park.
The new Core Facilities building at Ruakura, Hamilton, is a global icon with the architectural aesthetic reflecting the development focus of "growing...

When Extreme Environment Means Extreme

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 30/10/2009 - 12:00am

It has been "quite a challenge to design and build a hut for such a high alpine environment at Mount Cook," says Gottlieb Braun-Elwert.
   
Over an October weekend Braun-Elwert and three mountaineers from his company Alpine Recreation Canterbury, erected an 11-bunk, two-room hut at...

Wind-Rain Houses

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 30/10/2009 - 12:00am


A drive in any suburb in any New Zealand city will show a plethora of home design reflecting Australian, Californian and European architecture which often ignores our environment and lifestyle.

Nigel Cook combines the kiwi vernacular of corrugated iron with a high-tec, innovative and...

On The Edge Of The Pacific Ocean

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 23/10/2009 - 12:00am

KAURI CLIFFS LODGE AND COTTAGES, MATAURI BAY, NORTHLAND

Kauri Cliffs luxury lodge at Matauri Bay, Northland is the home of a spectacular championship golf course rated as best new international golf course of the world. Kauri Cliffs is set on 1618 hectares with...

The Supreme Winner Of The 2001 Harvey Roofing Systems Design Award

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Thu, 22/10/2009 - 12:00am

2001 saw the introduction of the Harvey Roofing System Design Award. This award is judged by majority votes from all sectors of the industry and interested members of the public. It therefore represents a balanced view of the universal appeal and excellence of the Supreme Award Winning design....

Big Ideas Small Site

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 21/10/2009 - 12:00am


This speculative project presented all the challenges a developer can give an architect. The site, an “infill”in a suburban street, was tight and constricted (400 m2) and overlooked on three sides. The brief demanded maximum floor area, well integrated exterior space and a well considered...

James Hargest College Library Development

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 21/10/2009 - 12:00am

This Library development was the latest project for The James Hargest College who have had a long association with Architects Sinclair Knight Merz. Recent projects at the college had been the administration building and
'E' block, both of which where quite exuberant in their architectural...

The Heart Of Manukau

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 21/10/2009 - 12:00am



Situated adjacent to Auckland's Southern Motorway in the heart of Manukau City, the new Telstra Clear Pacific Events Centre is an eye-catching facility designed to embrace the cultural diversity of its surrounding community. The architectural form was inspired by both Maori and...

The Supreme Winner Of The Gerard Roofs Home Design Award

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 21/10/2009 - 12:00am

Michelle and Pat Peoples had a vision to create a family home that they could enjoy for many years. A home they, and their young family, could grow with and into. They chose a very unique site which, although within the city, is bordered by a large gully to the north-west which offers a semi...

A Team Effort

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Tue, 20/10/2009 - 12:00am

A TEAM EFFORT

Sometimes the “next project”comes from the most unexpected circumstances. Kids at playcentre.
This was the case for designer, Michael Manning, who became involved in the development due to his children being members of the playcentre group at the time. “The project...

Empathy With The Environment

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Tue, 20/10/2009 - 12:00am

“Architect Tim Heath has a proven track record of trying to fit buildings with context - in this case the coastal landscape.
 
The Otago Students' Association Aquatic Centre project managed by Glen Sinclair, is testimony to the empathy and synergy they both seek.”

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Family Living Around The Pool

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Tue, 20/10/2009 - 12:00am

 
CLIENT BRIEF

The clients Margaret and Murray Bond purchased this small life style block on the edge of Cockle Bay, Auckland because of it's position and views. The site is a hillside paddock, accessed by a ridge track with grassy south facing slopes that fan...

Thinking Outside Of The Square

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Tue, 20/10/2009 - 12:00am

Every design project has it’s own set of problems
and peremetres. On the Kate Sheppard Retirement Village, architect, Tim Goodwin found a unique and economical solution which met the client brief and the Town Planning requirements.

Kate Sheppard Retirement Village...

Designed From The Outside In

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Mon, 19/10/2009 - 12:00am

Design Statement

My clients approached me and suggested, unlike many others, that we remove the existing 1960's two bedroom bungalow. I needed no further encouragement.

Their brief to me was for a three bedroom, plus study home to be essentially one level,...

Horses For Courses

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Mon, 19/10/2009 - 12:00am

WESTBURY THOROUGHBRED HORSE STUD AT KARAKA

Westbury Stud decided to relocate their horse stud from Cambridge to Karaka in 2000.
Russell Warwick of Westbury Stud set out to provide a new horse breeding stud with facilities which were of the highest quality and a...

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