Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 06/03/2020 - 9:54am
At the end of 2017, Statistics New Zealand estimated the population of Auckland to be 1.66 million. It is projected to grow to over 2.3 million people by 2043.
Population growth in Auckland not only puts pressure on the housing market, infrastructure such schools also need to adapt....
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Wed, 20/11/2019 - 4:41pm
PROJECTS
4: Cam Dunnage, of Next Level Design, designs a timeless double gable home with stunning mountain views in Wanaka.
8: RTA Studio’s Redesign of Freeman’s Bay School, an innovative and modern design that aims to promote a...
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Wed, 20/11/2019 - 3:29pm
With 35 years of experience of farming goats, Frans Janssen knows how important it is for good milk production to keep the animals comfortable and healthy.
So when he wanted to expand his Waikato goat farming operation, Elite Goat Milk, at Manawaru, just south of Te Aroha, he set his...
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Wed, 20/11/2019 - 3:25pm
It was to be a project without limits. Very early on, architectural designer Nathan Shearing knew his biggest challenge would be not “taming” his clients’ bold wishes of their vision for a new home.
From the get-go, owners Andrew and Linda Gunn wanted something different and produced an...
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Wed, 20/11/2019 - 3:19pm
A ‘satellite’ residential area designated a Special Housing Area (SHA) under the government’s Housing Accord is in the wine country village of Huapai, West Auckland where Mike Greer Homes has recently completed an apartment complex in Dida Drive.
Located in the Huapai Triangle which will...
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Wed, 20/11/2019 - 3:15pm
Back in Issue 25 in 2010 Graham Hepburn reviewed the importance of water and the sustainable process of harvesting drinking water from metal roofs. This article is an update and review of what was written then.
Rainwater Harvesting - increasingly relevant today
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Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Wed, 20/11/2019 - 3:04pm
The “Olde Beach” area of Waikanae is a tightly held group of baches and permanent homes located in a microclimate created by Kapiti Island, an hour north of Wellington. There is a French bakery, a couple of convenience stores, three excellent restaurants and a great beach. It is a very desirable...
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Wed, 20/11/2019 - 2:59pm
When a Project Unite crew first walked onto the Catalina Bay hangar site at Hobsonville last year what greeted them was a structural skeleton, only the bones remaining of the historical RNZAF facility which had been home to the air force’s Sunderland seaplanes.
The building, which had...
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Wed, 20/11/2019 - 2:55pm
It sits on the crest of a hill, overlooking valleys with Mount Taranaki and the Kaitake Ranges in a direct line of sight and the Tasman Sea in the distance: Kowhai House, with its views in all directions, maximises the experience of the green hues of this undulating rural Taranaki site.
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Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Wed, 20/11/2019 - 2:36pm
When Freeman’s Bay school in Auckland needed redevelopment done, RTA Studio stepped in to design a building that proposes a solution type of architecture that inspires learning and promotes the fulfilment of potential in the local rangatahi (younger generation / youth).
The redevelopment...
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