Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 13/05/2016 - 4:42pm
In a history that spans almost 110 years, the building that we now know as the PumpHouse Theatre has had its ups and downs.
Sitting on the shore of Takapuna’s Lake Pupuke, it began life in 1906 as a water pumping station, a more sophisticated version of the original pumping station that was...
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 13/05/2016 - 3:46pm
Jonathan Walker architect – ‘Purpose-built yet elegant’ is how Jonathan Walker describes IBM’s Highbrook facility. Purpose-built and elegant’ better describes the many JWA-designed buildings in Auckland.
While the team at this well-established architectural practice have undertaken...
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 13/05/2016 - 3:28pm
The great Kiwi bach is a focus for memorable family gatherings, although the get-togethers usually happen after it is built. In the case of the Malcolm family’s Mangawhai Heads bach, it brought mother, father and daughter together in the design and build process long before the project was...
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 13/05/2016 - 3:16pm
When you have an asbestos roof over a community gym and kindy with a playground outside, it’s best not to take risks with it.
That was the view of Auckland Council when it became apparent that lichen could be degrading the asbestos roof on the East Coast Bays Leisure Centre in...
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 13/05/2016 - 2:43pm
At the 2007 NZMRM conference Dr. Lou Gommans made a presentation on the increasing use of waterbased paint coatings on the coil used by NZMRM members for converting into roof and wall cladding products. He subsequently elaborated on this in an article for Scope Issue 17.
Both of these...
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 13/05/2016 - 2:32pm
Wanting a home that would see her into her golden years, Robyn stipulated level entries for her new two-storey home, which also has a lift.
“With level entries everywhere, hopefully I can stay here as I get old and not have to shift,” she says.
Apart from mobility issues, easy...
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 13/05/2016 - 2:26pm
As a premium bath and body products company, Matakana Botanicals is proud of its green credentials but even owner Danvers Devereux concedes there was “one missing piece in the jigsaw puzzle”.
“We occasionally have overseas distributors visit New Zealand and we drive them up to...
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 13/05/2016 - 2:25pm
As a premium bath and body products company, Matakana Botanicals is proud of its green credentials but even owner Danvers Devereux concedes there was “one missing piece in the jigsaw puzzle”.
“We occasionally have overseas distributors visit New Zealand and we drive them up to...
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 13/05/2016 - 2:19pm
Development is going full steam ahead in post-earthquake Christchurch and no more so than in Hornby, where shopping mall The Hub Hornby is undergoing a major expansion.
The mall, which serves Christchurch’s western suburbs, is being subjected to a $65 million redevelopment by...
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 13/05/2016 - 2:18pm
Development is going full steam ahead in post-earthquake Christchurch and no more so than in Hornby, where shopping mall The Hub Hornby is undergoing a major expansion.
The mall, which serves Christchurch’s western suburbs, is being subjected to a $65 million redevelopment by...
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