Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 14/11/2012 - 12:00am
When Davor Mikulcic and Michael Maddern, from Studio MWA, first sighted the brief from clients, Cherry and Brian Weatherstone they immediately saw an opportunity to create something very special. It was a huge responsibility and challenge to fulfil the clients criteria and do justice to the...
Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Tue, 13/11/2012 - 12:00am
Back in the 1980s Victoria Park Market was a popular destination for tourists and locals alike with its landmark chimney, colourful shops, stalls and
restaurants.
It was a vibrant part of the city, particularly as weekend shopping was quite limited back in those days.
Over the...
Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 09/11/2012 - 12:00am
The Roofing Industry is currently seeing a significant increase in complaints of “leaking” and “condensation”
especially in systems like skillion roofs and curved roofs. NZMRM and underlay manufacturers believe the answer lies in increasing what is currently the non-existent ventilation of...
Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 09/11/2012 - 12:00am
Urban Residential Developments have been building high quality homes and alterations in the Waikato since 2004.
The owners of Urban Residential Developments are Daniel and Bronwyn Klinkenberg and they take pride in providing an exceptional combination of high quality workmanship and...
Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 09/11/2012 - 12:00am
With a vision to provide a world class venue, and capture the economic benefits for the city, the Claudeland’s Event Centre was born.
The site is unique by world standards and set on 34 hectacres of parkland within a 10 minute walk of the city centre. This space provided the opportunity...
Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 09/11/2012 - 12:00am
A 20 year, on-going relationship with Housing New Zealand involves Edwards & Hardy Auckland in a commitment to engage with the community.
So when the badly leaking decramastic roof on Mangere’s Mataatua Marae needed to be replaced this year, it was a good opportunity to empower the...
Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Thu, 08/11/2012 - 12:00am
Stuart Hayman, March 2012
In October 2011 we updated you on the next stage of the noise through roofs technical project. The Acoustics Research Group of the University of Canterbury did some research for NZMRM to determine the
attenuation of road traffic noise through various roof...
Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Thu, 08/11/2012 - 12:00am
By Graham Hepburn
Arahina is one of Marton’s grand buildings and it is also a place where many lives – young and old - have been shaped. Built in 1919 for Alfred Crooke, a retired lawyer and magistrate, Arahina was originally named Astolat after a legendary city mentioned in the tales of...
Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Mon, 05/11/2012 - 12:00am
By Graham Hepburn
Wellington firm Pynenburg and Collins Architects has designed about 70 tramping huts for the Department of Conservation (DoC) in the past 11 years. And in that time they have created a manual for huts that accommodate up to 40 people, including standard designs for...
Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Mon, 05/11/2012 - 12:00am
Blending the new with the old was an essential aspect of the project architect Jann Hurley undertook in
designing Pukekohe’s new church complex.
Blending the new structure’s steep-pitched roof with that of the existing low-pitched church hall and the linking foyer was a major...
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