NZ Metal Roofing Manufacturers

When it comes to great design, every element is considered. From shape and form, to colour and texture, it’s the details that matter. COLORSTEEL® Matte uses innovative micro-wrinkle paint technology to evenly diffuse light, creating a unique lustred surface and a soft textured look. Because of...

This is a review and update of an article published in Scope 10 years ago. We then produced two  technical articles about Solar Reflectance and Thermal Emittance and the relationship between the apparent visual colour of a metal roof and its ability to absorb or not absorb heat.  The way in...

As well as being a functional and efficient space, Taupo Airport’s new terminal was designed to provide a sense of arrival and a sense of place.

This was recognised at the Waikato-Bay of Plenty Architecture Awards, with the terminal earning a win in the commercial architecture category...

Overlooking the bay on the coast of Lower Hutt sits a striking American lodge-inspired building with high vaulted ceilings and luxurious open spaces. A generous pool is mounted into the deck with an ample entertainment area that flows from inside the home to the outdoors.  This design is the...

New Zealand Steel partners with Government in $300M co-investment to shrink carbon footprint of Glenbrook steel mill

New Zealand Steel has been busy over the last 12 months, helping to secure a more sustainable future of steel making in New Zealand with an Electric Arc Furnace through a...

This 1950s Christchurch bach is ready for a new generation, reclad and reroofed with Plumbdek® by Steel & Tube for a playful seaside retreat.

When purchasing a dilapidated cottage on Christchurch’s Marine Parade, directors of JD Homes Jesse and Marcella De Wys knew that refurbishment...

PROJECTS

4: A colourful refurbishment of a 1950s Christchurch bach clad and roofed in Steel & Tube's Plumbdek® in Thunder Grey.

8: New Zealand Steel's $300 million co-investment with the government to shrink the carbon...

A cost-effective build and ease of maintenance were a critical part of the brief when mod Architecture was commissioned to design a bach in the Bay of Plenty beachside community of Bowentown.
mod Architecture Director Andrew Ward says his clients wanted a bach that was “essentially a box”...

A house should work as a home and be beautiful: when you walk into a space it should make you feel something. Such is the design philosophy of Wellington-based  MJWarchitecture (MJW) principal Mark Warren, an approach that has had significant influence in designing The View House at Lake Hawea,...

A former lecturer in politics at the University of Canterbury, Austin Mitchell wrote about New Zealand in his book “The Half Gallon Quarter Acre Pavlova Paradise” and this perception of residential space would certainly have been appropriate for Christchurch where dwellings are – until recently...