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...
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...
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,...
Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Thu, 15/10/2009 - 12:00am
Architect Aidan Pykett, working together with owners John & Glenys Taylor, have created a unique environment which capitalises on the natural panorama and sunshine offered by the site and minimises the impact of very high winds in the area.
The Brief:
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Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 14/10/2009 - 12:00am
Neil Wyatt of Dalman Architecture Limited
Often with Industrial projects of this type our Clients will come to us with a very rigid and functional brief with little room for aesthetics. This was not the case with the Hynds Pipe System project where...
Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 14/10/2009 - 12:00am
Don & Doreen Goodall.
A unique brief.
Imagine visiting the Goodalls on their Mossburn Hereford Bull stud farm and being presented with a pile of logs some 15m high with some logs up to 1.5m in diameter.
“Can you build me a house out of this?” said Don...
Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 14/10/2009 - 12:00am
Jason Bailey. Architect SoFresh NZ required a new office facility for their produce exporting headquarters, which would accommodate a ten person staff. The original brief was to renovate the existing office premises, a very ordinary single storey brick veneer house, to a more...
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