Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 16/03/2021 - 1:58pm
Projects:
4: Falcon Brae Villa: A stunning hillside retreat by Jerram Tocker Barron Architects and Roofing Industries.
10: Architect Dennis Chippindale's low profile home with panoramic views of Whakaraupo/Lyttelton Harbour....
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 16/03/2021 - 1:54pm
The client purchased a section which was just over a 1000sqm in the middle of suburbia, surrounded by established homes being circa 1960-1970.
Close to Waikato Diocesan School for Girls and to the Fairfield Bridge, providing easy access to Hamilton City, his intention was to achieve...
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 16/03/2021 - 1:45pm
Two architects with complementary practices joined forces with a Dunedin client to achieve an enjoyable and collaborative solution for an ambitious design project on the Roseneath Peninsula.
The site provided significant challenges. The urban fringe location between Port Chalmers...
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 16/03/2021 - 1:00pm
As water vapour is lighter than air, it easily finds its way into the ceiling cavity increasing the risk of mould growth. Therefore, the first step to a dry and healthy home is to improve the air movement in the ceiling cavity.
With a strong and continued focus on product...
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 16/03/2021 - 12:53pm
When Eric Dally, architect at Eric H Dally Architects Ltd and his wife Dawn designed their new home, they couldn’t go past the clean lines and economy of Steel & Tube Plumbdek® in COLORSTEEL® ENDURA® FlaxPod® for the roof. Eric says “Plumbdek® is a very economical profile with attractive...
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 16/03/2021 - 12:45pm
People have been talking about “sustainability” for a long time without really defining what is sustainable other than something that can continue. In 1987, the General Assembly of the United Nations set up the World Commission on Environment and Development, with the objective of proposing long...
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 16/03/2021 - 12:29pm
For Sir John Kirwan, the beachside town of Waihi is akin to a spiritual home. The sporting great and keen surfer spent countless holidays and weekends in the town since his parents bought their Waihi bach when he was just 8 years old.
Kirwan and his wife Fiorella originally built a...
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 16/03/2021 - 12:25pm
Back in 2011, when the Hobsonville motorway opened – part of a $220 million roading project – its bright orange noise protection walls caused a bit of a stir.
People thought the stark orange was an undercoat for a more acceptable colour. Some locals even took to social media to...
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 16/03/2021 - 12:23pm
The owners sought a place that reminded them of their former hilly and windy site, overlooking the sea in Wellington while connecting to their new home in Christchurch. The north facing site on the last recorded lava flow on Banks Peninsula gave them everything.
The design echoes a...
Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 16/03/2021 - 11:45am
Set on 350 acres of private forest and native bush, Falcon Brae Villa is located on the ridge of the property at near 200m elevation with expansive views to the river and the Kahurangi National Park. The villa complex is an architecturally designed, contemporary residence being marketed as an...
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