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Modern Comforts Simplified

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 15/01/2014 - 12:00am

By Graham Hepburn.

It’s not always easy to make a virtue out of necessity but architect Graham Pitts has achieved that with the striking steel portal frame home that he designed at Puawai Bay for Marlene and Robin Welch.

With a narrow, sloping site to contend with and a...

New Benchmark For RSA Clubs

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 15/01/2014 - 12:00am

While some traditional sports and RSA clubs are facing difficult times maintaining membership and commercial viability, Swanson RSA is bucking the trend big time.

Having undergone an extensive makeover, which involved demolishing and rebuilding 70% of the existing building, one of Swanson...

Cable Bay

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 18/12/2013 - 12:00am

By Graham Hepburn

Being a Waiheke Island resident, architectural designer Bryce Ardern is well aware of the constraints and challenges of building on the island. Bryce, whose design firm Ardern UDB is based on the island, says building more sustainable homes is not just desirable on...

Goodman Warehouse Otahuhu

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 18/12/2013 - 12:00am

By Graham Hepburn

As part of its ongoing development programme at Savill Link industrial estate, Goodman has completed a new 23,000sq m warehouse, on a designbuild basis, for Super Retail Group. Savill Link is on land formerly occupied by the Otahuhu Railwork Workshops and Goodman, the...

U Shape Gives Home X Factor

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 18/12/2013 - 12:00am

U shape gives home X factor

In real estate speak, this 3-bedroom Nelson home ticks all the boxes. And yes, it has an X-factor too. Which is hardly surprising given that the owners have extensive real estate and property development experience.

But unlike the many...

Smarter Small Home

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Mon, 02/09/2013 - 12:00am

Based on modular construction, this Smarter Small Home (SSH) designed by the team at Creative Arch was the first of 8 designs to be built by Latitude Homes in Auckland.

These designs were the winning entry from the 2011 James Hardie Smarter Small Home competition.

The SSH was born of...

A Winning Combination

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Tue, 20/08/2013 - 12:00am

Unfortunately Doug and Gill Price’s Halswell property was one of the many that had been seriously effected by the September 2010 and February 2011 Christchurch earthquakes, and they had to call upon their Insurance Company to remedy the damage.

The list of rectification work included...

Exploring Sustainable Design

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Thu, 15/08/2013 - 12:00am

By Graham Hepburn

75 per cent of the existing wall framing and subfloor was retained in keeping with the principle of re-using.

As the owner of a family construction business, Andrew Pepper has become keen on exploring sustainable design and materials.

He sees those...

Recreating A Community Icon

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Thu, 15/08/2013 - 12:00am

In early 2010 a fire at the Raglan Wharf and adjacent building all but destroyed a much loved community facility. Following strong community sentiment, the Waikato District Council committed not only to reinstate the whole facility but to enhance its functionality and upgrade the wharf structure...

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