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Rainbows End In Auckland

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 14/08/2013 - 12:00am

ColorCote® Steel roofing is often a practical choice but Rainbow’s End wanted to add a fun dimension when it came to providing cover for its Kidz Kingdom precinct.

With that in mind, the Manukau-based theme park wanted a curved, multicoloured canopy that would not only keep the area...

Timbercore

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 31/07/2013 - 12:00am

The brief for the Enterprise Precinct and Innovation Campus (EPIC) project specified - “In considering what is ‘best’, EPIC, amongst other things, designers should take into account the build cost efficiencies, an inspirational and innovative design, efficient use of land, room for growth, and...

Emerging Technologies

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 31/07/2013 - 12:00am
Emerging Technologies

Emerging technologies for use with steel roof and wall cladding : Solar

New Zealand has long been a home for the use of “alternative” energy generating technologies, both because of the scattered nature of settlement and the Kiwi DIY attitude. Photovoltaic electricity has...

Grand Designs House

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Mon, 29/07/2013 - 12:00am

Star Quality Shines On TV. Partners Daniel Leipnik and Andrew Preston always imagined their dream home would be great for entertaining. But over two
million people? Who would have thought…? Their Asian inspired tree top home at Trinity Beach in north Queensland was featured recently on...

Working With Contrasts Textures And Light

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Mon, 29/07/2013 - 12:00am

The client’s brief was to create a multi-levelled home which included the use of bleached cedar, exposed masonry and modernist cube forms.

The home was to accommodate 3 bedrooms, providing privacy an ensuite and generous storage options for the master bedroom. An open plan kitchen/dinning...

Falcon: Life At Home Parade

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 26/07/2013 - 12:00am

FALCON: LIFE AT HOME PARADE

The Falcon Homes ShowHome is one of eight Show Homes in the Life at Home parade of Show Homes at Karaka Harbourside in Auckland.

The concept behind the Life at Home parade of ShowHomes is to create a platform from which quality Master Builders can...

Silver Fern Farms

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 26/07/2013 - 12:00am

Two years after Silver Fern Farms’ Te Aroha beef processing operation was destroyed by fire in December 2010, a state of the art facility is up and running in its place.

Silver Fern Farms’ new Te Aroha plant is a hot boned beef processing operation designed for best practice processing of...

Family Planning For Extended Family

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Tue, 14/05/2013 - 12:00am

How do you go about designing a home that can cope with sleep overs for ten grandchildren from two to sixteen – plus their parents – and still enjoy your own space with peace and privacy?

Retired farmers John and Beverly Lundy think they’ve got it just about right. Their brief for their...

Move To Modular Building Systems

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 26/04/2013 - 12:00am

The face of building is gradually evolving in New Zealand, with one notable shift being a move to modular buildings constructed with cold formed steel.

With the development of software technology that incorporates both architectural and engineering design, larger scale commercial...

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