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From The Ground Up

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 06/07/2011 - 12:00am

By Graham Hepburn

Building a new hangar at a working airport comes with its challenges, especially when you aren’t allowed cranes on site. And those challenges magnify when the hangar is 80 metres wide by 60 metres long and 15 metres tall at its highest point.

Air Nelson needed the...

Tranquility

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Mon, 04/07/2011 - 12:00am

When the owners of this unique home briefed Mark Brown, Solutions Architecture Ltd, they came with some very specific requirements on the function of their  new home but beyond this the brief allowed for a high degree of input in design and material choices. The overall concept was to create a...

A Sanctuary For Golfers And Wildlife

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Sun, 03/07/2011 - 12:00am

Wairakei International Golf Course was already rated one of the top courses in the world when owner Gary  ane decided to make it even more special.

His vision was to create an environment where golf and the  atural habitat work in harmony. He wanted a pest-free environment within the golf...

A Lifestyle Village

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 27/10/2010 - 12:00am

Whilst often referred to as retirement villages, Sanctuary Villas prefer to think the residents have done everything but retire. In fact the accent is on enjoying life without the stress and commitments of home maintenance, leaving village folk to pursue their individual pleasures.

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Trafalgar Centre Nelson Southern Extension

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Thu, 21/10/2010 - 12:00am

The Trafalgar Centre, designed by Alex Bowman and built in 1972, has served Nelson well. For a number of years, however, it has been unable to meet the operational requirements of modern sports and entertainment events or to accommodate growing numbers of spectators.

This is Stage 1 of a...

Designing A Lifestyle

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 20/10/2010 - 12:00am

Having a wealth of experience in both design and building Wayne Bishop embarked on the design and development of a lifetime...creating, designing and building an entire lifestyle environment.
A huge project, not to just design the subdivision but to design and build every home in what was...

Piha Cafe

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 20/10/2010 - 12:00am

Piha Cafe By Graham Hepburn

A combination of traditional looks and new technology means the Piha Café sits comfortably within its seaside environment and, more importantly, will be kind to it.
The wooden homestead-like structure of the café has been designed so that the timber will...

Preserving History

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 20/10/2010 - 12:00am

Anyone visiting Devonport will be aware of the location of this highly visible landmark; The historic ST Francis De Sales Church building which was originally designed by Edward Mahoney and built in 1918, replacing the earlier church on the site. In 2008-2009 Phillip Hartley from Salmond Reed...

In Pursuit Of Design Excellence

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 08/10/2010 - 12:00am

Having published several projects designed by Davor Mikulcic from studio MWA Ltd. in Wellington, two primary factors seemed to be consistent. The first was the excellence in design and the second was that  is clients were not just happy with the results but they had established a lasting...

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