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Out Of The Box

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Sat, 14/11/2009 - 12:00am

This modest 175m2 home has been designed for a picturesque rural property in Miranda. The site is gently sloping and enjoys views of mature trees, an adjacent pond, the surrounding hills and a distant view of the Firth of Thames beyond.

The owners brief specified a three bedroom home...

Right From The Start

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Sat, 14/11/2009 - 12:00am

Amidst competition from other architectural firms
Dean Wyllie Architects won the contract to design a combined office building that would be used by two companies. Each Company was to maintain its own identity but share facilities such as administration, meeting rooms, training room,...

The Bach

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Sat, 14/11/2009 - 12:00am

This Waikawa bach, which recently won NZIA Resene Local Award for Architecture - Residential Category, began with a clear and concise brief and a lot of nostalgic stories from various sources, which began the fabrication of a history that eventually crystallised into the bach as it stands. An...

Toward Green Buildings

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Sat, 14/11/2009 - 12:00am


Today there is global awareness of the effect our buildings, culture and product usage has on the environment.
Professor Ray Cole, an internationally-eminent building scientist, argues that the rate and scale of global environmental degradation, and access to information about it are...

A Winner In The Wilderness

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Tue, 10/11/2009 - 12:00am

In the mountain beech forest surrounding Arthur’s Pass, on a 3,000 hectare nature reserve and high country Merino sheep station, is Wilderness Lodge. Here there is a strong emphasis on conservation to ensure the survival of rare and endangered flora and fauna. Guests have a rare opportunity to...

Changing Commercial Development

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Tue, 10/11/2009 - 12:00am

With a career spanning thirty years, specialising in commercial buildings,
Alan Palmer’s design flare, experience  and empathy with the ever changing commercial development  is positively huge.
His attention to detail and the use of a variety of materials, in combination with metal...

Sustainability With Style

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Tue, 10/11/2009 - 12:00am

Tom Evison, of Technical Press, reports on Susie Lees Nelson home, designed by architect Helen Richards and the increasing trend toward sustainable design.

Further evidence that stylish sustainability in affordable residential housing has become mainstream in New Zealand is presented...

A Home To Enjoy...Not Maintain

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 30/10/2009 - 12:00am

A retirement home for a Wellington couple presented our architectural team with an opportunity to develop a special solution for a challenging site. The client brief was to provide them with a home that was in harmony with their rural site. The house should be flexible enough to comfortably...

An Expression Of Technology In The New Millennium.

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 30/10/2009 - 12:00am

George Paterson, of Dodd Paterson+Bukowski Rehm Limited, was instrumental in bringing together the founding members who now form the Millennium Institute of Sport and Health. The excellent result, which brings many benefits to the community, was a balance between realising the committee’s dreams...

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