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South pacific architecture captures the qualities of the Tuvalu culture

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 05/02/2021 - 10:43am

The brief to Architect Megan Rule, South Pacific Architecture, was to design a place of worship that captured the qualities of the community and South Pacific culture of the Tuvalu Christian community.

The traditional churches in the Tuvalu Islands are designed to cope with a hot humid...

Local legend embedded in design of New Plymouth’s airport terminal

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 05/02/2021 - 10:27am

Some key design principles were established by a collective Beca design team, liaising with the local hapu to ensure the iwi’s story and history was reflected in the New Plymouth Airport terminal. Located 11km from the city centre, the building is located on a historic coastal site where...

Kingsland Fire Station Renovation

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Wed, 30/09/2020 - 12:15pm

The Kingsland Fire Station occupies a prime location on the ridge overlooking Eden Park in on the Auckland city fringe in Kingsland, Auckland and has a varied past. According to Kingsland Heritage, the brick fire station was built in a Georgian Revival style in 1933 to replace an original timber...

Houhere House: Returning To The Wild Off The Grid

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Wed, 30/09/2020 - 12:09pm

When the owners of Houhere bought a piece of land on Banks Peninsula six years ago, the intention was to return it to a natural setting and build a home that could transition from a weekender to a permanent residence.

They already had a cottage nearby so they left the land to ‘re-wild’ –...

Roofing Industries Launches - True Oak® Deep

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Wed, 30/09/2020 - 12:45pm

A bold and revolutionary new Commercial and Residential Corrugated profile arising from the respected True Oak range of roofing and cladding products. Aesthetically pleasing, functional and providing many design benefits, True Oak Deep will be viewed as a replacement for the “fibre cement” and...

Roofing Industries is proud to announce that they have achieved both the Global GreenTag® (ColorCote®) and the Environmental Choice® tick (COLORSTEEL®, Zincalume® and GalvSteel®).

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Wed, 30/09/2020 - 12:48pm

Roofing Industries is the largest NZ owned and operated metal roof and cladding manufacturer in New Zealand. Committed to reducing their environmental impact, they have taken steps to operate with sustainability in mind.

The Global Greentag® Certification is an internationally recognised...

Weber Architecture’s Classic Alpine Home

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Wed, 30/09/2020 - 11:42am

Structure Led Architecture is a theme to be found in all designs from Arrowtown-based Warrick Weber Architecture. This Otago home demonstrates the concept in all its forms.

Reflecting the peaks of its rugged, mountainous environment, the home in Bendemeer, near Lake Hayes, embodies...

Nga Kereru in Maraetotara: A Strawbale House

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 06/03/2020 - 10:58am

Nga Kereru in Maraetotara, Havelock North was purchased in April 2016 by Andrew Tuck and Alessandra Menegon with a dream to develop a rural sustainable lifestyle. The couple were living an international life in Australia and Europe and wanted to settle back in NZ and create a more sustainable...

Harrison Lane: House and Stable

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 06/03/2020 - 10:45am

With a passion for all things equestrian, this Auckland family decided to setup their own base in Clevedon. The owner of this well crafted home combines the very best of country living with stables that would be the envy of every horse owner nationwide. 

To fulfil a dream, the owner...

Fat Parrot Architecture Takes Education Higher

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 06/03/2020 - 9:54am

At the end of 2017, Statistics New Zealand estimated the population of Auckland to be 1.66 million. It is projected to grow to over 2.3 million people by 2043.

Population growth in Auckland not only puts pressure on the housing market, infrastructure such schools also need to adapt....

Aztech: Building a Rural Goat Farm That Helps Increase Production

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Wed, 20/11/2019 - 3:29pm

With 35 years of experience of farming goats, Frans Janssen knows how important it is for good milk production to keep the animals comfortable and healthy.

So when he wanted to expand his Waikato goat farming operation, Elite Goat Milk, at Manawaru, just south of Te Aroha, he set his...

Apartments in a Rural Setting. Mike Greer Homes show the way

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Wed, 20/11/2019 - 3:19pm

A ‘satellite’ residential area designated a Special Housing Area (SHA) under the government’s Housing Accord is in the wine country village of Huapai, West Auckland where Mike Greer Homes has recently completed an apartment complex in Dida Drive.

Located in the Huapai Triangle which will...

Wyuna Bay House 

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 21/06/2019 - 12:14pm

Having grown up spending his summers holidaying on the Coromandel Peninsula, Daniel Smith had been on the lookout in the area for a section to build on for a while.  When his father spotted sections for sale in a subdivision at Wyuna Bay, Daniel and his wife Daisy took a closer look.  

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Arcline Architecture: Inspired Boatshed

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Thu, 30/08/2018 - 10:40am


Taking his inspiration from Waiheke Island’s boutique hotel The Boatshed, Uwe Weiland had a firm concept plan for his new home in Russell. It was important to Uwe that the house be sympathetic to the colonial character of the seaside town, and the boatshed aesthetic was fitting considering...

Dalman Architects

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Wed, 29/08/2018 - 5:40pm

The project initially commenced in 2007, after the Salvation Army outgrew its former Durham Street building. They had purchased their ideal block of land on the corner of Colombo and Salisbury Streets, and engaged Dalman Architect’s to complete the design. After a number of hurdles, the building...

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