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Beautifully blended with its landscape

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 16/03/2021 - 12:23pm

The owners sought a place that reminded them of their former hilly and windy site, overlooking the sea in Wellington while connecting to their new home in Christchurch. The north facing site on the last recorded lava flow on Banks Peninsula gave them everything.


The design echoes a...

The Bach that John Kirwan Built

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 16/03/2021 - 12:29pm

For Sir John Kirwan, the beachside town of Waihi is akin to a spiritual home. The sporting great and keen surfer spent countless holidays and weekends in the town since his parents bought their Waihi bach when he was just 8 years old. 


Kirwan and his wife Fiorella originally built a...

Arcline Architecture Alterton Park Home

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 05/02/2021 - 11:23am

A retired Auckland couple’s relocation to Kerikeri came with a brief to Arcline Architecture’s principal Alan Simpkin for a home to blend with the Northland environment.

It was to be in harmony with Kerikeri’s cultural history – think Rewa Village, a pre-European replica Maori fishing...

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...

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...

Metalcraft’s New Hamilton Facility

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 21/06/2019 - 1:09pm

Metalcraft Hamilton needed a bigger factory to deal with increased demand and provide them with an increased ability to produce longrun cladding, including Metalcraft’s new Kāhu® and Metcom 965 profiles.

“We grew to the point where we could not manufacture and store stock safely,” says...

A New Home from the Ashes

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Thu, 31/01/2019 - 3:08pm

When a friend planned to rebuild his fire-damaged home Wellington Architect David Pawson stepped in to help out with help from Tony Hodson from EBUILD who were the Builders and Project Managers.

With the collaboration between Architect, owner and a Quantity Surveyor a decision was reached...

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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