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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’ –...

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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