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Wyllie Cottage, Gisborne

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 30/05/2017 - 1:48pm

As the first colonial home built on the northern side of the Taruheru River, Wyllie Cottage holds a special place in the history of Gisborne. 

The city’s oldest surviving European house, Wyllie Cottage is thought to have been either built on the riverside site or moved there between 1871...

The woodland cottage

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 30/05/2017 - 1:10pm

When people build new, they often build big but that wasn’t the case for the owners of this home in Fairfield, Dunedin.

Eric and Noreen Johnson wanted to keep their home at about the 150sq m mark on a reasonably tight budget.

“We didn’t want to build big,” says Eric, a retired...

What does a roofer choose when a roofer roofs his house

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 30/05/2017 - 1:17pm

Being a roofer, Jonathon Telfer had some creative ideas for the crowning glory of his family home in Kerikeri.

He had sketched out some plans of what the single level weatherboard home would look like before handing them over to Paul Spooner, of Spooner Architectural Solutions.

“I...

Texture, colour, convenience and flair:

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 30/05/2017 - 1:32pm

This house has it all.

Amy and Lance Vincent love coming home. It’s like finding a box on the doorstep, gift-wrapped in textured black and tied with the sunniest orange ribbon you ever did see.

That’s in some measure a gift from the architect. Architect John Chaplin of Chaplin...

Remodelling synlait

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 30/05/2017 - 1:41pm

The New Zealand dairy industry has experienced tremendous growth over the last decade as global demand for our milk products has significantly increased. This increase in demand has seen the need for the expansion of the Synlait processing plant in Dunsandel, just out of Christchurch.

The...

A WORK OF ART

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 30/05/2017 - 1:37pm

It takes imagination without limits, a personality stimulated by challenge, and a combination of engineering skills and experience to turn a utilitarian roofing material into an ingenious work of art.

Steven Clothier has been making iconic landmarks around New Zealand from corrugated iron...

The Smithy

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 30/05/2017 - 12:29pm

In the 1880’s a blacksmith shop opened at Outram, the Taieri river ferry crossing, to service the horses and wagons belonging to streams of hopeful prospectors heading for the Central Otago goldfields.

Architect Reece Warnock, architectural designer, recalls the building from his...

The Smithy

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 30/05/2017 - 12:31pm

In the 1880’s a blacksmith shop opened at Outram, the Taieri river ferry crossing, to service the horses and wagons belonging to streams of hopeful prospectors heading for the Central Otago goldfields.

Architect Reece Warnock, architectural designer, recalls the building from his...

Southland Tavern, Invercargil

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 26/05/2017 - 4:25pm

As a community-focused organisation, the Invercargill Licensing Trust knew that in the interests of its customers it was time to replace the Southland Tavern.

The old building, which had become outdated and exceeded its serviceable life, was demolished to make way for a more modern and...

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