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The old building, which had become outdated and exceeded its serviceable life, was demolished to make way for a more modern and...

jack’s point:44

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 26/05/2017 - 3:46pm

Jack’s Point show home wins awards with Espan® 

On a working farm 15 minutes from Queenstown, just past Kawarau Falls and Frankton and facing Lake Wakatipu, is the Jack’s Point residential and golf development. It’s been 15 years in the planning by international planning practice Darby...

Richard Wilden: house in a hill: 44

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 26/05/2017 - 3:36pm

Architectural designer Richard Wilden has a fondness for the home that he conceived overlooking the Otago Harbour – and not just because 

it won him an award. 

As he explains, the Broad Bay home that earned an ADNZ national award in the under 250sq m category helped to push his...

Reaching new heights

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 26/05/2017 - 3:56pm

For South Island roofing installer Courtney McDowell, this was no ordinary job. His team were flown by helicopter to the building site each day, in a remote location in the Southern Alps, where they worked against the clock in sub-zero temperatures. And given that all materials were arriving by...

Epsom villa re-roof

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 11/10/2016 - 2:12pm

Joining two homes together created an impressive 600sq m character villa in the Auckland suburb of Epsom.

But it also created a problem where the two homes were joined.

As Josh Barnes, director of Roofing Works Services Limited, explains. “Where the two homes are joined there are...

Wharekai, Unitec Marae

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 04/10/2016 - 5:28pm

 

When Auckland’s Unitec opened a marae on its Mt Albert campus more than seven years ago, it was a milestone for the institution.

Te Noho Kotahitanga was officially opened on Friday, March 13, 2009  with the wharenui (meeting house), called Te Ngãkau Mãhaki, at its heart.

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Waiheke Island

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 04/10/2016 - 5:18pm

Having lived on Waiheke Island for more than 20 years, architectural designer Claudia Lapp is familiar with its often challenging topography.

But for this Oneroa site the challenge was more in getting the most out of a home that would have a west-facing orientation to capture the sea...

The Dacha: Russian meaning for a home away from home

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 04/10/2016 - 10:35am

Mt. Gold Place, Wanaka

At the first meeting on site, between the client and architect, they could hardly see the lake view due to the dense vegetation. They had to climb to the roof of the architect’s car to see the potential outlook. It was breathtaking. The brief for...

Volunteer Nepal

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 04/10/2016 - 10:03am

At last year’s Roofing Association conference (2015) Richard Vetter stood up and said, “I was in Nepal just before the earthquake and loved the place and the people.  One of the Villages where I stayed has been flattened by the earthquake and I am going back to help them rebuild their community...

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