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Winton Street

Submitted by Nathaniel Duncan on Sat, 23/09/2023 - 4:20pm

A former lecturer in politics at the University of Canterbury, Austin Mitchell wrote about New Zealand in his book “The Half Gallon Quarter Acre Pavlova Paradise” and this perception of residential space would certainly have been appropriate for Christchurch where dwellings are – until recently...

Views To Lake Hawea Are The Stars Of This Scandinavian Influenced Home

Submitted by Nathaniel Duncan on Sat, 23/09/2023 - 4:20pm

A house should work as a home and be beautiful: when you walk into a space it should make you feel something. Such is the design philosophy of Wellington-based  MJWarchitecture (MJW) principal Mark Warren, an approach that has had significant influence in designing The View House at Lake Hawea,...

Bowentown Bach

Submitted by Nathaniel Duncan on Sat, 23/09/2023 - 4:21pm

A cost-effective build and ease of maintenance were a critical part of the brief when mod Architecture was commissioned to design a bach in the Bay of Plenty beachside community of Bowentown.
mod Architecture Director Andrew Ward says his clients wanted a bach that was “essentially a box”...

Saving The Kea

Submitted by Nathaniel Duncan on Sat, 23/09/2023 - 4:20pm

Dimond Roofing has partnered with the Kea Conservation Trust (KCT) to protect one of the country’s most beloved native birds – the kea.

As a not-for-profit organization, removal of the lead threat to the kea population is an expensive and time-consuming project for KCT which is where...

Erskine Chapel's Roof Restoration

Submitted by Nathaniel Duncan on Thu, 21/09/2023 - 11:08pm

Restoring one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in New Zealand was always going to be an interesting challenge. A collaboration between architects, engineers, heritage organisations, and construction contractors achieved exactly that with the chapel at the Erskine College in Island...

A Sleek Modern Home In Rural Whangarei

Submitted by Nathaniel Duncan on Thu, 21/09/2023 - 10:49pm

A Whangarei couple, brimming with ideas for a home they would build on an elevated, private site near Quarry Gardens, ensured their love of art and native birdlife would be incorporated in the design but also that four totara trees on the build site would be removed and then harvested for...

Harrex Hangar Home

Submitted by Nathaniel Duncan on Thu, 21/09/2023 - 10:13pm

When Central Otago District Council announced a hangar development at Alexandra Airport, airplane enthusiast, Gerald Harrex and his wife Suzanne thought this would be a good place to call home.  The couple chose the end site next to the road for their hangar and adjoining home, giving them...

The New Constellation Bus Station

Submitted by Nathaniel Duncan on Thu, 21/09/2023 - 10:29pm

Changes are happening on the northern busway involving an upgrade to the Constellation Bus Station. It now features pick up and drop off zones in both north and southbound directions with a pedestrian over-bridge for pedestrians to access the northern platform.

The Waka Kotahi New Zealand...

Together But Separate - The Country's First Ultimate Campus - Two High Schools In One

Submitted by Nathaniel Duncan on Thu, 21/09/2023 - 9:49pm

Two Christchurch high schools, severely damaged in the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes, have been rebuilt in a state of the art combined, ultimate campus in North Brighton – a first of its kind in New Zealand.

Shirley Boys’ and Avonside Girls’ High School, known as the Orua Paeroa campus,...

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