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Touch The Earth Lightly

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 30/10/2009 - 12:00am

NEIL KIESER DESIGNER.
AN AWARD WINNING HOME IN HARMONY WITH THE LANDSCAPE

Built in a powerful 70 acre bush landscape on two levels the building has been skillfully integrated to minimise site disturbance. Influenced by Glen Murcutt’s “Touch the earth...

Waikato Innovation Park

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 30/10/2009 - 12:00am

Waikato, the agricultural capital of New Zealand is now the location of one of the worlds leading enterprises, Waikato Innovation Park.
The new Core Facilities building at Ruakura, Hamilton, is a global icon with the architectural aesthetic reflecting the development focus of "growing...

When Extreme Environment Means Extreme

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 30/10/2009 - 12:00am

It has been "quite a challenge to design and build a hut for such a high alpine environment at Mount Cook," says Gottlieb Braun-Elwert.
   
Over an October weekend Braun-Elwert and three mountaineers from his company Alpine Recreation Canterbury, erected an 11-bunk, two-room hut at...

Wind-Rain Houses

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 30/10/2009 - 12:00am


A drive in any suburb in any New Zealand city will show a plethora of home design reflecting Australian, Californian and European architecture which often ignores our environment and lifestyle.

Nigel Cook combines the kiwi vernacular of corrugated iron with a high-tec, innovative and...

On The Edge Of The Pacific Ocean

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Fri, 23/10/2009 - 12:00am

KAURI CLIFFS LODGE AND COTTAGES, MATAURI BAY, NORTHLAND

Kauri Cliffs luxury lodge at Matauri Bay, Northland is the home of a spectacular championship golf course rated as best new international golf course of the world. Kauri Cliffs is set on 1618 hectares with...

The Supreme Winner Of The 2001 Harvey Roofing Systems Design Award

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Thu, 22/10/2009 - 12:00am

2001 saw the introduction of the Harvey Roofing System Design Award. This award is judged by majority votes from all sectors of the industry and interested members of the public. It therefore represents a balanced view of the universal appeal and excellence of the Supreme Award Winning design....

Big Ideas Small Site

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 21/10/2009 - 12:00am


This speculative project presented all the challenges a developer can give an architect. The site, an “infill”in a suburban street, was tight and constricted (400 m2) and overlooked on three sides. The brief demanded maximum floor area, well integrated exterior space and a well considered...

James Hargest College Library Development

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 21/10/2009 - 12:00am

This Library development was the latest project for The James Hargest College who have had a long association with Architects Sinclair Knight Merz. Recent projects at the college had been the administration building and
'E' block, both of which where quite exuberant in their architectural...

The Heart Of Manukau

Submitted by NZMRM Editors on Wed, 21/10/2009 - 12:00am



Situated adjacent to Auckland's Southern Motorway in the heart of Manukau City, the new Telstra Clear Pacific Events Centre is an eye-catching facility designed to embrace the cultural diversity of its surrounding community. The architectural form was inspired by both Maori and...

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