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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...

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...

Te Puna Kindergarten

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

When mod Architecture’s Andrew Ward heard that his son’s kindergarten would have to move, he offered to investigate options for a new building.

The move came about because Inspired Kindergartens’ Te Puna Kindergarten, outside Tauranga, had its site acquired by NZTA for a major road...

Papamoa House

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

Durable materials were a must for this family home, to enable full enjoyment of the absolute beachfront location without the need for constant maintenance.

The views from this Papamoa home are uninterrupted and beautiful, with waves rolling in over the sparkling water, Motiti Island in...

One Central Bedford

Submitted by Nathaniel Duncan on Sat, 23/09/2023 - 4:19pm

Attracting younger professionals and families to reside in the central city was a significant vision for the regeneration of central Christchurch following the earthquakes. A new, Fletcher Living residential precinct, designed by Architectus Christchurch, has delivered affordable living in a...

Tamahere Transformation

Submitted by Nathaniel Duncan on Sat, 23/09/2023 - 4:19pm

A substantial home at Tamahere overlooking the Waikato River has undergone a transformation, acquiring a new roof in 2020 involving a high degree of detail given the expansive roof area to be replaced.

Homeowner Brian Herman, a builder for the last 45 years, purchased the dream home in...

Hillside Habitat

Submitted by Nathaniel Duncan on Sat, 23/09/2023 - 4:19pm

In a city environment the architecture of the New Zealand countryside has been created in a pair of inspiring, compact Wellington homes – the White House and its companion the Black House.

On a steep, bush-clad hillside in Aro Valley the two houses are “a bit like implement sheds”, says...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Awaawaroa House

Submitted by Nathaniel Duncan on Thu, 21/09/2023 - 4:08pm

Close connections to the outdoors are fostered through this unique Waiheke Island home.

The majority of people who build new homes on Waiheke Island aim to find a north-facing site with sea views. For the owners of this home, however, it was a coastal, south-facing site that took their...

St Hilda's Collegiate Visual & Performing Arts Centre

Submitted by Nathaniel Duncan on Thu, 21/09/2023 - 4:05pm

Designing a Visual and Performing Arts Centre with its diverse demands is a complicated task but the challenges are amplified when it fronts a street in an inner-city residential area.

When Cameron Grindlay, of Dwelling Architectural Design, started assembling the design brief for the new...

Cambridge Stud Farm

Submitted by Nathaniel Duncan on Thu, 21/09/2023 - 3:23pm

Cambridge Stud, New Zealand’s premier thoroughbred facility has undergone significant enlargement and enhancement since new owners took over in 2018.
Brendan and Jo Lindsay, last year’s Owners of the Year at the New Zealand Thoroughbred Awards, have inspired the comprehensive revamp of the...

Noel Jessop's Hamilton Home

Submitted by Nathaniel Duncan on Thu, 21/09/2023 - 3:29pm

A home exuding innovative ideas and featuring a unique wall cladding detail is the result of an unusual partnership between architectural designer and client. Designing one’s own home is always hard but the additional challenge for Noel Jessop of Noel Jessop Architecture (NJA) was that the...

Cardrona Alpine Resort Skifield Entry And Ticket Office

Submitted by Nathaniel Duncan on Thu, 21/09/2023 - 3:35pm

A new entrance and ticket office at Cardrona Skifield is the latest development in a masterplan to improve the visitor experience.

Architects Warren and Mahoney have been involved for many years in the rejuvenation and refinement of the buildings themselves and the layout of the site....

St Peter's Anglican Church

Submitted by Nathaniel Duncan on Thu, 21/09/2023 - 3:45pm

One of the latest historic buildings in Christchurch to be successfully restored following the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes is St Peter’s Anglican Church in Upper Riccarton, now the oldest Anglican stone church in the city.

First consecrated back in 1858, the Gothic style church suffered...

Telfer House

Submitted by Nathaniel Duncan on Thu, 21/09/2023 - 3:56pm

A home in Kerikeri’s new Rangitane River Park subdivision is attracting favourable attention and influence for what it brings to the development as one of the first homes to be built.

The large 320m2 home (471m2 if a large stand-alone garage is included) was custom designed, in close...

My Whare

Submitted by Nathaniel Duncan on Thu, 21/09/2023 - 3:40pm

Visionwest is one of five providers who make up Housing First - a housing collective that is working towards ending homelessness in Auckland. Their latest initiative is focussed on young people and offers them a chance to find greater independence as they share a close connection with a family...

Synergetic Graduation of a Simple Form

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 16/03/2021 - 1:54pm

The client purchased a section which was just over a 1000sqm in the middle of suburbia, surrounded by established homes being circa 1960-1970.


Close to Waikato Diocesan School for Girls and to the Fairfield Bridge, providing easy access to Hamilton City, his intention was to achieve...

An eel-like long, slim southern home

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 16/03/2021 - 1:45pm

Two architects with complementary practices joined forces with a Dunedin client to achieve an enjoyable and collaborative solution for an ambitious design project on the Roseneath Peninsula.


The site provided significant challenges. The urban fringe location between Port Chalmers...

Hawkeshead

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 16/03/2021 - 12:53pm

When Eric Dally, architect at Eric H Dally Architects Ltd and his wife Dawn designed their new home, they couldn’t go past the clean lines and economy of Steel & Tube Plumbdek® in COLORSTEEL® ENDURA® FlaxPod® for the roof. Eric says “Plumbdek® is a very economical profile with attractive...

Beautifully blended with its landscape

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Tue, 16/03/2021 - 12:23pm

The owners sought a place that reminded them of their former hilly and windy site, overlooking the sea in Wellington while connecting to their new home in Christchurch. The north facing site on the last recorded lava flow on Banks Peninsula gave them everything.


The design echoes a...

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