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Wai Ariki Hot Springs & Spa

Submitted by Nathaniel Duncan on Tue, 14/05/2024 - 12:23pm

Nestled on the tranquil shores of Lake Rotorua, the Wai Ariki Hot Springs & Spa stands as a beacon of architectural brilliance and cultural significance. As the proud recipient of the Harkness Henry Judges’ Choice Award at the Central Property People Awards 2023, this sprawling 4,500m2 world...

The Roof Helping to Bring a Vision of Lifestyle and Community at Paerata Rise

Submitted by Nathaniel Duncan on Tue, 14/05/2024 - 12:10pm

In the artful design of the Schist Showstopper at Paerata Rise, Precision Homes has not only created a stunning residence but also a canvas for potential homeowners to envision the lifestyle that awaits them. The architectural brilliance of the show home, accentuated by the impeccable roofing...

St Albans Townhouses

Submitted by Nathaniel Duncan on Mon, 20/11/2023 - 3:45pm

With New Zealanders embracing living in apartments and townhouses, there is a boom in multi-unit housing –  and Christchurch is no different.

With that in mind, designer Sam Connell, from Figure & Ground, was engaged to come up with a multi-unit development for a St Albans site that...

Revolutionizing Commercial Roofing: Winstone Wallboards’ GIB Factory in Tauriko

Submitted by Nathaniel Duncan on Mon, 20/11/2023 - 3:42pm

The construction landscape has witnessed a game-changer with the launch of Winstone Wallboards’ GIB Factory in Tauriko. This project, a result of collaboration and innovation, is setting new industry standards. Harkin Roofing, one of the largest commercial roofing companies in the Bay of Plenty...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Roll to Roof: The future of large-scale industrial roofing installations

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 05/02/2021 - 11:00am

The country’s largest industrial roof has been installed using an innovative, safer and more cost-effective at-height system never used before in New Zealand. The roof on Foodstuffs’ new distribution centre at Auckland Airport will become home to the country’s largest solar panel farm to be...

Delivering the “wow” factor to earthquake-damaged central Christchurch the EntX complex, with its seven Hoyts cinemas, restaurants and bars, has provided a new social hub to the city’s CBD.

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Wed, 30/09/2020 - 11:18am

Located on Colombo Street across from the central bus exchange, the cinema and dining complex features a striking wall cladding on the triple height, 15m high atrium of the development in a mix of colours to represent the patchwork landscape of the Canterbury Plains.

Eurotray® Angle Seam...

Building the Same Again – But Different

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 06/03/2020 - 12:06pm

A few years back, Ian and Lynda Gare built a home they loved, but hankered to build again - making some subtle changes but using the same basic layout. Their new home in Golden Road, 10km from Alexandra in Central Otago, has incorporated features they spent a lot of time thinking about and...

Curves in Invercargill

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Wed, 20/11/2019 - 3:25pm

It was to be a project without limits. Very early on, architectural designer Nathan Shearing knew his biggest challenge would be not “taming” his clients’ bold wishes of their vision for a new home.

From the get-go, owners Andrew and Linda Gunn wanted something different and produced an...

Set in a rural paradise: Kowhai House maximises its unique setting

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Wed, 20/11/2019 - 2:55pm

It sits on the crest of a hill, overlooking valleys with Mount Taranaki and the Kaitake Ranges in a direct line of sight and the Tasman Sea in the distance: Kowhai House, with its views in all directions, maximises the experience of the green hues of this undulating rural Taranaki site. 

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A Series of Pavilions Reflect the Owner's Love of Angles and Relaxing Nooks

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 21/06/2019 - 1:19pm

When Gerald and Lorraine McCormack briefed their architect, it was to have the scale of their expansive 300m2 home broken up with several mono-pitched pavilions – each one providing outdoor entertainment spaces.

This was to be their forever home, so retired farmers Gerald and Lorraine...

Restoring New Zealand History

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 21/06/2019 - 11:48am

A worldwide search for a B&B where they could enjoy semi-retirement brought James Glucksman and James Boussy to Oamaru. 

During their search, the couple realised that they would be more suited to running a high-end lodge and they found that in the historic home 
Pen-y-bryn. James...

A Shared Interest in Green, Sustainable Homes

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Thu, 31/01/2019 - 3:19pm

Architectural designer Sally Turnbull began her working life as a medical technologist but a stint as a builder’s labourer while building her first home gave her a taste for architecture.  She went on to study architectural technology and started her own company Architectural Draughting &...

Higham Architecture

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Thu, 30/08/2018 - 10:52am

When a 1600m2 site in West Melton was purchased the owners were looking to build their “forever” home - something that would capture the magnificence of the rural vista to the mountains in contrast to their hectic urban lifestyle. This became the challenge for Rangiora architectural designer,...

Arcline Architecture: Inspired Boatshed

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Thu, 30/08/2018 - 10:40am


Taking his inspiration from Waiheke Island’s boutique hotel The Boatshed, Uwe Weiland had a firm concept plan for his new home in Russell. It was important to Uwe that the house be sympathetic to the colonial character of the seaside town, and the boatshed aesthetic was fitting considering...

News & Views

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Thu, 30/08/2018 - 10:31am

Two of New Zealand’s oldest roofing companies, Calder Stewart Roofing and Dimond Industries will come together under the new name of DIMOND ROOFING. 

The new brand has been created to represent the best parts of two iconic roll-forming brands that have existed in New Zealand for many...

Phil Green: H G Rose Architecture

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Wed, 29/08/2018 - 3:05pm

When a designer who thinks outside the “little boxes on the hillside”, collaborates with an established building industry leader to create a building reflecting the client’s ethos of quality and honesty, the result can be spectacular. 

The Certified Builders Association of New Zealand (...