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by Graham Hepburn

Architectural designer Chris Shaw gets a kick out of combining form and function in his projects and that’s highly evident in the Wainui Beach School library.

The wave-shaped roof of the building references Wainui Beach’s surf culture and its reputation as having...

BUCKLING OF ROOF FLASHINGS
Rod Newbold (Commercial Manager, Steel & Tubing Roofing Products),John Turner (Wood Technologist, SCION)

THE PROBLEM.
There has been a spate of compression buckling of transverse roof flashings, such as ridges, aprons, and apex...

By Graham Hepburn

Dave North is the first to admit that he and wife Ali weren’t “specifically looking for an eco house” when they built in Nelson but that’s kind of what they ended up with.

Rather, he and Ali just wanted a warm, dry and healthy home for themselves...

Metrotile have provided a solution that an increasing number of home owners have with shingle products installed in and around the 1980’s. Whilst the original unit’s unique design was complimented by the low, flat profile of shingles the long term performance was questionable. In this instance...

By Graham Hepburn

Building a new hangar at a working airport comes with its challenges, especially when you aren’t allowed cranes on site. And those challenges magnify when the hangar is 80 metres wide by 60 metres long and 15 metres tall at its highest point.

Air Nelson needed the...

Wairakei International Golf Course was already rated one of the top courses in the world when owner Gary  ane decided to make it even more special.

His vision was to create an environment where golf and the  atural habitat work in harmony. He wanted a pest-free environment within the golf...

The Trafalgar Centre, designed by Alex Bowman and built in 1972, has served Nelson well. For a number of years, however, it has been unable to meet the operational requirements of modern sports and entertainment events or to accommodate growing numbers of spectators.

This is Stage 1 of a...

Piha Cafe By Graham Hepburn

A combination of traditional looks and new technology means the Piha Café sits comfortably within its seaside environment and, more importantly, will be kind to it.
The wooden homestead-like structure of the café has been designed so that the timber will...

Having published several projects designed by Davor Mikulcic from studio MWA Ltd. in Wellington, two primary factors seemed to be consistent. The first was the excellence in design and the second was that  is clients were not just happy with the results but they had established a lasting...

The residential building industry has seen some tough times over recent years with many home owners and suppliers being left in a dilemma. It is within this climate of uncertainty that Landmark Homes have  been able to build a reputation for stability, trust, value and excellence in the mid to...

By Graham Hepburn

When Northland Cricket relocated to a new home ground five years ago, it paid tribute to the game’s past with the design of its headquarters but had a firm eye on the future.

The move to a new ground was spurred by a review of the district plan by...