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Plumbdek ® brings new life to an old bach

Submitted by Nathaniel Duncan on Mon, 20/11/2023 - 3:24pm

This 1950s Christchurch bach is ready for a new generation, reclad and reroofed with Plumbdek® by Steel & Tube for a playful seaside retreat.

When purchasing a dilapidated cottage on Christchurch’s Marine Parade, directors of JD Homes Jesse and Marcella De Wys knew that refurbishment...

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...

Nga Kereru in Maraetotara: A Strawbale House

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 06/03/2020 - 10:58am

Nga Kereru in Maraetotara, Havelock North was purchased in April 2016 by Andrew Tuck and Alessandra Menegon with a dream to develop a rural sustainable lifestyle. The couple were living an international life in Australia and Europe and wanted to settle back in NZ and create a more sustainable...

Fat Parrot Architecture Takes Education Higher

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Fri, 06/03/2020 - 9:54am

At the end of 2017, Statistics New Zealand estimated the population of Auckland to be 1.66 million. It is projected to grow to over 2.3 million people by 2043.

Population growth in Auckland not only puts pressure on the housing market, infrastructure such schools also need to adapt....