Illumination through innovation: Art Fetiche

Powerful projects and spectacular innovations in our local community, add one more to the list. Bespoke and impactful are two words that prove true for the portfolio of projects that Art Fetiche boasts. So, when Luke from Waghorn Builders required some bespoke three-dimensional lightbulb signage for a project, it required little thought as to who […]

Beachside luxury, architectural waterfront living in Sumner: Beachside Sumner

Designed by visionary architects Roger Walker and James Lunday, Anchorage presents a bold and elegant entrance to Sumner, seamlessly blending natural surroundings with contemporary artistry. Construction is now underway on this landmark development at the high-profile corner of Marriner Street and the Esplanade, Sumner. Anchorage features just 10 exclusive residences, with very limited apartments now […]

Canterbury architectural designs celebrated

Judges ran out of superlatives for 18 winning designs at the 2024 Canterbury/Westland ADNZ Resene Architectural Design Awards in mid-August 2024. Eighteen projects won prestigious awards, including a two-bedroom treehouse with lovely views of the Avon River, a dramatic man cave with space for a DJ booth and an expansive vehicle collection, along with a […]

Celebrate Days of Ice: ChristchurchNZ CEO Alison Adams

I think we tend to take for granted what a brilliant thing Antarctic Gateway status is for Ōtautahi Christchurch. Maybe it’s Kiwi modesty that makes us downplay these things. But it’s huge. As one of only five Gateway Cities worldwide, Christchurch is New Zealand’s Antarctic hub. With over a century of service as a launch […]

Breaking down brief and budget: Arthouse Architects

Brief and budget are the core of any building design. Twenty years in architecture and working across a range of residential and commercial projects taught Jorgen Andersen of Arthouse Architects that setting clients’ project goals and sticking to them is essential. “I find myself telling clients the same things repeatedly, so I’ve compiled a checklist […]

The future of health: Te Papa Hauora Health Precinct Chair Peter Townsend

Recently Te Papa Hauora, the Health Precinct, supported the University of Canterbury Centre for Entrepreneurship (UCE) in the delivery of its annual ‘Future of Health’ Disrupt Challenge. The Challenge involved over 50 students, both undergraduate and postgraduate, from a range of local tertiary institutions volunteering to spend an intense weekend exploring solutions to some of […]

Future-proof your home with a retro fit: Harakeke Consultants

Renovate and retro-fit, move, or bulldoze and start again? Those are the tough decisions many home owners face as they look to future-proof their homes. Both retro-fitting and future-proofing buildings are about improving their performance. Achieving optimum performance starts with energy modelling, looking at and understanding what an existing building has, what it needs, and […]

Building your special nest: Nest Residential

Delivering high performing homes at affordable prices is the dedicated aim of a Christchurch property development firm specialising in passive and energy efficient houses. Based in Christchurch, the company’s approach to developing homes differentiates from many spec home developers, as it embeds passive house and energy efficiency measures into each home. “Our aim is to […]

Te Pae General Manager Ross Steele: Business events benefits

Business events are proving to be a catalyst for increased demand in our local hotel sector, showing the significant impact that strategic urban projects have on private investment. As a Crown-led project, Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre has notably spurred growth in our city, as we see the unveiling of three new hotels in recent […]

Cardrona: alpine village

The keys to the first completed home at Central Otago’s Mt Cardrona Station development were handed over to its proud new owners earlier this month. In what’s being hailed as a “significant milestone” for the 400-hectare alpine village, there are 13 homes under construction this winter. Leuschke Group Architects Colin and Lindy Leuschke are the […]