Dr Megan Woods: The Influencers
Recently I had the real pleasure of breaking ground at last on the construction site for the new Metro Sports Facility. Along with Mayor Lianne Dalziel and Minister for Sport and Recreation Grant Robertson, we turned the sod on the construction of the new indoor 50-metre competition pool and dive well. […]
Leeann Watson: The Influencers
As we head into the cooler winter months, we are excited about the tourism campaign inviting New Zealanders to ‘Explore Something New in Christchurch’, launched recently. This comes out of a Memorandum of Understanding city agencies, including The Chamber, signed with Air New Zealand to work with the airline to explore joint […]
Ivan Iafeta: The Influencers
With temperatures plummeting, no one can deny that it is now winter – the time of year that can be the most challenging for businesses in Christchurch’s regenerating central city. For those of us who work in offices in the area, it can be tempting to stay indoors during the cold […]
The View From Here: Johnston Architects
Tucked away on the hillside, the Sumner Hillside Residence is positioned so that every room has a view of the ocean. The views from this home have been carefully considered with its northwest orientation and floor-to-ceiling windows capturing a view that spans Sumner Beach, the Kaikoura Ranges, and New Brighton […]
House on a Ruin: Colab Architecture
Our shaky recent history has tested our taste for the concept of the Romantic Ruin, an idea that has gripped the arts since the eighteenth century. The frisson once provided by a building that had seen another era’s hopes and dreams for the future, is replaced by the more prosaic thought, ‘is […]
A beautiful reincarnation: DPA Architects
A meticulous weaving of historic fabrics with modern structural elements was used for the restoration of the Rose Chapel – a beautiful reincarnation of the quake-damaged heritage building. Standing on Colombo Street for more than a century, the locally treasured chapel reopened almost a year ago. DPA Architects was recognised […]
Church Corner’s Preschool Pre-fab: Keith Hay Homes
Keith Hay Homes is a family-owned company celebrating 80 years of building homes, commercial spaces, and educational facilities. Recently, Leigh Gibbs from the Christchurch branch has partnered with St. Peter’s Anglican Preschool to build the new learning facility. Located at 25 Yaldhurst Road, the opening of St. Peter’s Anglican Preschool […]
First in Performance: First Windows and Doors
If you’ve watched shows like Grand Designs, you will already appreciate that the quality of windows and meeting delivery dates is fundamental to the success of a building project. When Simon Carrodus and his team agree on a delivery date, they will always stick to it and they pride themselves […]
Rocking the Stone Look: Hard as Rocks Ltd
Thinking of enhancing the entry way or chimney of your new home? Or perhaps you have in mind a stone fireplace, an interior feature wall or a letterbox. You can achieve the look and feel of real stone with veneer profiles from Hard as Rocks Ltd. Most Kiwis love the […]
Building the Future: Future Foundations
“It has quite simply taken off.” Leon Forde of Future Foundations says that when he signed up last year for advertising with Metropol he never imagined his business would grow so fast – “faster actually than my original goal of building four new houses in 2019”. In October 2018 at […]
