New central city accommodation: GriffBuild
GriffBuild’s Tony and Nick Griffiths have ticked off another central city development, completing the new Bealey Avenue motels on time and under budget. The new accommodation houses 39 rooms over two storeys and is centrally located next to the Bealey Ale and Steak House. Nick says the project was smooth […]
Utilising Valuable Space: Garage Carpet Pro
How much use do you get out of your garage in the colder winter months? Ever thought about making the most of this valuable extra space by converting it into your own private gym or games room? Or maybe create a warmer place where you can escape the chill to […]
Impact of Liquefaction
You’d be forgiven for not knowing what the word ‘liquefaction’ meant pre-quake. It’s just one of the new vernacular that has emerged in the rebuilding city. Now, visitors to Canterbury Museum’s earthquake exhibition Quake City can play in the city’s coolest sand pit to learn about the science behind the phenomenon of […]
Bespoke Timber Beauty: Timber Tru
Although the team at Timber Tru has been making quality timber joinery for more than twenty years, they possess between them more than fifty years of experience in the discipline. Tony van der Plas, owner and co-founder of Timber Tru, has been in the industry since his youth and offers […]
Goodbye to Glare: Tint a Window
Do you have a problem with too much glare, heat, or UV coming in through your windows that make it hard to view a TV or computer screen? Or maybe the sunlight is fading those expensive furnishings in your home? Is privacy and security an issue? If the answer to those questions […]
Big tick for central city: Mark O’Loughlin
The recent announcement of the construction of a joint venture anchor project, the new sports stadium, is a massive big tick for the future of our city centre. Located between Madras, Hereford, Tuam and Barbadoes Streets, this site will have huge economic impact on businesses, rentals, accommodation and hospitality. Sport […]
Making Good Cities Great
It’s a competitive marketplace in the 21st century and it seems that competitiveness extends to our cities. According to the New Zealand Planning Institute (NZPI), we need a more comprehensive and holistic set of measures to assess and report on the capability, functionality and ‘health’ of New Zealand’s cities and […]
Structural Design Expertise: Corbett Consulting
Bruce Corbett, a New Zealand qualified engineer of Corbett Consulting, brings his experience and expertise in structural design to his newly established structural/civil engineering design and project management consultancy based in Huntsbury, Christchurch. As well as extensive experience in structural design, he brings around 25 years of experience as a […]
Rebuilding Communities
The Christchurch rebuild has long been about so much more than the physical rebuild; it’s also about rebuilding communities and that’s perhaps best exemplified by the city’s response to the Christchurch mosque attacks – particularly Wayne Marriott’s response. Marriott is in the business of ‘peace building’ – his umbrella term […]
Facelift for Historic Pump House
The Pump House on Tuam Street is one of “those” places. If you revel in entire buildings of curios, collectables, movie props and salvage items such as timber, iron gates, windows, doors, kitchens, church pews, baths and toilets, you will already be a Pump House fan! “These are architectural antiques,” […]
