Experienced fence experts: Paragon Fencing
Proudly New Zealand owned and operated, Paragon Fencing Systems’ third-generation business is at the forefront of customer care and has attention to detail which is second to none. With a combined experience of more than 70 years in the building and construction industry, the company can plan and build your perfect […]
A strategic move: Strategic Homes
For more than 17 years, Strategic Homes has built houses for the people of Canterbury, with more than 800 dwellings completed to date. Now, in an exciting move, the company is changing its name to Touchstone Homes. Directors Andrew O’Donoghue and Karen Pritchard explain the rationale behind the name change. […]
A positive way forward
Architect Craig South suggests a new campaign promoting Christchurch’s spirit of exploration is a good fit with the city’s past and its current culture of innovation. Christchurch has come a long way since the earthquakes, but we have yet to attract enough people to the city to get it really […]
Building a Dream: Fleetwood Construction
Fleetwood Construction has just handed over one of the most stunning properties it has ever created, and the client is now enjoying the fruits of this talented team’s labour in the stunning Governors Bay. Working alongside Matt Gutsell, from Sheppard and Rout Architects, owners Sam and Charlotte Fleetwood are thrilled […]
Old School Values: Bodycore Gym
Bodycore Gym is so much more than a fitness centre – it’s a community hub, where kindness and compassion are valued, and ordinary people aspire to reach their potential. Combining a café and a supplement shop, the newly opened 24/7 gym on Battersea St in Sydenham provides an inspirational and […]
Modern living: Latimer Central Apartments
The Gatehouse marks the entrance and first stage of Latimer Central – a coveted inner-city residence, built to endure decades, with a total of thirty-four apartments. With a drive-through portico, the Gatehouse includes four apartments, leading through to the second stage of this Street and Cook Construction development, its brick veneered […]
Beautiful bathrooms
We love spending time at home – and that includes the bathroom too. Its overall design is becoming increasingly cosy and welcoming – and revealing the growing influence of general interior design trends in the process. At the same time, new technical developments are a must-have in the bathroom too. […]
Architectural Renaissance
The discourse of psychologists and experts in disaster recovery from all around the world gives rise to one very sobering reality; attempting to quantify or qualify the ‘long tail’ of the recovery period following the immediate ‘life and limb response’ is tantamount to asking, ‘how long is a piece of string?’ […]
Modern Masterpiece: Lume Design
Lume Design’s Emma Gourdie has an artistic eye and talent for design, both being recognised at the recent National Kitchen & Bathroom Awards (NKBA). Emma’s Hackthorne Road kitchen design, precisely executed by Joinery Concepts, won her the Kitchen Distinction Runner-Up title (in the $40K-$60k kitchen category). Among other things, the […]
The Brawn & the Brains: MBC
Tailoring environmental solutions perfectly to their clients is something that never fails to energise Mark and Felicity, owners of MBC. Both graduates from Canterbury and Lincoln universities respectively, Felicity and Mark enjoy getting the basics right for customers, who are often involved in large-scale or environmentally exacting build projects or […]
