Champion kitchens: Sydenham Joinery
A kitchen is the heart of a home, and the specialist team at Sydenham Joinery create award-winning kitchens with great heart. Turn the page to see what they can do for you. High spec, and elegant kitchens are where Sydenham Joinery excels in design, production, and installation. This is evident in two recent […]
A greener future
Taking intentional steps to ensure your home is sustainable is not only beneficial for the environment but also for your own well-being. Implementing key strategies will create an eco-friendly living space that reduces energy consumption, minimises waste, and promotes a healthier lifestyle. Here are some suggestions: Energy-efficient appliances Invest in energy-efficient appliances that […]
Endless tile possibilities: Brymac Tiles
Wouldn’t it be ideal if there was a tile merchant with a gorgeously appointed showroom who imports and sells the most beautiful tiles that Europe can supply? This ideal shop would also offer stunning tiles at end of line bargain prices, as well as having specials throughout the year. This desirable blend is […]
Creating, conserving, and caring: Isaac Group
A surprising legacy is being built by a local civil construction group. Imagining 40 tonne excavators alongside endangered bird species, whose very existence is as fragile as glass, is difficult, yet that’s the reality of the Isaac Group, a family of three contracting businesses with unique ownership. It started in the 1950s with […]
Saved from flooding: Priority Projects
The basement of this historic building, on a prime location in the city, was flooding badly. Home to an upmarket clothing store, a popular restaurant, and a local development company, this much-loved structure needed a solution, fast. Priority Projects was the obvious go-to company, and using forensic skill determined that the flooding at […]
$9.9m needed for museum
A fundraising target of $9.9M in four years has been set for the new Lyttelton Museum. The target figure includes the cost of the build construction, museum fit-out, display design and installation, professional fees, and one year of operating costs. Construction could commence once 50% of the cost of the build has been […]
Designed for the future: Gary Todd Architecture
Refusing to follow meekly the ‘Queenstown vernacular’, this stunning home, The Lake House, is the essence of contemporary architecture for its location. Bold enough to hold its own place in a vast pristine environment, enduring clean lines combine with concrete, steel, aluminium, and tile. Its design, construction, and materiality ground it in the […]
Changes are coming
New Zealand should have a new standard contract for the construction of building and civil engineering projects (NZS 3910:2023) by October this year. The existing contract has undergone a major overhaul, and is now available for consultation, until the end of June. The NZS 3910 is the contract most commonly used in New […]
Reimagining New Brighton
New Brighton finally appears to be on the way to enjoying a renaissance. How much of a renaissance it is now depends on the local community, and support of the Christchurch City Council’s annual plan, plus getting behind Greater New Brighton. The latter is a community-led development programme, founded to enhance the social […]
Revamp projects
A proposed $2.3 million revamp of the New Brighton mall is one step closer, after a draft concept design was released earlier this year. The ‘Reimagined New Brighton Mall’ aims to include several community engagement areas, such as a performance space and central green, along with a youth space, and a social enterprise-community […]
