Superbly crafted joinery: Joinery by Design
Attention to detail inside and out, and quality craftsmanship, created an award-winning Christchurch home. This Avonside Drive build was in the Top 100 of the 2022 Registered Master Builders House of the Year Awards, and overall winner in the annual awards Canterbury Regional category for the $2m to $4m new homes. Instrumental in […]
Finely detailed build: John Garlick Builders
An amazing Avonside build has added to its accolades by being in the Top 100 homes in the Registered Master Builders 2022 House of the Year Awards. The house, constructed by John Garlick Builders, was also judged Overall Winner and won gold status, in the Canterbury Regional category for the $2m to $4m […]
Top 100 and Gold: Norrell Building Ltd.
This luxury Canterbury family home with a dramatic stone entrance was placed in the top 100 of the Master Builders 2022 House of the Year awards, also winning a gold award in the Canterbury regional finals. Haymakers Crescent is the work of family-owned Norrell Building Ltd. Built and customised specially for a family […]
Limited Edition Living: Bayleys
Architecturally designed, exquisitely detailed and beautifully finished – what more could you wish for in a holiday apartment? Do you enjoy the snow-covered slopes of Porters, Cheeseman and Broken River ski fields during the winter months? How about fishing, mountain biking, tramping and day walks, or, for something more adventurous, a spot of […]
A Plumbing Fix – Finn Plumbing
Humans have been tinkering with plumbing since historic times. Taking water and waste water from A to B, heating it, cooling it, storing it, and experimenting with creating pressure. Queen Elizabeth I banished Sir John Harrington from Court for telling racy stories. With time on his hands he went home and created the […]
Playful spaces win awards: Morgan + Pollard Landscapes
Christchurch based landscapers Morgan + Pollard Landscapes won several awards for two separate projects at the recent 2022 Landscapes of Distinction Awards held by Registered Master Landscapers. The construction of Te Ara Ātea – Sensory Space and also design of Rolleston School Basketball Courts & Sports Wall were among 132 projects from around […]
$25m museum grant
A $25 million Government contribution to Canterbury Museum’s redevelopment is “crucial” to the project, the Chair of the museum’s trust board says. Trust Board Chair David Ayers says the money is vital to the project’s viability. “Without this crucial contribution from the Government, we could not redevelop the museum, and address the issues […]
Unlocking the Kiwi dream: VVV Real Estate
A new real estate firm has just been launched in Christchurch. Looking at real estate with a fresh perspective is the driving force behind the new people-led company, VVV Real Estate. “We want to open the door for people to own their dream home,” explains VVV Real Estate’s founder Stephanie Robertson. “Whether it’s […]
Quake protection
Canterbury engineers are moving forward with plans to manufacture a new base isolation system that will make Kiwi houses safer in an earthquake. Aprototype of the system was tested last year by a University of Canterbury team, led by Civil and Natural Resources Engineering Professor Tim Sullivan and postdoctoral fellow Tom Francis. The […]
Distinction in detail: John Garlick Builders
An abode of clever artistic angles, and the talent to execute them, shone at the Registered Master Builder House of the Year 2022 awards. The amazing Avonside build achieved Overall Winner and Gold, in the Canterbury Regional category for the $2mil to $4mil new homes. The director of John Garlick Builders, Kade Atkinson, […]
