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, […]
Master Builder Dream Designs
Canterbury Masters Builders took home accolades for almost 50 projects in the 2022 Registered Master Builders House of the Year regional awards. The Supreme House of the Year award for the region went to Metzger Builders Ltd for a home in Fendalton. The same home also won the New Home Over $4 million […]
Sublime renovation
High on a hill looking down on Christchurch is an award-winning home, freshly renovated after suffering severe damage in the 2010/2011 earthquakes. Thanks to Christchurch architectural builders Williams Elvidge, the home in Redcliffs has a new lease on life, and a string of awards to acknowledge its stylish rebirth. The home won the […]
Timeless heritage lives on
One of Christchurch’s increasingly rare heritage gems is looking stunning once more, having been rebuilt and restored to its original standards. 158 High Street proudly bears its name C.F. Cotter & Co in gold lettering above its key architectural feature: three sets of tall radius or arch windows. The craftsmen responsible for these […]
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