Hillside Haven: Fleetwood Construction
Specialist hill builders Fleetwood Construction receive most of their commissions through word of mouth recommendations, and the newly completed home on Cashmere Hill is no exception. This stunning project came to Sam and Charlotte from a previous client whose Cass Bay home won a Gold Award in the Master Builders House of […]
Pretty in Pink: RESENE
It has been the darling of recent times – millennial pink has appeared in all walks of life from clothing (men’s and women’s), products, accessories, hair and makeup, and interiors. It’s a colour that may not be going away anytime soon but the sweeter truer shades of pink we’ve been seeing in […]
Small rooms with big impact: Armstrong Interiors
Think small rooms need to eschew style? Then think again! Metropol catches up with award-winning Interior Designer Angelique Armstrong from Armstrong Interiors about how to create small rooms with big impact. How do you make small spaces feel bigger? When decorating a small room, ‘less is more’. If furniture and […]
Architecture in adapting in certain times: South Architects Ltd
Through these past few challenging months, ‘home’ has been at the centre of our ‘bubble’ lifestyles. Ways of living and working have altered, with the experience also influencing thinking on home design. Craig South, of South Architects, suggests good architecture will continue to add value in today’s fast changing world. […]
Update a tired kitchen: M F Turnbull
For many of us, a stretch of time to reflect and plan was an unexpected addition to our year, a rare positive effect of our lockdown experience. With time on our hands, all to be spent in our homes, we were able to think about what we would like to change, and […]
Exceptional on the estuary: MCAS x Ethos Homes
International award-winning architect, Max Capocaccia of MCAS understands that buildings shape us as much as we shape them. Max’s aesthetic results in buildings that not only generate emotion, but perform as the healthiest environment possible for those who dwell in them. His Rockinghorse Road project encapsulates this holistic approach: attention to […]
Local shops get upgrade: Priority Projects
Earthquake strengthening work has started at the block of shops on the corner of Straven and Riccarton Roads. Priority Projects, a fit-out, design-build and project management company, is working to upgrade the buildings to 100 percent of the NBS code. Project Manager Jason Turner says construction is expected to take […]
A la naturale: Crete Basins
Crete Concrete Basins is taking strides in the world of interior home design with the company’s concrete basins. All materials, pigments, and importantly sealers, are totally non-toxic and don’t off-gas harmful chemicals. The natural texture of concrete is embraced and each basin is unique with its own patina. Their bathroom […]
A serious love affair: Honda Civic Type R
Kiwis have a serious love affair with Honda’s hot hatch – the Civic Type R. Since the first Civic Type R to be sold new in New Zealand was released in late 2017, more than 200 have been sold, making it one of the bestsellers in the class and proving its sales […]
