Shortlisted architecture projects
Fifty local projects have been shortlisted for the Canterbury Architecture Awards 2022. Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) will announce the winners on 8 July. The jury (judging panel) comprises Jane Rooney of Architectus and architects Jerome Buckwell of Crosson Architects and Jane Peddie of JHA, as well as lay […]
Embracing raw beauty
Concrete has a reputation as the marmite of building materials. Where some see clean lines, strength, thermal and acoustic properties, longevity, and modernity, others see a bland and Orwellian bunker-like chill. None other than the illustrious Le Corbusier championed its use, pioneering the term beton brut, or raw concrete, while detractors promptly fashioned […]
A dream driftwood design: South Architects
There is something poetic about driftwood. Steeped in the ecological cycle, its journey begins as a living host, breaking away to follow a process of bleaching and smoothing, becoming home and food to a second ecosystem. Rotation is completed through breaking down to even smaller pieces, or quick carbonisation in a beach bonfire, […]
Inner-city project perfection: Priority Projects
Fit-out, design-build, and project management company, Priority Projects recently completed two inner-city projects. A vacant floor below Bridgeside Chambers’ existing offices provided the ideal opportunity to expand and open an avenue for new members. Acting on a colleague’s recommendation, Bridgeside briefed Priority Projects to manage the project, who engaged their team of experienced […]
Sophisticated, luxurious and tiny: Curtis Designs
Tiny homes offer a lifestyle that is taking off in a big way. Worldwide, this way of life is solving so many housing solutions. Sustainable living to reduce waste and carbon footprint does not have to come in the form of a shabby house bus of old – but instead in luxurious trend-setting […]
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