Architectural forum attracts positive response: Allfrey + South Architects

Allfrey + South Architects’ initiative ArchiChat is resonating strongly with people who share their passion for design and the architectural process. As Architect Craig South reports, the latest two-way forum sparked constructive discussion on how people like to live and holiday.     Having launched our ArchiChat Group earlier this year, it is exciting to […]

A Home in Harmony: 360 Architecture

When the client engaged 360 Architecture to build a house on their site on the lower Cashmere slopes, they bought with them a number of interesting challenges.     The size of the site was quite restricted, the soil was very unstable and in poor condition, and the height to which the house could be built […]

Designing for Community: Allfrey + South

City housing initiatives that promote a sense of community are sparking growing interest. As architect Craig South explains, such housing developments can take many different forms.     Earlier this year, we launched our ArchiChat Group to provide an informal way for people to meet us and share our love of architecture. It has generated […]

Architectural Alchemy

Architectural Alchemy

Little by little and project by project, Christchurch’s ever-evolving urban landscape is taking form. No longer the quaint post-Victoria spot it once was, it is rising from the rubble with a dynamic new edge.     The emerging Christchurch will be an overlay of the new upon the old – one that preserves heritage while […]