Building, a legacy: Hokitika Building Service Ltd
How often have you been dealing with building companies and felt like you are just a name on a job sheet? Well things couldn’t be more different with Hokitika Building Service Ltd. Founders Rodney and Kay Archer set up their business with the shared vision to offer prospective clients “a far more attractive […]
Gleniti oasis: Chilton + Mayne Architecture
This elegant sanctuary at Gleniti strikes the perfect balance of personal and social space. Designed by Chilton + Mayne Architecture, the brief called for a modern, contemporary family home which maximises space, sunlight and views, and which works in harmony with the site. Director Garry Mayne and his team ensured large windows and […]
Refined elegance at Millbrook: Mal Corboy Design
Much of our home-grown talent is acclaimed as world class, but few can back it up to the extent that Mal Corboy of Mal Corboy Design can. Mal is a deserving finalist in the Society of British Interior Designers (SBID) international competition with his incredibly beautiful and clever kitchen design for a Millbrook home. […]
Lake front winner: Alistair Madill Architects
Alistair Madill Architects led the team responsible for the fantastic new Watersports Facility on the Lake Wanaka waterfront. The non-motorised watersports facility is designed to cater for community clubs and individuals keen on rowing, lake swimming, triathlon, kayaking and stand-up paddle boarding. The finished facility has received a Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand […]
Mt Cook masterpiece: Lone Pine Building
The remarkable 600sqm Mt Cook Homestead is a magnificent addition the breath-taking Aoraki Mount Cook environs. Tasked with bringing RW Design’s plans to life, award-winning Tekapo to Timaru-based Lone Pine Building reused the original homestead’s Rimu as well as recycled timber beams, ceilings, door frames and skirting boards. Teams worked in four day, 50-hour […]
Alpine luxury reimagined: RW Design
Heritage meets modernity in a stunning, self-sustainable rebuilt Mt Cook station entered into Master Builders House of the Year 2020. The collaboration of RW Design and Lone Pine Building has resulted in a luxury homestead with uninterrupted views of Aoraki Mt Cook. The idea for the single-level homestead came from its stunning alpine surroundings, and […]
Modernity meets tradition – and wins: Parker Warburton Team Architects
A modern office design within a heritage context and a dental practice with a difference has seen Dunedin and Wanaka-based architecture firm Parker Warburton Team Architects recognised in the recent 2020 Southern Architecture Awards. The work, completed for WorkSafe New Zealand and Dunbar Wilson Dental, respectively, has been recognised in the esteemed Te Kāhui […]
Local architecture shines on national stage
A handful of Canterbury architects and buildings have been shortlisted in the New Zealand Architecture Awards. The shortlist was whittled down to 45 from the hundreds of regional winners, including 25 from Canterbury, as part of the annual peer-reviewed programme run by Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA). Amongst those shortlisted […]
Time running out for re-repairs: WD Build
The Directors of WD Build and Hardy Projects, Mitchell James and Paul Hardy would like to urgently remind Canterbury homeowners that the final date to register with EQC for over-cap on-sold properties for repair is October 14, 2020. “We are very close to deadline now, so anyone with doubts about the quality of their […]
Gardner by name, gardener by nature: LG Landscape
It is all in the name for Luke Gardner, a Canterbury landscaper who has grown into the profession of which he was named. Luke is behind the eponymous LG Landscape, which offers innovative and stylish design solutions for all landscaping services. He says turning bare outdoors into idyllic living spaces is his MO. “We can […]
