Clean lines, Clear winner: Red & Black Construction
Grant Waghorn, Director of Red & Black Construction is thrilled as a first-time entrant not only to win Reserve Gold in the NZ Master Builders House of the Year competition for his Thornycroft Street build, but to bring home the National Award for Heart of the Home – Kitchen. The five-bedroom north-facing contemporary […]
Huntsbury Heaven: Trevor Hone Builders
As a first-time entrant, Trevor Hone Builders was the Mid and South Canterbury Region House of the Year New Home over $2 million winner, before making the list of the country’s top 100 home builds, as a national Reserve Gold finalist in the House of the Year Awards for 2018. Director and […]
Making the Cut!
There’s no doubting the innovation and restoration that is at the heart of the rebuilding city and now these attributes have been recognised in a more formal capacity, with the city coming out on top at this year’s Registered Master Builders 2018 House of the Year Awards. Christchurch has been the proud recipient […]
Blending form and function: Sandy Eagle Design
For award-winning kitchen and bathroom designer Sandy Eagle, listening to her clients is the key to the perfect result. Seeking to understand her clients and how they work is integral to creating functional spaces, which she then moulds into the look they want. With more than 20 years of knowledge and experience, a […]
Rising from the rubble
A new book, Rising from the Rubble: A health system’s extraordinary response to the Canterbury earthquakes, reveals untold stories of courage, compassion and creativity. Based on interviews with those who lived and worked through the Canterbury earthquakes, Rising from the Rubble is co-authored by Dr Michael Ardagh and Dr Joanne Deely and published […]
State of the art: Auto Express Car Wash
There’s a new player in town when it comes to getting your car cleaned and it’s a game-changer. Auto Express Car Wash, next to Burger King at 530B Sawyers Arms Road, offers the most technologically advanced car wash operation in the New Zealand marketplace. It’s a simple process with state of the art […]
Papanui’s medical marvel
There is no substitute for experience. Naturally when you have a project you wish to get off the ground, you want a firm with the experience you would expect; you want HRS Construction Ltd. With a strong track record in successful delivery of community, infrastructure, industry and commercial projects, HRS offers clients the […]
25 years of constant change
Operating for 25 years in the tech industry is a significant milestone. CommArc Consulting Ltd recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, its longevity achieved through the company’s ethos of building partnerships and trust with its customers, as well as having flexibility to cope with the change that is inherent in operating in technology. When […]
Affordable hilltop lifestyle
A hilltop lifestyle dream and a desire for affordability produced Linetype Architectural Director & Designer Ben Brady’s own enchanting home on Moncks Spur. A search for hill sites led him here, but Ben initially rejected the section because its 30-degree slope meant the numbers just didn’t add up. However, a serendipitous price reduction […]
Esplanade’s Exceptional Newcomer: Sumner’s Esplanade
The renovation of this 1900’s arts and crafts style house on Sumner’s Esplanade is a favourite project of Ben Brady, from Linetype Architectural. The result has exceeded the client’s expectations: they described the lifestyle sought but weren’t prescriptive, leaving Ben plenty of space for ideas. Ben says the outcome is something that might […]
