Taking Priority: Priority Projects
Since 2009, one name has gained a firm foothold in the fiercely competitive world of local design-build, fit-out and construction. Priority Projects, founded by Director Steve Brownie, offers comprehensive solutions for commercial fit-outs, design-build, earthquake repairs, rebuilds and new construction projects from the ground up. With the combination of being Canterbury owned and operated, […]
Old School Values: Bodycore Gym
Bodycore Gym is so much more than a fitness centre – it’s a community hub, where kindness and compassion are valued, and ordinary people aspire to reach their potential. Combining a café and a supplement shop, the newly opened 24/7 gym on Battersea St in Sydenham provides an inspirational and uplifting setting to […]
Modern living: Latimer Central Apartments
The Gatehouse marks the entrance and first stage of Latimer Central – a coveted inner-city residence, built to endure decades, with a total of thirty-four apartments. With a drive-through portico, the Gatehouse includes four apartments, leading through to the second stage of this Street and Cook Construction development, its brick veneered ground-floor level reflecting […]
Beautiful bathrooms
We love spending time at home – and that includes the bathroom too. Its overall design is becoming increasingly cosy and welcoming – and revealing the growing influence of general interior design trends in the process. At the same time, new technical developments are a must-have in the bathroom too. It all stems […]
Architectural Renaissance
The discourse of psychologists and experts in disaster recovery from all around the world gives rise to one very sobering reality; attempting to quantify or qualify the ‘long tail’ of the recovery period following the immediate ‘life and limb response’ is tantamount to asking, ‘how long is a piece of string?’ Yes, it’s […]
Modern Masterpiece: Lume Design
Lume Design’s Emma Gourdie has an artistic eye and talent for design, both being recognised at the recent National Kitchen & Bathroom Awards (NKBA). Emma’s Hackthorne Road kitchen design, precisely executed by Joinery Concepts, won her the Kitchen Distinction Runner-Up title (in the $40K-$60k kitchen category). Among other things, the judges praised her […]
An Exceptional Portfolio: NKR Builders
An impressive reputation is always preceded by something exceptional. For local firm NKR Builders, the ‘exceptional’ is a multi-award-winning portfolio, across the residential and light commercial sectors. Specialists in new builds, renovations, shop fit-outs, building inspections, general house maintenance, kitchen and bathroom remodels, and landscaping, NKR Director Nathan Roberts and his team avoid […]
Solid as: Affordable Concrete and Paving
For the last 30 years, Affordable Concrete and Paving has cemented themselves as being the definitive go-to for any big concrete project. From a residential driveway, right up to civil or commercial ventures including car parks, concrete floors and kerbing, Affordable Concrete and Paving, as their name suggests, offer quality workmanship at […]
Construction’s Mental Health Conditions
The New Zealand Construction Industry has the highest percentage of suicide for employed men of any industry, according to research by the Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ). Site Safe NZ, in partnership with the Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ) is urgently undertaking further research to uncover what is fuelling […]
Built to Last: Versatile Homes
For more than 40 years Versatile have been building high quality homes and giving Kiwi families a dwelling to be proud of. Being 100 per cent Kiwi owned and operated, with hundreds of new homes built every year, chances are you or someone you know resides in a Versatile built home. Versatile knows […]
