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ISSUE 61

SEPTEMBER 2016

TWO DIFFERENT HOMES FIVE HOTY AWARDS NEW ADDITIONS TO ‘GREEN’ LANDSCAPE RANGIORA’S POSTQUAKE MAKEOVER THE GUIDE TO CANTERBURY’S RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL BUILD

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DIG IT UP

SAFELY

By Rachel Smith

To the unknowing eye it looks like a hole in the ground – a hole with a few tree roots and some dirty looking pipes. For Malcolm Ngatai at Suck It Up Ltd, the hole is a part of the puzzle, the many layers of critical fibre optic cables and water lines which they have safely excavated.

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uch of their work is last minute and urgent, such as hydro excavation to locate cables or repair damaged water lines, working with the likes of City Care, Fletcher Construction, Fulton Hogan, McConnell Dowell and Downer Group. They also provide services of clearing domestic and industrial drains, cleaning septic tanks, CCTV footage of drains and clean ups of environmental spills, working alongside arborists and archaeologists where needed.

“Hydro excavation eliminates the risks that can be present through other methods,” says Malcolm, allowing for the safe location of cables, lines and pipes where the use of a digger does not.

Thirty years on the job makes Malcolm one of the most experienced in the industry. Taken on at the young age of 15 years by owners Ron and Loretta Clark, he learnt his trade well, managing Canterbury Waterblast for five years when the Clarks sold the business, and working as operations manager at HydroTech.

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With a shortage of trucks following the earthquakes, Malcolm started out on his own purchasing a few trucks to lease, and Suck It Up began. Two years ago Suck It Up became a stand-alone business under his leadership, with Ron still a daily face at the office, running a small truck when needed as well as offering

As it needs to be, safety is a top priority. The team work in pairs and follow Health and Safety guidelines Malcolm developed through working with a range of companies over the years.

“We have learnt we need to be proactive in our business – to be available on the spot for work,” says

HYDRO EXCAVATION ELIMINATES THE RISKS THAT CAN BE PRESENT THROUGH OTHER METHODS. mentorship and support.

Late nights and early starts are all part of the job, with a fleet of 14 trucks, including the largest speciality hydro truck in Canterbury, working all parts of the city and beyond, 24 hours a day.

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Malcolm. “And to provide an excellent and reliable service.”

Contact Suck It Up, located in Marshlands, on 0275 888 809 on suckitupltd@gmail.com or on Facebook.

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EDITOR’S NOTE

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y windowsill is lined with spray painted baby formula tins full of everything from chives to spring onions. It’s hardly state-of-the-art, but it works.

However, my window-ledge garden has nothing on a new neighbourhood being built on the outskirts of Amsterdam.

It’s the first ReGen Village, a community designed to be fully self-sufficient, growing its own food, making its own energy and handling its own waste.

Homes feature indoor vegetable gardens, with another seasonal garden outside and down the street, high-tech vertical farms will supply additional food.

Compostable household waste will feed livestock or soldier flies. The soldier flies will feed fish, and fish waste will fertilise an aquaculture system that produces fruit and vegetables for the homes, while livestock waste will fertilise seasonal gardens.

By using the most advanced methods for growing food—a combination of aeroponics, aquaponics, permaculture, food forests and high-yield organic farming—the neighbourhood will grow many times more food than a similar sized traditional farm, using fewer resources. Aquaponics, for example, can produce 10 times as much produce on the same amount of land, with 90 per cent less water.

The community will also produce its own energy using a mixture of geothermal, solar, solar thermal, wind and biomass, with a smart grid distributing power efficiently, sending it to a carport to charge shared electric cars. The biogas plant will turn any non-compostable household waste into power and water.

Locally, an enormous tract of land equating to more than 400 rugby fields is now sitting vacant. While urban foraging offers a fun way to spend an afternoon, this space is ripe with so much more potential than is currently being fulfilled. One of the community ideas being put forward for its use is the Mahinga Kai project, a proposal to utilise the Red Zone space – both land and water – for community food production.

While the final call for the Red Zone lies with Regenerate Christchurch, the co-run central government and council body developed to replace CERA in 2015, Mahinga Kai is, what you might call, food for thought.

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11: Christchurch now the costliest city to build in 12: Women blazing a trail in construction industry 13: How cultural identity can shape architecture 10-year carbon zero commitment

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19: EQC to halve staff as it enters final stage 20: Rangiora’s postquake makeover

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The Influencers Andrew Little

Eugenie Sage

Gerry Brownlee

Labour Party Leader

Local Green Party MP

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister

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any people don’t know this, but I was actually in central Christchurch on February 22nd 2011 when the earthquake struck. Like thousands of other people who were in the central city that day, I saw things that I won’t ever be able to forget.

Having been there on the day, and seen for myself the scale of the devastation, I’ve always been keenly aware that the recovery was never going to be a short term proposition. This was always going to be a major job and Governments of both parties need to be committed to standing by the people of Canterbury for the long hall.

In the last few months, we’ve seen worrying signs that the current government is resorting to a business as usual approach – cutting mental health funding and slashing job numbers at EQC even as thousands of second time repairs remain. This all suggests a government that has lost touch with the realities on the ground and is slipping into a business as usual mind set. That’s not good enough, not when so much work is still to be done.

Since becoming Leader of the Labour Party at the end of 2014, I have worked hard to ensure that supporting Cantabrians through the recovery, and developing lasting solutions to the challenges the city faces, have been a major priority for our party.

In my own visits here I’ve met with everyone from health professionals, to families still struggling with EQC, to home builders developing innovative ways of building affordable homes for local people. I’ve seen first-hand the enormous talent and dedication being applied to the job of rebuilding Canterbury. My commitment is that a Labour Government will match that dedication.

As we move towards 2017, we will be laying out our alternative vision of the path Canterbury can take over the next few years.

At the heart of this plan will be a Government that is committed to supporting Cantabrians and backing them to succeed for years to come. That means adequate health funding that recognises the enduring impact of the earthquakes, a housing plan to ensure future generations can own their own home, and proper support for those still battling with insurers and EQC. In the months to come, this is where Labour’s focus in Canterbury will be. It’s about understanding that an enduring recovery requires an enduring commitment from central Government, and that’s what Labour will deliver.

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n Christchurch, we are lucky to have pure drinking water that is so clean, it’s not even treated with chlorine as it is in other urban centres. Havelock North was another town fortunate enough to have pure aquifer water on tap, but look how badly wrong that has gone. Nearly 5000 people have been sick with a nasty gastric illness, thought to be campylobacter. The water supply in that town will now be treated with chlorine indefinitely. The source of the contamination to the water supply has still not been pinpointed, but an Inquiry into the outbreak is to be held.

It’s unacceptable that in a green, clean, first-world country like ours, we have had a gastric outbreak of the scale hitting Havelock North residents from contaminated drinking water.

If anyone in New Zealand previously disputed that we have a water crisis in this country, surely they will have realised that there most definitely is. We in Canterbury already know that water is at the heart of everything.

Many of us have taken clean drinking water for granted, as was clean swimming water in my generation. Much of the pollution affecting the health of our rivers and our ability to swim in them without getting sick has come from intensive agriculture. More cows equals more manure and urine, equals more runoff and leaching and more water pollution.

Tests have shown that contamination in Havelock North’s drinking water is linked to the manure of ruminants – cows, sheep or deer. So it’s important we include the way we use land and its relationship to water quality in the inquiry into the Havelock North gastric outbreak. Intensive agriculture, which has and is being enabled by Government irrigation schemes such as Central Plains Water and others, is degrading water quality of Canterbury’s rivers, streams and aquifers.

We’ve already kissed goodbye to swimming safely in our rivers under this Government. Are we about to kiss goodbye to safe drinking water sources too?

Local councils and the Government now have an opportunity to make things right and tackle the water crisis. Canterbury can surely learn some lessons from the Havelock North outbreak, and work to retain the precious resource that we have. If we treat the Havelock North nightmare as a random mystery that once fixed can be forgotten, we will have sold the community, indeed the entire nation, short.

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inter is, in many respects, a quieter time, but that has been far from the case in Christchurch’s ongoing regeneration.

It’s been a hugely positive period, with tangible progress on the site of the Convention Centre precinct and early tendering for further work underway; both Vodafone and Kathmandu have opened their buildings in the Innovation Precinct; and in recent days there has been the news of a brand new cinema complex and new developments for the Metro Sports facility.

It’s great news that Christchurch will have its first multiplex cinema in the CBD with Hoyts announcing a three-level, seven screen complex right next to the Bus Interchange. The new cinema will replace the car park on the corner of Colombo, Lichfield and Tuam Streets.

The planned build is a major vote of confidence in the city’s regeneration and the returning vibrancy of our CBD. At 10,800 square metres of floor space, the complex will be a notable statement in the central city. Current plans are for construction to begin in early 2017 and finish in May of 2018.

The seven screens will be joined by a 14 outlet dining precinct on the ground floor, which is ideal given its placement next to the bus interchange and the new central city Retail Precinct. Most Christchurch cinema complexes have previously been in suburban malls, so this is a welcome development for the central city.

Additionally, the Metro Sports facility on Stewart Street and Balfour Terrace has had an important step forward with Ōtākaro Limited selecting a contractor to proceed in Early Contractor Involvement for the next design stage.

Metro Sports will offer aquatic and indoor sports facilities along with leisure activities, while also providing training and competition space for our high performance athletes. Competition swimming and diving pools with grandstand seating offers a venue for competitive aquatic sports, while the hydro slides and large aquatic leisure area will provide the community with ample room for enjoying the water.

Fitness areas and indoor courts for both sports and events and community use round out what will be an excellent and muchneeded facility in the city centre. Early works will start in October to get the site and neighbouring streets ready for the build.

Both of these developments point to the continuing regeneration of Christchurch and the ongoing growth in confidence in the future of the city. And I’m sure with the onset of Spring that there’ll be more good news in the months ahead.

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Mason Reed

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Fraser Thomas Director Geotechnical Engineering

Chief executive Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce

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ne of the effects of the Canterbury rebuild is that it has really put the spotlight on the professional engineering community. Engineers are not typically used to being in the spotlight. The public now use words such as ‘geotechnical’ and ‘liquefaction’ in their general vernacular (which certainly wasn’t the case pre-2010).

Now, more than ever, it is important that the public has confidence that the engineers they engage have the necessary qualifications and experience to undertake the required tasks. The observed foundation damage, which occurred to some structures in Christchurch as a result of the earthquake sequence, has really highlighted the importance of engaging professional engineers who are suitably qualified and experienced in their specialised field of engineering.

Typically engineers, during their studies, will be exposed to a wide range of engineering fields, including (but not limited to) stormwater management, geotechnical engineering, traffic engineering, and structural engineering. However, professional engineers tend to specialise in one (maybe two) fields of engineering when they enter the workforce and ‘learn their trade’.

Chartered Professional Engineers (CPEng) are engineers who have been assessed by IPENZ to be competent in a particular field of engineering. In order to obtain CPEng status, engineers need to have gained a sufficient amount of experience and should be able to demonstrate, among other things, that they can undertake ‘complex engineering’ activities relevant to their specialised field of engineering.

When you engage an engineer for a particular project you need to be satisfied that they have the appropriate qualifications and experience in the specialised field of engineering that you require. You can check whether an engineer is currently on the CPEng register by logging onto the IPENZ website and checking the CPEng register. The register will also provide information as to the particular field of engineering the engineer has been assessed to competent in.

It should be noted that CPEng engineers are bound by their Code of Ethics, which requires that they do not operate outside their area of expertise, i.e. CPEng (Structural) engineers should not be providing specialised geotechnical engineering advice and vice-versa.

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ow that the Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce (the Chamber) is firmly back on its original site in a brand new purpose built building at 57 Kilmore Street, it is interesting to reflect on one surprising – and unintended – consequence.

After 5.5 years of a nomadic experience moving from one location to another, with a total of four major shifts, the Chamber is now back on a solid footing. A surprising and unintended consequence of that is that almost from the day we moved back into our new building, the team began to think much more long term and much more strategically.

When you are bouncing around from one location to another it is hard to be strategic and it is very much a hand to mouth existence.

When you are bouncing around from one location to another it is hard to be strategic and it is very much a hand to mouth existence. Now that we are back on “solid ground” we are starting to think about what the Chamber should be doing on a longer term basis (e.g. what will our role in this business community be five years down the track? How do we interface with the wider region of Canterbury and the South Island? How do we collaborate with other like-minded entities in a much more strategic way? How do we position ourselves digitally for the future?).

These are all existing challenges that we now have the luxury of being able to think about from a long term perspective and there is a lot of good work being done.

My suspicion is that we will not be alone in experiencing the consequences of moving back to a permanent location as many businesses and organisations move back into the central city or in permanent premises around the city. They will also be starting to think much more strategically about their role into the future. That is going to be an important, although unintended, consequence of the regeneration of our city.

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any people see safety management as paperwork and compliance. But, our own experience managing large, fast moving agricultural businesses has taught us it’s just part of running a good business.

While the OnSide team is from an agricultural background, the new health and safety legislation relates to all employers and now means that every business must have an approved plan in place.

When considering financial impacts on a business, we calculated the cost of a skilled employee being off work injured for just two weeks at tens of thousands of dollars.

We also conducted team engagement surveys on what our employees placed the greatest value on. Number one was safety and that we cared they were safe at work.

The primary sector is desperately short of skilled people, so when competing for the best in a competitive labour market, businesses that take safety seriously attract and retain the best people. This impacts business sustainability, but also social responsibility and financial security.

Managing people and ensuring they are safe in fast moving businesses is complex. Outdoor workplaces often have numerous entry points and people frequently come and go, often without the site manager or farmer even knowing.

Just last month a truck driver was knocked over and trampled while unloading bulls on a farm near Gisborne.

He lay critically injured for hours. The farmer didn’t know he was there. Historically, farmers have happily opened their farms up to members of the community to enjoy rural life. But, increasingly farmers are shutting their gates as concern rises over being prosecuted if there is an incident. The barriers farmers face in engaging with safety is partly the sheer complexity of managing safety on a farm with yesterday’s tools, and partly a misaligned view of the value of safety to a business.

People fail to connect with the fact that safety isn’t about paperwork, it is about stopping people being killed and injured.

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From car park to multiplex cinema

Hoyts set to hit the city

It has taken them five years to secure suitable premises, but for Christchurch moviegoers, the announcement that Hoyts will be developing a new $50 million multiplex cinema in the CBD couldn’t have come soon enough.

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he three-level complex – which will offer seven movie screens and a ground floor dining precinct – will be developed by Calder Stewart Industries on the Crown-owned site at the corner of Colombo, Lichfield and Tuam streets which is currently used as a car park.

Jonathan Lyttle, managing director of Savills Real Estate which assisted in the deal negotiated with Hoyts and Calder Stewart, says the new development signifies a vote of confidence in the central city rebuild from a heavyweight player in the international entertainment business.

“It’s a real coup for the Christchurch CBD rebuild that we have been able to attract Hoyts to this key piece of central city land,” he says.

“The agreement brings firm plans for this cornerstone site adjacent to Ballantynes, the bus exchange and The Crossing. It’s another big piece in the central city rebuild jigsaw that we’re very pleased to have helped put in place.”

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Set to open in May 2018, the Hoyts complex will be the first multiscreen cinema ever in Christchurch’s Aerial image of the site, taken May 2015 city centre which will complete the The new development will include entertainment offering of the new a food and beverage offering unlike CBD and be a major drawcard for anything else currently available in people to visit the rebuilt city centre, the city. “The ground floor dining area Lyttle says. will be inspired by some of the most “Along with the new central city popular food precincts in the world, retail precinct adjacent to this site, providing a full range of eating options this cinema complex will complete in attractive, well-designed and modern the full-spectrum entertainment surroundings.” package in the new CBD. People will Damian Keogh, CEO and President be able to come to the CBD for a of The Hoyts Group, says the company vibrant work, live and play experience, is thrilled to be part of the rebuild of with a full-service shopping, eating and Christchurch. “We will be offering a entertainment offering all within the sensational new cinema experience space of a few blocks. with exceptional value, quality and “Multiplex cinemas have previously atmosphere to the New Zealand only been located in suburban market, where it will be a one-stop malls, so we expect Hoyts’ plans shop for a highly entertaining trip to will be welcomed by the people of the movies.”

Christchurch.”

“It’s a real coup for the Christchurch CBD rebuild that we have been able to attract Hoyts to this key piece of central city land.”

- Jonathan Lyttle

$435m to help ease city congestion Construction on the Northern Corridor and stage two of the Southern Motorway will begin in October.

The government has committed $435 million towards two city motorway projects, which are expected to ease congestion and reduce travel times.

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he NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) announced the investment which will be split between the new Christchurch Northern Corridor and stage two of the Christchurch Southern Motorway projects.

The motorways are the last projects to be built under the Government’s roads of national significance programme, with contracts recently being let to build the new $240m section of motorway to the north of Christchurch and for the $195m second stage of the Southern Motorway.

Transport Agency Southern Regional Director Jim Harland says both motorways are critical for improving

travel times for commuters and to support the continual growth of Christchurch as an important freight distribution centre and export hub for the South Island.

Once the second stage is built, the Southern Motorway will double the existing traffic capacity, providing better access between Christchurch and Rolleston, while the Northern Corridor will be built to the east of Belfast, between the Waimakariri River and Cranford Street, providing relief for North Canterbury commuters travelling to central Christchurch.

An alliance contract between the NZ Transport Agency, Christchurch City

Council, Fulton Hogan, Aurecon and Jacobs will construct the new section of State Highway 74, as well as two Christchurch City Council projects – the Northern Arterial Extension, from QEII Drive to Cranford St, and the four-laning of Cranford St to Innes Road.

Harland says the alliance is a great example of central and local government working together to

“Public transport and cycling options in this area of the city will improve once the Christchurch Northern Corridor is complete, and we will have an efficient, less congested travel network.”

- Chris Gregory

create a safe, reliable transport network that meets the needs of all road users, including cyclists, pedestrians and those using public transport.

Christchurch City Council Head of Transport Chris Gregory says the Christchurch Northern Corridor is an important project for the city.

“Public transport and cycling options in this area of the city will improve once the Christchurch Northern Corridor is complete, and we will have an efficient, less congested travel network,” he said.

Construction on both projects is expected to get under way in October, and will be completed within four years.

The ChrisTChurCh NorTherN Corridor will iNClude: ¡ The upgrade of QEII Drive to four lanes between Main North Rd and Innes Rd helping reduce congestion and delays with freight through to Lyttelton Port ¡ Better access to the growing industrial zoned area around Belfast ¡ Construction of a third northbound lane on the Waimakariri motorway bridge through to Tram Rd, helping to improve traffic flows out of Christchurch ¡ A shared pedestrian/cycle path along the length of the project will links to existing streets and planned cycle facilities in the area, providing safer access to leisure activities, employment and the many schools in the area ¡ Improvements to the public transport network and efficiency on Main North Rd with less traffic through this residential area.

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CREAM OF THE COUNTRY’S CROP The best kitchens and bathrooms of 2016 If there’s any measure of the latest design trends for kitchen and bathroom spaces, it’s the annual National Kitchen and Bathroom Association’s (NKBA) awards, with clean lines and striking pendant lighting a key theme in this year’s entries.

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uckland and Christchurch designers took out the two top prizes at this year’s event, with Auckland designer Morgan Cronin of Cronin Kitchens winning the Supreme Kitchen Design Award, and Christchurch designer Davinia Sutton of Detail by Davinia Sutton taking out the Supreme Bathroom Design Award. Runner-up for the kitchen award was Shane George CKDNZ of Kitchens by Design in Auckland, and Celia Visser CKDNZ of Celia Visser Design Auckland the runner-up for the bathroom award.

Judges said Morgan Cronin’s kitchen sits “beautifully in the surrounding architecture and incorporates a stunning combination of materials”.

“The strong colour of the cabinetry blends with the surrounding softer palette and textures, enhancing and blending into the space with a marriage of streamlined aesthetics and harmony.”

The country’s top kitchen of the year

“The floating design of the dual-level vanity cabinetry creates a linear horizontal flow that is supported by the wall tiles, together creating a calming, spatial and serene design.”

The country’s top bathroom for 2016

This year’s gala event, held on Auckland’s waterfront at the ANZ Viaduct Events Centre, hosted more than 250 guests, with a record number of entries from all around the country. The standard and quality of the designs reached a new level too, making the judging process a real challenge for the panel of industry experts Robin Caudwell, Mal Corboy, Milvia Hannah, Alice Lines and Nikki Morris.

Ninety-four awards were presented, covering a wide range of categories – from Spatial Innovation and Colour Excellence, through to Creative Small Space and ultimately the Supreme Design Excellence awards for both kitchen and bathroom design.

Judges described the winning designs in these supreme categories as a clear reflection of the world-class talent that exists in New Zealand’s kitchen and bathroom design and manufacturing community.

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Local firm Detail by Davinia Sutton won a total of six awards in this year’s competition – four at national level and two regional awards, with judges describing her winning master ensuite as “beautifully proportioned and balanced, with a bold use of materials”.

“The floating design of the dual-level vanity cabinetry creates a linear horizontal flow that is supported by the wall tiles, together creating a calming, spatial and serene design.”

The National Kitchen & Bathroom Association (NKBA) has been supporting, promoting and celebrating great New Zealand design for over three decades. This year, the NKBA entered a new chapter in its history by launching the inaugural Excellence in Design programme.

We take a closer look at some of the winning entries in our feature pages later in this issue.

SUPREME KITCHEN DESIGN 2016 WINNER - Morgan Cronin of Cronin Kitchens Runner up - Shane George CKDNZ of Kitchens by Design SUPREME BATHROOM DESIGN 2016 WINNER - Detail by Davinia Sutton Runner up - Celia Visser CKDNZ of Celia Visser Design

Asbestos AwAreness

Protecting your health

By AANZ Canterbury general manager Michaela Lewis

We’ve told you about the changes to the legislation and we’ve explained your responsibilities; now we’re going to explain why it’s all so important.

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sbestos is New Zealand’s number one workplace killer with an estimated 170 deaths per year.

Carpenters, plumbers and electricians account for 67 per cent of people with asbestos related diseases. Many are unaware that they are disturbing asbestos until they have cut, drilled or broken through a material, at which time it’s too late.

We’ve heard too many times ‘I’ve been working with asbestos for years and I’m fine’, but asbestos-related diseases have long latency periods and, often, symptoms will take around 20 years to appear. With the worst asbestos-related diseases – asbestosis, mesothelioma and lung cancer – by the time the symptoms appear it can already be a fatal disease.

With all of the earthquake-related work taking place throughout Canterbury, there are fears that the number of asbestos-related deaths will rise substantially over the coming

decades. Proper controls were not put in place in the early days after the quakes and properties were demolished full of asbestos, exposing many workers to severe health issues without their knowledge.

This is why the legislation has changed. New Zealand is being proactive and is focused on protecting people in the workplace. The health effects are the reason that asbestos should be treated as the dangerous material that it is. Not being careful now could be a death sentence in the future.

It is your responsibility to ensure that every property you’re working at is inspected for asbestos before you start work. We know it can be an inconvenience and we know you don’t want to stop and request testing when you’re working to tight deadlines.

We also know that no job is worth exposing yourself, your colleagues or your family to asbestos for.

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Hidden mystery in gateway building’s distinctive façade Set on a pivotal corner site close to the Bridge of Remembrance, the distinctive façade of the new Price Waterhouse Cooper Centre

by Warren and Mahoney holds a mystery with a local connection.

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he $40 million project is developed by the Bridgewater Property Group. Their strong preference was to eliminate external solar-control devices and, while glass was the obvious choice for views and amenity, the challenge was finding an alternative way to provide temperature, glare and solar controls to a face receiving so much sun.

The solution is a printed façade -

‘fritted’ glass, which is cost-effective, practical and directly answered the client’s stipulation to omit external solar-control fins. The idea for the graphic design on its face was progressed through consultation with local iwi.

“They expressed the importance of replicating the natural environment and the wish to bring birds back into the city,” Warren and Mahoney Architects

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principal Jonathan Coote says.

The architects followed through on this by abstracting photos of the trees that line the banks of the Avon River.

“We utilised a bird flocking algorithm to write code, which transferred the abstracted design into a modular layout which could be repeated over the entire façade. One of our talented graduates spent a good deal of time getting the coding and this particular component of the façade to work,” Coote says.

In all, 18 different panel designs were repeated to make up the full-height graphic. These designs were printed then baked at high temperatures on to the glass. On this northern side of the building, a 35 per cent frit coverage was required to provide sufficient solar and glare control. Carefully positioned glass fibre reinforced panels (GRC) also modulate the façade and break down the apparent scale across its length.

The same pattern is cast into the GRC panels. While the leaves are the evidence of its direct context, there’s a hidden aspect that passersby are challenged to find. Several representations of tui are also part of the mix – either imprinted on the glass or as indentations into the GRC panels.

“One of our talented graduates spent a good deal of time getting the coding and this particular component of the façade to work.”

“It’s subtle, but when people spot them on the façade, their faces light up.”

When its 9700 square metres of lettable space is fully tenanted, 800 to 900 more people will work in this district of the city.

“The critical mass that this building will generate will lend vibrancy to this end of Cashel Street and extend the energy of the entertainment and retail precinct further west,” Coote says.

The five-level building due for completion later this month at 5664 Cashel Street will accommodate offices, a ground-floor café and a restaurant. High-end retail outlets are also envisaged and a colonnade walkway will allow pedestrians to use the covered concourse as a thoroughfare up and into the building along its Cashel Street length.

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ChristChurCh now the Costliest City to build in

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he average cost of building a modest house in the city is more than $272,000, compared to $266,000 in Auckland, $252,000 in Wellington and $248,000 in Dunedin.

The figures are based on a standard 140-square-metre house with three bedrooms and one bathroom, and exclude land, utility connection, consenting costs and increased structural requirements.

The QV data shows that after peaking

in 2007, the cost of building a new home dropped between 2008 and 2010, following the global financial crisis.

“It then jumped significantly between 2011 and 2012 when the Christchurch rebuild got underway,” QV National Spokesperson Andrea Rush says.

“That year the cost of building a standard 90 to 130-square-metre sized home in Christchurch jumped 21.63 per cent; in Auckland it rose 14.29 per cent;

in Wellington it increased 11.02 per cent and in Dunedin it climbed 10.20 per cent.”

Since then residential building costs have continued to rise annually at a rate of between 1.5 per cent and 5.5 per cent per year, across all QV costbuilder categories and the cities measured, she says.

“However, Christchurch and Auckland have seen the largest rate increase in the cost of building a new home, so it’s still more expensive to build in these two cities than in Wellington or Dunedin.”

Nationally, house building prices have

“Christchurch and Auckland have seen the largest rate increase in the cost of building a new home, so it’s still more expensive to build in these two cities than in Wellington or Dunedin.”

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risen 20 per cent since the Canterbury earthquakes.

The steepest price rises nationally have been for construction of big houses of between 200sqm and 600sqm. Costs for these have increased by an average of 34 per cent since the previous peak of 2007.

The figures put the median house price in July at $437,500 in Christchurch, and $425,000 in Canterbury-Westland.

“The beauty of QV costbuilder is it not only allows those in the construction industry to accurately price all materials so they can budget for any building project,” Rush says, “it also allows QV to track the long term trends in the cost of building homes in New Zealand’s four largest cities, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.”

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omen are continuing to make huge strides in the construction sector with the 37 finalists in the second annual Hays NAWIC Excellence Awards reflecting the increasingly significant contribution women are making across the industry.

The annual awards, held in Wellington in mid-September, celebrate the achievements of women in construction as well as honouring the organisations redressing the industry’s gender imbalance.

NAWIC president Donna Howell says the finalists are changing the face of the construction industry while highlighting the huge variety of successful career paths available to women across the sector.

“It was incredibly difficult to select the finalists from such a high standard of entries. This is a reflection on the increasing numbers of highly talented women who are making their mark on the construction industry.

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“The finalists are a truly inspiring group of women who are committed to excellence while giving back to the wider community. They are blazing a trail for other women to follow them into this vibrant and exciting industry.”

New Zealand’s building boom has seen more women than ever before taking up tools and joining the construction industry. The number of women in the construction sector has doubled to 17 per cent over the last 15 years and is continuing to grow, with women now making up 12 per cent of trades apprentices.

The awards have six categories which cover a wide range of roles across the industry. The finalists in each category are: The Helen Tippett Award – Gabby Bush (CPB Contractors), Deidre Johns (EchoChill), Toni Lea (Fletcher Building), Megan Rule (South Pacific Architecture), and Alex Cutler (New Zealand Green Building Council).

Tradeswoman of the Year – Sharlene Rowe (Stevenson Construction Materials), Mi’easha Sutton (Venture Developments Ltd), and Carmen Saunders (McIntosh Builders Ltd).

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Professional Woman of the Year – Rula Alatia (Jasmax), Kerry Griffiths (AECOM), Cherie Leckner (Fulton Hogan), Lynne Makepeace (Fletcher Construction), Sarah McDonald (Fletcher Construction), Ellie Porteous (G J Gardner Homes), Karen Sanderson (Beca), Hannah Schofield (Hawkins Group), Leah Singer (Entwine Group), Antonia Speight (Acuite), Flavia Wolf (Fletcher Construction) and Bonnie Yee (Hawkins Group).

Outstanding Achievement in Design – Sarah Bryant (Jasmax), Vanessa Carswell (Warren and Mahoney Architects), Gemma Collins (Fletcher Construction) and Irina Holleran (Fulton Hogan).

Excellence in Construction Administration – Aimee Chikunda (Jennian Homes), Karin Cunningham (Plumbing World), Carolyn Pitman (Fletcher Construction), Susy Pride (Johnstone Construction), Dorothy Walker (BCITO), Jane Taylor (SCIRTCity Care).

Student/Apprentice Excellence Award – Philippa Barr (Victoria University of Wellington), Georgia Bartley (Victoria University of Wellington), Vanessa Coxhead (Victoria University of Wellington), Lydia Stewart (Aaron Stewart Builders), Natalie Thornton (City Decorators), Anna Fenton (Fletcher Construction) and Tabitha Ward (Wilsons Carpet Court).

For further information, visit the NAWIC website www.nawic.org.nz.

HOW CULTURAL IDENTITY CAN SHAPE ARCHITECTURE Architect Joseph Hampton reflects on our emerging architectural personality and the importance of embracing and communicating our unique cultural identity as we rebuild Christchurch on a global stage.

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he Christchurch rebuild provides us all with the opportunity to engage with our cultural heritage. It offers us the chance to strengthen and enrich the identities of our communities, and to create a vibrant, interesting and unique city for the future. The built environment of Christchurch is emerging within a highly connected era where ideas are generated and communicated instantly across the world.

The risk of a globalised society is that our cities become more generic and regular in nature. Development without local identity suffers from a lack of connection to place.

Collectively as a community we have looked abroad and established lofty aspirations for the future of our city – and rightly so. We want Christchurch to be a world leading, liveable, 21st century garden city that is globally recognised for its resilience, environmental performance and connection to nature.

Having established these global

aspirations, what is it then that sets us apart on an international stage? What makes Christchurch distinctively Kiwimade?

New Zealand has a relatively short history, but it has an incredibly unique cultural identity that is recognised and respected throughout the world.

In a time where Christchurch has lost so much of its built heritage, it has become fundamentally important to connect and re-establish the traditional values that gave life to this great city.

Our architecture can shape – and be shaped by – the cultural identity of our region. Great cities have a distinctive character. Architecture’s role is to

visualise that character and create meaningful places that strengthen the identity of our communities.

As I write this article, our studio has several projects that are engaging with local Manawhenua to unearth fresh and creative ways to respond to the cultural values of our land. This honest dialogue provides an additional layer of inspiration that adds richness to the architectural outcome. It delivers opportunities for building users, clients, the public and, indeed, for Maori to reinforce their connection with the city.

The process of cultural engagement

can generate new forms of architecture – it can unlock structural and spatial innovations and it can elevate a building well beyond a practical expression of its brief.

The process reveals an abundance of shared visions for the city and its people. The philosophy of Manaakitanga offers insight into the process of welcoming, caring and providing hospitality. The principles behind Mahinga kai give us a uniquely ‘New Zealand’ way to look at sustainability and the protection of our precious natural ecosystems.

For architects, this interchange adds another valuable layer of creative thinking to the design process. We will look to weave traditional principles and innovations into our built environment so that we can further our architectural language and educate users on the stories of our regions past.

The process of rebuilding offers a fantastic opportunity to embed and celebrate our cultural heritage within the built fabric of our city. It is our challenge then, to actively engage with the cultural narratives of our region, and to apply that knowledge to strengthen our unique identity for those who come after us.

Joseph Hampton is an architect working at Warren and Mahoney Architects. He has a passion for environmentally sustainable design and has worked on a wide variety of projects in and around the Canterbury region - from single and multi-unit housing to commercial and civic architecture.

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Ten-year commiTmenT To reducing fooTprinT Leading architectural firm Warren and Mahoney has reached the noteworthy milestone of 10 years as a carbon-neutral business.

The carboNZero certification was the world’s first internationally accredited greenhouse gas scheme.

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hen we set out on the journey to reduce our carbon footprint a decade ago, we were taking a leadership role within our industry,” Warren and Mahoney principal Graeme Finlay says.

The company was recognised as one of the first 100 to join the United Nations Environment Programme Climate Neutral Network, an initiative to address climate change on a global scale.

As part of their carboNZero certification, Warren and Mahoney has made a long-term commitment to emissions reduction, instigating a management plan to reach set targets.

They have registered in the Enviro-Mark programme which helps organisations to develop good internal systems to manage their environmental impact.

Business-wide strategies include investing in low-energy technology, recycling programmes, purchasing policies for studio requirements and reducing the need for air travel by

conducting meetings via Skype or video conferencing. In addition, all studios are in central city locations and employees are encouraged to walk or cycle to meetings.

The company participates in a rigorous annual audit by carboNZero, in which energy use is measured against total earnings and the size of the organisation. Once a carbon tally is arrived at, Warren and Mahoney purchases carbon credits in schemes with an ISO certification.

“For the past 10 years, we have invested in a regeneration project in the Hinewai Forest on Banks Peninsula,” Finlay says. “It was important to us that the scheme was local to one of our offices and a scheme which would create a future asset for New Zealand.

In the future, we hope to find similar schemes near our other centres.”

While Warren and Mahoney has a strong focus on Sustainable Building Design and green building rating schemes in the company’s commercial,

educational, civic and residential work, the development of an ISO-certified carbon zero building still has some way to go.

“The science and data collection is getting to a stage where that is theoretically possible, and we would

“It’s part of our social and environmental responsibility as a forward-thinking company. It was important back in 2007 and continues to be the right thing to do.” be supportive of any pilot programme,” Finlay explains.

With New Zealand’s recent signing of the Paris Agreement, a legally binding global climate deal, Finlay expects to see sustainability put firmly back on the political and commercial agenda and hopes it will be a policy driver in the

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next election.

Reaching this milestone is a significant and satisfying achievement.

“It’s part of our social and environmental responsibility as a forward-thinking company. It was important back in 2007, and continues to be the right thing to do.”

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raser Thomas is wholly New Zealand-owned and has been offering its broad range of services in both New Zealand and overseas since 1969. Christchurch is fortunate to now benefit directly from this company’s years and depth of experience.

“We were certain we could offer a great deal of assistance to Canterbury following the earthquakes,” says Mason Reed, one of the directors of Fraser Thomas and manager of the Christchurch branch opened in 2013.

“We began sending our engineers down to Christchurch in 2011, but it was soon clear that there was such a need in this city that the best way we could help was to set up an office here.”

It was Reed who, as a geotechnical engineer of some 20 years’ experience, volunteered to start up the new office originally consisting only of himself, working from the lounge of a rented home. But just three years later, Fraser

Thomas in Christchurch has nine staff and an office.

“It was a challenge to get everything up and running, but as a company we are committed to the recovery and rebuild of Christchurch and Canterbury.

There is so much to do here from the perspective of geotechnical and structural engineering,” Reed says.

Fundamental to Fraser Thomas’ work in Canterbury has been the appropriate assessment of the liquefaction potential of the soils in Christchurch and the broader Canterbury region. Their engineers are familiar with the most up-to-date methods of liquefaction risk

Mason Reed, one of the directors of Fraser Thomas and manager of the Christchurch Branch opened in 2013.

assessment, and are therefore able to provide recommendations for the most appropriate foundation systems for liquefiable soils. They are also familiar with the latest ground remediation techniques, which are used to mitigate the risk of soils being subject to liquefaction.

Specialist geotechnical engineers such as Reed understand the geomechanics associated with liquefactioninduced ground deformation and are able to provide foundation design

“We began sending our engineers down to Christchurch in 2011, but it was soon clear that there was such a need in this city that the best way we could help was to set up an office here.”

solutions appropriate for the site conditions and are cost-effective.

Since setting up in Christchurch, Fraser Thomas has carried out geotechnical and structural investigations and assessments of sites for insurance purposes and in support of applications for subdivision and building consent. They have undertaken the engineering design of appropriate repair works, addressing liquefaction and seismic strength issues and have developed geotechnical and structural design works for new multi-storey and multi-unit buildings. They have also carried out soil contamination assessments for residential and commercial sites and proposed subdivisions.

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STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING FIRM ON SOLID FOUNDATIONS

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We know about the biblical parable of building a house on rock or a solid foundation to ensure solidity and stability. A Christchurch structural engineering company has taken this lesson to heart by cleverly calling itself “Cephas Rock”. Cephas is the Aramaic word for ‘rock’ so this company’s philosophy is definitely doubly rock solid.

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n 2010, having worked in the engineering field since 2001, Joshua Wong felt the time was right to establish his own company. His timing was impeccable for, since then, as a result of the engineering work in their specialty discipline generated by the Canterbury earthquakes, the company has grown dramatically.

“I have four other structural engineers working with me now, as well as technicians, draughtspeople, an office manager and a financial officer,” Wong says.

As the name suggests, Cephas Rock is all about ensuring structures are solid and up to code.

“We have become very actively involved in carrying out Detailed Seismic Assessments (DSAs) for owners of commercial buildings and structural assessments for homeowners.”

Indeed, since September 4, 2010, Cephas Rock has been in great demand for structural assessments of buildings throughout Canterbury and has assessed almost 3000 of them.

“Lately we have undertaken DSAs on a number of multi-storey commercial buildings, a process that has considerable added complexity.

Our expertise in doing these kinds of structural assessments has developed rapidly and to a very high standard.”

Around Christchurch, it is now quite commonplace to see damaged houses being bought by building companies in an ‘as is, where is’ state.

“Because of our knowledge and expertise in structural assessment, we have been able to advise building clients about the state of these houses and then to devise strengthening and repair strategies to bring the buildings back to new condition. While the repairs are being carried out, we also oversee the construction process until we are

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satisfied that the house is seismically sound.”

Alongside its structural engineering services, Cephas Rock also provides geotechnical investigation.

“Our shallow soil investigations test to 2 to 3 metres deep. This is especially suitable to determine the soil conditions for Christchurch land zoned Green, TC1 or TC2.”

Wong adds that the company has now started to become involve in full geotechnical investigations on the soil of hillside and TC3 land. His ultimate goal is to bring Cephas Rock to a multi-

“Our expertise in doing these kinds of structural assessments has developed rapidly and to a very high standard.”

Eight-storey apartment at Merivale, one of the DSA that Cephas Rock is working on now.

High-end residential building in Bluestone Drive at Waitikiri

discipline and multinational firm.

“I would like to do more in the structural design for high-end architectural homes. I enjoy this a great deal and have designed more than 300 such houses over the years”.

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The Bespoke Architecture team members are widely regarded as highly qualified designers who want to make a difference. They are passionate about fulfilling dreams, making great buildings, and improving people’s lives. Buildings are such an important part of our world and Bespoke Architecture takes the responsibility of working to enhance the environment very seriously.

Canterbury Build hears from Director Vincent Sanders about some of the latest challenges and opportunities in the industry.

We’ve all been in houses where you walk in and think “this house doesn’t work” or “why did they do that?”

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lthough a house can be undesirable because of the things that you don’t like, changing them can be an easy and cheap way to unlock the hidden returns because there are always better, smarter ways to create value.

With the cost of buying land increasing, it is a good time to start looking at renovations as an alternative to building.

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It is a good time to start looking at renovations as an alternative to building. designed well; frequently they are back to front and consequently, the capital gain is slower to realise than newer, better designed homes. These are normally cheaper to buy as it is sometimes hard to think about what can be achieved to maximise the potential of the home. It is easy to create value by fixing what was wrong with the house.

Many existing properties are underutilised and do not make the most of their potential or give that added value to tenants or owners. Our job is to advise what can be done and what is the best way to do it. We use our wealth of experience to make the best of these houses; we get them to work properly for a modern market; we change them to suit current tastes and we make them desirable and valuable buildings once more.

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Traffic managemenT inTegral as ciTy rebuilds Traffic management is one of those industries that – particularly in the post-quake – affects us all. And, although Cantabrians may be sick of the sight of those pointy orange witches’ hats that seem to adorn almost every street, fact is, they are playing an integral local role as the city is rebuilt from the ground up, warning passing motorists of hazards and protecting those involved in construction zones throughout the region.

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pray Marks’ traffic management division has been diverting traffic for more than a decade and has grown to become one of the leading traffic control operators in the field.

The goal of every traffic management job is to keep the public safe while allowing the customer to get the job done. Spray Marks’ traffic management division has the experience to achieve both. Providing traffic management services to diverse customers, such as event managers, film makers, construction and roading contractors, means this local team knows about the best, safest and most cost-effective way to handle traffic control, especially around the ‘Garden City’.

Spray Marks’ traffic management Christchurch home base is in Hornby but the company also has equipment, vehicles and staff based in Ashburton, with the central South Island location

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enabling the company to provide traffic control and related equipment rental to customers as far as Nelson, the West Coast and Dunedin.

If you are doing anything that requires temporary signs or cones, Spray Marks has the equipment you need, with a large supply of authorised traffic management equipment available for hire from Ashburton or Christchurch.

The company can even deliver or set up your site in accordance with an approved Traffic Management Plan.

While the traffic management division was established in 2003, South Island roads are no stranger to this local firm, which started out in the roadmarking industry in 1989.

Spray Marks has marked nearly every road in the South Island at least once and installed thousands of edge marker posts and reflective cat’s eyes before moving into sign manufacturing in

the early 1990s, followed by traffic management services and later, engineering.

Throughout the diverse range of work undertaken by Spray Marks has been the dedication to maintaining the strong

“Spray Marks’ traffic management division has been diverting traffic for more than a decade and has grown to become one of the leading traffic control operators in the field.”

reputation for quality service.

“We have invested heavily in our health and safety systems and certifications, so large companies have confidence engaging us to work on their sites and knowing we’re safe,” Rebecca says. “We are certified to the secondary level of ACC Workplace Safety Management Practices and have earned ISO 9001:2008, which reflects our commitment to quality management.”

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EQC to halvE staff as it EntErs final stagE The Earthquake Commission (EQC) is proposing to slash its nationwide staff by more than half by the start of next year, as its work in Canterbury enters its final phase.

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he organisation is consulting with staff in Christchurch, Wellington and Hamilton on the changes, which would see the commission shrink from about 900 to 383 roles nationwide by January 2017, according to EQC Chief Executive Ian Simpson.

“We have carefully considered the work we still need to do for our customers in Canterbury and further developed our plan for completing that work. We are now consulting staff on the proposed structure for delivering that plan,” he says.

“We are staying in Canterbury and we want to have the right number of people with the skills we need to meet the needs of our remaining Canterbury customers.”

The proposals for the new structure impact the 868 EQC people on fixed term employment agreements to December 2016, or on contracts for service.

Most of the jobs would go in Canterbury, with 242 fewer positions becoming available, leaving 115 staff in the region. There would also be 71

“We have carefully considered the work we still need to do for our customers in Canterbury and further developed our plan for completing that work.” - Ian Simpson

fewer roles in Hamilton and 172 fewer in Wellington.

Simpson says EQC aims to have 67,900 managed home repairs completed, the 99,000 residential building claims scheduled for cash settlements paid and nearly all green zone land claims settled by the end of the year. The new structure is expected to be finalised by late September.

“What remains to be done in 2017 is to continue resolving remedial requests on properties where we have managed a repair, and resolving claims for drains damaged by the earthquakes. There is also a range of administrative and financial tasks to be completed,” he says. “We will then appoint staff to roles in the new structure which will be in place from January 2017.”

Simpson says the reduction in staff numbers was signalled earlier in the year and again during EQC staff updates in July.

However, Labour Party Canterbury spokesperson Megan Woods says the job in Canterbury is far from done.

“This will mean more people waiting longer to get their homes repaired,” she says.

“To add insult to injury, this is happening just as it emerges there is no end in sight for people with dodgy first time EQC repairs. New information from the Government’s statement of performance expectations for EQC shows that only half of the thousands of second time repairs will be finished this year, and new remediation repair requests are expected until at least the middle of next year.”

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RANGIORA’S POSTQUAKE MAKEOVER Rangiora’s Main Street has had a post-quake makeover, with a long line of moves to aesthetically improve the township.

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ajor upgrades of High Street have recently been completed and, with several other exciting developments drawing to a close, the town centre is coming to life.

Work on the new 5000-square-metre Farmers Rangiora building is moving ahead in leaps and bounds. With more than twice the floor space of its retail predecessor, the Main Street store will also house a number of other specialty stores including Whitcoulls, Pascoes, Specsavers and sushi shops when it opens its doors this month.

The adjacent Conway Lane development on High Street has provided a visual facelift to the main street. Fi’s Flowers ‘n’ Art, So You!, Wee Kiwi Children’s Boutique, Life Pharmacy, FOD (Fools of Desire)

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café and restaurant, Ray White and Mediterranean Foods are just some of the businesses that have opened up in this central space.

Developments to the former Robbies Bar and Bistro continue to add vibrancy to the area, with the historic façade of the Junction Hotel building at 112 High Street making a striking frontage for the township’s first Vietnamese restaurant, Sushi ya, which has a whole new building attached to the façade.

When Sushi ya closes for business in the evenings, the store will transform into Secret, a Vietnamese and Japanese fusion that also features a sushi train and the restaurant will also be joined in the building by a hairdresser, beauty store, frozen yoghurt shop and office space upstairs.

Artisan by Rangiora Bakery has also recently opened its new precinct on the corner of Durham and High streets, a building which also features the recently opened Pita Pit. A Winter Festival with small town flavour and character with a winter wonderland concept was launched on Saturday, September 3, to celebrate the new look Rangiora, and featured live music, ice sculptures, snow, bouncy castles, mechanical bull, food market, children’s igloo, free face painting and

“The area has grown considerably since the earthquakes and we are hoping to do something that recognises and celebrates that.”

activities all day, market stalls, free photobooth, under 5’s bouncy castle, light displays, music and giveaways.

The Rangiora Winter Festival was the brainchild of Karl Horwarth, co-owner of the new café and bar Fools of Desire, and Sarah Broughton, project manager for commercial fitout specialist Project Group Ltd, who was involved in the fitout of the café, among others, in the new Conway Lane.

The pair wanted to put on a celebration to introduce the new-look shopping centre, but plans developed into a larger scale Winter Festival with “small town character and flavour”.

“We want people to have fun! We want to create something worldfamous in NZ and to put Rangiora and the region in general on the map,” Broughton says.

“The area has grown considerably since the earthquakes, and we are hoping to do something that recognises and celebrates that.”

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New additioNs to city’s ‘GreeN’ laNdscape The InnoV8 building has become the first in Christchurch’s growing Innovation Precinct to achieve a Green Star rating – with Vodafone benefitting from its sustainable, energy-efficient design.

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nnoV8 is an 8500-square-metre building comprising four levels of office space, and a Vodafone Concept Store and cafés on the ground floor. It has achieved a 5 Green Star Design rating, denoting New Zealand excellence.

The building boasts, among other features, passive solar design and a high-performance façade to maximise daylight while balancing heat levels, an integrated fit-out design to reduce waste and a highly efficient ventilation system that brings in outdoor air at a rate 50 per cent above what’s required

by Building Code, to provide a healthier indoor environment for staff.

Designed by Jasmax and located at 213-221 Tuam St, the building is being developed by Studio D4 and Calder Stewart Development with the end investor being Tuam Street West Ltd.

“We recognise that how businesses are run has a major impact on the environment, and it was important that we moved into a building with a strong sustainability ethos.”

- Paul Stern Vodafone New Zealand chief executive Russell Stanners says sustainability is a non-negotiable part of the future of working.

“Because technology is at the centre of our business, we wanted to move into a building that helps us run that technology as efficiently as possible.

InnoV8 also enhances staff wellbeing and productivity through clever design and material choice.”

Hot on its heels of InnoV8’s green success is that of neighbouring Papa Kainga, Kathmandu’s new Christchurch headquarters, which has also achieved an identical rating.

Papa Kainga’s sustainability features include a high-performance doubleglazed façade and automated blinds that track the sun and move accordingly. And, like the InnoV8 building, it features a highly efficient ventilation system that brings in outdoor air at a rate 50 per cent above what’s required by Building Code.

Designed by AQUA Architecture and located at 223-231 Tuam St, the building is being developed by Calder Stewart Development and Studio D4 (who, together, also developed the InnoV8 building), with the end investor being Tuam Street East Ltd. Kathmandu’s general manager marketing, online & international Paul Stern says their new HQ builds on the company’s strong commitment to sustainability.

“We recognise that how businesses are run has a major impact on the environment, and it was important that we moved into a building with a strong sustainability ethos. The attention to reducing waste in all areas of the building is better for the environment and our running costs, so it’s a win-win situation. We’re excited about our new home.”

NZGBC chief executive Alex Cutler says that, as the rebuild continues, it’s inspiring to see companies creating high-performing buildings that have a smaller environmental footprint.

“Designing for sustainability is the best way to ensure lower energy bills, a healthier indoor environment and a more resilient building. This makes a Green Star building a smart long-term investment, as those features mean it’ll be more attractive to both investors and tenants.”

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Figures for July 2016 released by Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment show visitor spend is on the rise, and Christchurch and Canterbury Tourism (CCT) chief executive Vic Allen says this signals an excellent first step in recovery.

“Christchurch had an incredible July, with visitors spending $147m, a growth of nine per cent compared with four per cent growth nationally,” he says.

“It shows the city is bouncing back from its temporary setback following the earthquakes. Visitor arrivals have now exceeded pre-quake numbers, while spend has returned to pre-quake amounts, and our research tells us visitors have high satisfaction levels.

“Visitor arrivals have now exceeded prequake numbers, while spend has returned to pre-quake amounts.”

- Vic Allen “However we still have a long way to go to get back our market share, which was 9.2 per cent pre-earthquake and now sits at 7.8 per cent.”

The Monthly Regional Tourism Estimates for Christchurch’s regional tourism organisation show Christchurch recorded New Zealand’s second highest total visitor spend for the year to July 2016, behind Auckland.

Visitors spent nearly $2 billion in Christchurch in the year to July 2016, and just over $3 billion in the Canterbury region.

Statistics New Zealand holiday arrivals this summer 2015-2016 were up two per cent compared to the summer pre-

earthquake 2009-2010. Holiday arrivals in the year to July 2016 were 301,872, a 17 per cent increase compared to the previous year.

The latest Commercial Accommodation Monitor shows international guest nights have increased by two per cent and domestic by 10 per cent in the year to June 2016.

“This can only improve as new accommodation, retail, hospitality and visitor attractions open later this year, including Christchurch Adventure Park on the Port Hills,” Allen says.

The outlook for Christchurch’s economy also remains positive with high levels of activity being maintained as rebuild activity plateaus.

Economic indicators in Canterbury Development Corporation’s (CDC) latest Christchurch and Canterbury Quarterly Economic Report to June 2016 are also positive, despite the economy remaining in a transition phase as stimulus from rebuild activity continues to ease.

Canterbury has had an exceptional run, with economic indicators well above their historic average levels, but several are now starting to move towards national trends.

CDC Chief Executive Tom Hooper says it is important to focus on the high levels of activity still occurring around the city and region, despite GDP growth levels being lower than recent years.

“The outlook for the city remains encouraging. Construction activity will remain high for some time to come, although it will no longer drive growth in the economy,” Hooper says.

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reat teamwork is working to the strengths of individual members – the sum of the whole is greater than that of the individual parts. It is a philosophy which comes innately to Home Trends Builders, right from owners Peter and Elaine de Gouw down to each new apprentice who joins the team.

“Everyone has their own skill set,” says Peter.

The family-run business has a long history with Canterbury, having built some 400 homes over the past 30 years, but it was only this year that they decided the time was right to enter the Registered Master Builders House of the Year competition.

Working with Andreas Becker from Big Cheese Business Coaching, the entire team has recently been involved in an intensive – and at times challenging – process of looking at why and how they make decisions. One recommendation made by Becker was to celebrate their successes and to step outside their comfort zone.

Home Trends Builders chose to enter two townhouses that they had recently completed into the 2016 House of the Year competition, this in itself creating more of a challenge with most of the other entries being for standalone houses. It was a decision that has had only positive outcomes with both properties coming away as award winners, including a Gold Reserve Award for one.

“We were really thrilled as we weren’t expecting anything,” says the de Gouws.

“Our team won that award – it was an acknowledgement of their work.”

It was a time of celebration for the team as a whole – for every part that each member had played in the finished product and for their wonderful clients who had agreed to be a part of the process.

Architect Steve Butterworth from SWB Design worked with Pthe de Gouws to design the homes, as he has with many of their builds. Peter finds the best designs develop through a working partnership between the builder,

architect and the client – functionality and design aesthetics combining with the clients’ want and needs.

“Our clients come to us and we talk it over – we listen to what they need, draw up a design and then tweak it to get it just right,” says Peter, with designs based on the features of each individual site and the importance of north-facing living.

At present, their home and land packages are being snatched up even before the concept plans are

completed, with clients selecting their new home from simple sketches, site location and Home Trends Builders’ reputation.

“Our team won that award – it was an acknowledgement of their work.”

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Home trends - Prestons Units House of the Year Silver Award The de Gouws have made the conscious choice to keep the business at a size which allows for their own family lifestyle and to ensure it is their faces that are the first point of contact for clients. They often hear their clients tell the story of how they have wanted to build a home for many years but were scared off after hearing of others’ stress-filled experiences.

“It’s such a big investment – it needs to be right,” says Elaine. “And it doesn’t have to be hard.”

“Our clients deal directly with us, whether they are looking for a house and land package, or looking to design and build a new home on an existing section,” says Peter. “We project manage all work ourselves so we can guarantee an exceptional end result.”

Their team of four building gangs usually has nine to 10 homes on the go between them, with each team a mix of licenced builders, carpenters and apprentices. Throughout the build, a strong relationship develops between the clients and the on-site foreman, with Peter regularly stopping in to check on progress.

While their winning homes are of an exceptional level, they are also representative of what they standardly build. The Prestons townhouse, which took out the Canterbury PlaceMakers new Home in the $400,000 - $500,000 category, is one such home.

The 197sqm three-bedroom home in Marshlands is one of six townhouses built in mirrored pairs. External cladding is again a feature, a mix of plaster and light stained cedar. The townhouse has been designed for maximum sun, with north-facing living spaces and an outdoor area with views over the lake.

It includes a separate office as well as a study nook, with a scullery adjoining the kitchen, master bedroom with ensuite and walk-in wardrobe, and a spacious family bathroom. High levels of insulation mean this home also provides comfortable living, with passive ventilation.

Two of the six townhouses were sold straight from the plans, allowing them to be personalised to suit the clients.

In one, this meant a raised height for kitchen benches, doors and windows, while in the other, it meant a colour selection that worked with their existing furniture.

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A large part of Home Trends Builders work has been made up of earthquake repairs over recent years, working with EQC and numerous insurance companies, as well as repair options for those who have had insurance payouts.

They have two project managers who work solely in this division of the business, well-experienced in working through complicated issues and the many challenges which can arise with extensive repair work.

“We see it as restoring the homes to their former glory,” says Peter, with owners often opting to modernise and insulate their homes in the process.

They have recently completed repair work on a large home in Fendalton, which saw the building relevelled, and the removal of all exterior cladding, interior lining and roofing. The home was effectively completely rebuilt, with new cedar shingles and an extension added at the rear. The end result was a wonderful restoration.

Other large scale repairs include Maryville Courts Retirement Village on Salisbury Street, with the complete refurbishment of 21 units. This involved substantial relevelling and hard landscaping, working through short time frames and managing Health and Safety while the village was occupied.

While the city is still slowly pulling itself together, the de Gouws see positive changes in terms of the quality of housing in the inner city area. Highend townhouses are coming into play in the new Christchurch market, with many choosing this option for its lock up and leave simplicity that allows freedom of lifestyle.

“The council are still struggling to process consents in a timely manner

and getting on-site inspections completed,” says Peter. “It can be difficult at times to work in this environment.”

The future sees a continuation of earthquake repair work and a rise in the reinstatement of drug-contaminated homes, as well as more new homes of the same exceptional quality. Many of their new homes are repeat work – a continued relationship that sees multiple homes built for the same client, each new build a refinement of their client’s needs and adapting to their lifestyle changes.

The de Gouws agree that the best part of every build is the handover – when the scaffolding is gone and they can see all the ideas and hard work which have come together to complete their clients new home.

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Home Trends – Rhodes Street House of the Year Gold Award

A STRIkInG RESulT Their Gold Award in the Canterbury nulook new Home, $650,000$1 million category, was won by a townhouse on Rhodes St in Merivale – one of three townhouses constructed by Home Trends Builders.

The townhouse also received a Gold Reserve Award, taking Home Trends Builders to the national finals in Auckland in november.

The two-storey three-bedroom townhouse includes a fully tiled ensuite and bathroom, a kitchen designed for entertaining, a private courtyard at the rear, double garaging and views overlooking the Rangi Ruru playing field.

Clever choices have been made in external cladding selected by the architect, resulting in a home which is both striking and not the usual in its appearance. Four different materials were used in the cladding – the modern tradition of plaster and cedar, as well as man-made designer stonework and standing seam steel, pulling together shades of white, light stain and dark and light grey. External louvres were used to

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“We strive for an excellent comfort level in a modern home.

It can’t just be a clever design.” provide privacy and to filter sunlight.

“We always insulate over recommended specifications,” says Peter. “You only get one chance so we like to do it right.”

The townhouse has thermally broken low-E and argon gas filled windows, creating a noticeably warmer interior.

The foundations on the TC2 home were such that they incorporated under house insulation, with extra thickness ceiling insulation also installed. lED lights were used throughout the home, including under benches, cupboards and in wardrobes, with lED ceiling lights adding to the homes heat retention. Passive ventilation was provided through the well-thought-out placement of windows.

“We strive for an excellent comfort level in a modern home,” says Peter.

“It can’t just be a clever design.”

Peter has always been a builder, constructing a big pool house for his parents while he was still at school, and moving straight from secondary school into his apprenticeship in 1977.

He learnt his trade at a time when it included everything from roofing, painting, landscaping, to kitchen joinery and tiling – providing a range of skills to enable him to appreciate all aspects of a completed build.

“It has always come naturally to me,”

Home Trends Builders Senior Team of Staff says Peter. “It just makes sense – it’s logical.”

Home Trends Builders started under his direction in the mid-1980s, and Peter still remembers the thrill at getting his first run of company business cards. They successfully rode out the boom and bust years of building, with Peter’s own role changing over the decades as the business grew.

These days, he is no longer on the tools, leaving that instead to his skilled foremen, two of whom have been with

the team since they were apprentices.

Peter pairs his building expertise with that of Elaine’s skill for interior design.

Elaine is able to assist their clients with any interior design decisions, from colour choice to fixtures, having as little or as much input as their clients need.

“I like to have a bit of fun with feature wallpaper and colour,” says Elaine, whose hand can be seen in their completed house and land packages.

Elaine is also responsible for quality control in the completed home, and

has a great eye for picking up the tiny details that are needed to ensure the end result is a very high quality finish.

“Ok is Ok, but it’s probably not good enough,” says Peter. “We push our team to get to the standard that is needed – it comes naturally to them now.

“We build homes that will still look great 10 to 20 years later,” says Peter.

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Sinclair Builders – Laing Crescent House of the Year Award

HOTY success – luck Has nOTHing TO dO wiTH iT Beginner's luck refers to the theoretical phenomenon of novices experiencing disproportionate frequency of success. And, although Sinclair Builders’ first year entering the House of the Year awards could be passed off as just that, the fact that this quality local firm achieved four of the prestigious awards for four very different properties shows that luck has nothing to do with it.

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ark and Cheryl Bryant didn’t have to look far when it came to renovating their 200-squaremetre Laing Crescent home.

The old multi-storey Hardie Plank property doubles as the local office for their firm Celcrete Cladding, a strong, lightweight vented cladding system which has an increasing profile in the local market, so the couple had the product and a strong familiarity with all the top local building firms.

“They really wanted to modernise their house without getting too carried

away,” says Chris Sinclair, director of Sinclair Builders, the local firm that won the job.

“They wanted to improve their home, without overcapitalising on the property. So we worked through what they wanted in the property and came up with some ideas.”

Sinclair Builders got a silver award in the Master Build Services Renovation up to $250,000 for the three-bedroom, multi-storey residence which has been re-clad with a striking mix of contemporary cedar, contrasted against white Celcrete plaster cladding.

Celcrete Cladding is no stranger to the House of the Year awards, with all the houses entered in the 2016 competition that feature the cladding system winning awards.

Photography Geoff Shaw The 200sqm home and office stands proud on a generous 766sqm, with commanding views of the Port Hills.

Three bedrooms, a bathroom and a separate WC reside upstairs, as does the open-plan living space, designed for easy living. The sun-drenched lounge is a haven of style, space and natural light.

An entertainer’s dream, the interior spills seamlessly onto an alfresco open-plan deck, complete with dining, living and kitchen areas.

Glass balustrades ensure safety and are wonderfully open to the view. Tucked around the northern corner, there’s a special area to relax with a good book or a quiet glass of wine. Downstairs, the separate office with bathroom facilities could easily transform into a guest suite. This level flows out to lower alfresco living which spills onto the lawn. A laundry and fourcar garaging complete this picture of family-friendly living.

“We work closely with Celcrete Cladding, because it’s a product we believe strongly in and we were honoured to be selected to renovate Mark and Cheryl’s home,” Sinclair says.

“We work closely with Celcrete Cladding, because it’s a product we believe strongly in and we were honoured to be selected to renovate Mark and Cheryl’s home.”

“The pergola coming off the house is a favourite feature, something I came up with that was a bit unique, as well as the mix of black steel on the cedar rafters.

“As far as building goes, it wasn’t an extensive project, but the transformation from the old Hardie Plank to the cedar and Celcrete is a striking combination, and it ties in well with the existing windows. We’re really pleased with the outcome.”

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Sinclair Builders – Springbank Downs House of the Year Award

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ocated on an expansive rural setting, this new build in Springbank Downs makes a big change for the owners – a young family whose Avonside house was red zoned after the Canterbury quakes.

Built on a 10-acre block, this fourbedroom eco home sits well on the land, showcasing nic Curragh’s unique architecture.

Two asymmetric gabled pavilions – each containing the living/kitchen and bedroom/bathrooms – are linked by a glazed gallery at the southern end, which passes a media room and office/ guest bedroom.

Formal approach to the house is via a long narrow deck that stretches to bring you in and increase anticipation of entry. Ground-level south glazing on the gallery link provides the only transparency to what lays beyond.

Hardwearing, black cedar board and batten cladding promises to withstand extreme weather conditions, with high winds and snow regular challenges on the site.

Simple materials – concrete, oiled timber and metal – are used to stunning effect throughout. Trapezoidal bay windows with window seats are a relaxing spot to enjoy the sun and snowy mountain views in winter.

Floor-to-ceiling glazing in the gallery allows the sun to heat the concrete floors, keeping the house warm in winter. Stacking glass doors to the east and west of the living room open to the outdoors for alfresco enjoyment

whichever way the wind blows. Costefficient yet sophisticated, this home is not lacking in life’s simple luxuries. It has solar hot water, LeD lighting and a large log burner with wetback underfloor heating. There are two bathrooms and a separate toilet.

While Sinclair Builders took out the Future-Proof Building new Home $500,000 - $650,000 at the House of the Year Awards for 2016, this home is no stranger to awards, after the Springbank Downs House won the Residential new Home between 150-300sqm Architectural Design Award at the Architectural Designers new Zealand (ADnZ) Canterbury and Westland Architectural Design Awards earlier this year.

Sinclair Builders had been involved with Curragh on previous builds and was recommended to the clients for the Cust build.

“This was an extremely cool build to be involved in,” Sinclair says.

“It was a higher-end property and

“It was a higher-end property and had a lot of detailing. Everything was basically custom-made, right down to the shelving, which involved a lot of intricate work.” had a lot of detailing. everything was basically custom-made, right down to the shelving, which involved a lot of intricate work.

“We’re extremely pleased. I said to the foreman that regardless of

what happened in the competition, the workmanship on this project was faultless and we came through with a category win. It’s our first time entering House of the Year competition, so we couldn’t be prouder.”

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or those of you who have wondered if, much like the chef who goes home to eat two-minute noodles, whether builders create for themselves dream homes, the proof is in this striking Parklands property. At least it is for Sinclair Builders director Chris Sinclair who received a gold award in the Builder’s own Home category for this 320sqm two-storey home.

Designed by Architectural Design Services, the architectural haven is dressed to impress in plastered Celcrete, with Waitaha schist features at the front and rear of the house.

A semi-covered entertaining deck promises splendid summer days by the pool, and a spa delivers outdoor enjoyment in cold weather. outside flows in to the living areas through large bifold doors.

Hydronic underfloor heating, gas fire and heat pumps keep the house superwarm and healthy throughout winter, with the addition of 20 solar panels to help to run the home.

There is a mix of chic tiles and lush carpet throughout the home, while the over-height ceilings greatly enhance the feeling of space.

Three bedrooms reside upstairs – two with access to private balconies and all sharing use of the fantastic family bathroom with freestanding bath.

Downstairs, the master features a large walk-in wardrobe and ensuite, and

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flows to alfresco living through a sliding door. A second living space, separate office, guest powder room, laundry and four-car garaging complete this wellrounded package.

“The indoor-outdoor flow would have to be one of my favourite features,” Sinclair says.

“The large bifolds lead out to the deck and pool, and being partially covered means even when the weather is rubbish, we can still open the place up to give us additional space.”

Sinclair has always been passionate about building and enjoys all the challenges and satisfaction the trade brings. It’s taken him to Australia and it’s brought him back again, and now, as a member of the Registered Master Builders Association and a licenced building practitioner, his passion and dedication for what he does is helping turn dreams into physical realities.

Sinclair Builders specialises in all aspects of residential building, from alterations, decks and patios, to new

architectural homes. “Building a house should be an enjoyable experience and something you can look back on and want to do it again because it was such a good experience. That’s what we want for our clients.

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Sinclair Builders – Bishopsworth Stree House of the Year Award

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he eye-catching cladding of this Hillsborough home is reminiscent of industrial shipping containers, but the form suggests a classic farm building while inside, it’s contemporary domestic bliss with a large living space under vaulted ceilings.

Recommended by clients who had their emergency repairs completed by the company, Sinclair Builders went on to win the Resene new Home $300,000 - $400,000 for the Bishopsworth Street home.

“The owner was a blessing to work for, and having clients that are so great to deal with makes the job so much easier to deal with. He was really handson, which made it a really easy process, especially when came to discussing solutions and ideas.”

A bulkhead creates an intimate cooking experience in the entertainer’s kitchen. Large swathes of timber enhance the cocoon feel of the open plan. Floor-to-ceiling drapes up the comfort factor. Polished concrete floors are practical and pleasing to the senses.

They also offer thermal mass for solar gain.

The home centres around a large alfresco living space. This is a fantastic spot to soak up the sunshine while enjoying time with friends. Decking sweeps around to offer indoor-outdoor flow off the master bedroom. This room features a walk-through wardrobe which connects to a private ensuite. A further bedroom and a main bathroom offer plenty of great options on 165sqm.

An office, laundry, double garage and spa pool take care of business and leisure.

German Pro Clima wrapping system which is fixed directly to the outside of the external framing, providing an airtight seal and moisture resistance for the house.

“This was a totally different way to wrap the building and was very unique to new Zealand, so involved a lot of research, but was very beneficial for the house itself.”

Although just the first time this local firm entered the House of the Year awards, a raft of awards reflects the

Photography Neville Higgins “The foundation design was quite a complex process,” Sinclair says.

“The water table was very high on the property, so the foundation had to be designed to allow the water to drain under the slab, as well as being a suitable foundation to support the house. So a lot of engineering and development went into that alone.”

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time, effort and dedication Sinclair Builders puts into each and every project.

“It’s the first year we’ve entered, so we were surprised at how well we did,” Sinclair says. “It’s definitely worth it and, as a brand, it’s great to be recognised for our high level of workmanship. It gives customers confidence in what we do.

“We’ve always taken pride in what we do, but now we have the awards to back it up.”

“This was a totally different way to wrap the building and was very unique to New Zealand, so involved a lot of research, but was very beneficial for the house itself.”

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Parsons Construction - House of the Year Award

Six-time award winner’S “Brilliant execution” Building for friends - sounds like a recipe for disaster. In fact, managing director of local firm Parsons Construction Nick Parsons says his wife was concerned about him taking on the job. But as they say, nothing ventured, nothing gained, and this risk was one which has proved to be a winning one – six times over.

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et comfortably on the upper reaches of Scarborough Hill, the family home won the Supreme New Build award for Christchurch, plus awards for its craftsmanship, outdoor living, interior style and design, and was named best home over $2 million in the recently announced House of the Year Awards for 2016, with judges describing the home as “a pleasure to judge, with a brilliant execution of the architect’s design and the owner’s dream”.

It’s high praise from one of the New Zealand industry’s most prestigious competitions, one that counts some of the country’s top building professionals among its judging panel. But it’s well

Photography Paul Willetts earned, with the multi-storey hilltop home making the most of every inch of its steep site and extensive outlook.

“When the clients bought this section, with its stunning views but also the usual challenges of a hill site, it was clear that a skilled architect would be needed to fulfil the potential of the site,” Parsons says. “Having worked with Stewart Ross from Fulton Ross Team

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However, the firm’s portfolio and reputation extends well beyond heritage work to include a wide range of sectors, such as arts and culture, commercial, multi-dwelling developments, residential, education, health and aged care, as well as hospitality and tourism.

“It’s hard building for friends,” Parsons says. “My wife originally didn’t want me to do it because it can test the strongest of friendships, but I knew how stressful the building process can be, and when you’re building, you want to be working with someone you can trust. I wanted to be involved in that journey with them, to make it as easy and stress-free as possible.”

ElEgancE in strEngth Despite the usual building hurdles – design changes and going over budget – the company’s philosophy of open communication discussing the challenges as they arose, proved to be the winning formula, with the friendship pulling through completely unscathed.

“The clients have mentioned many times since moving in how much they love living in their home, and as a builder there is nothing that you like to hear more.

“One of the key ways we operate as a company is having the clients involved throughout the process, working alongside the architect. The client has the vision, which is translated into a working plan by the architect, and it’s our job to make that plan happen in a practical sense, to pull it all together.

“So working together makes sense.”

The clients suffered extensive building

damage during the earthquakes. As a result, strength became one of the prime considerations for the design of their new family home – one of the earliest post-quake new builds in the area.

“So when they came to build, they were drawn to the strength of a concrete structure; they wanted to be able to see big concrete columns to give them confidence in the strength of their home,” Parsons explains.

“They also wanted to make the most out of the striking view and, importantly, they wanted the house to feel like a home.”

“They were drawn to the strength of a concrete structure; they wanted to be able to see big concrete columns to give them confidence in the strength of their home.”

This Scarborough stunner has been described as looking like a private resort, with the architectural abode boasting extensive glazing and plenty of open space. Sweeping timber ceilings add warmth and texture in the open-plan area, while concrete balances the natural wood effect with a modern edge. Adding to the warmth is the cosy fireplace which the lounge

centres around. The designer kitchen with scullery is a dream, featuring a waterfall bar perched elegantly in front of dashing dark joinery, with top-ofthe-line appliances to make cooking a breeze.

A guest bedroom with ensuite resides next to the spacious home office.

Upstairs is the owners’ retreat, a master bedroom which cantilevers out to the view and a double ensuite which features a bath and access to a private deck, while two children’s bedrooms share a sizable tiled bathroom with double basins and a bath.

The living hub is open to views, flowing out to an enclosed alfresco space on one side and sun-soaked outdoor living on the other. Step down to the swimming pool with timber decking and unobstructed sea views.

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Parsons Construction - House of the Year Award challEnging complExity Parsons Construction specialises in architectural housing and commercial building, as well as complex alterations.

But it’s the highly experienced team’s lateral thinking abilities that have carved out somewhat of a niche for the company.

“Creating the concrete form was a particularly enjoyable challenge,” Parsons says of the building’s core component which was all formed on-site.

“We enjoyed the challenge of bringing this ambitious design to life.

Finding solutions and developing new techniques to achieve the architect’s design brief, along with the difficulty of the site, was a particularly fulfilling aspect of this job.”

Extensive engineering was also required on the site. “Until you start digging, you don’t know where the soft parts of the ground are. So engineering techniques under the ground are just as creative as above.

“We’re incredibly pleased with the finished product. It has come up amazing. It’s been great to be involved throughout the design process to enable discussion, as challenges have arisen along the way.”

If your build is a little tricky or requires some lateral thinking, Parsons Construction is the company for the job. “We love taking on a challenge and delivering work for clients that we can be proud of,” Parsons explains.

“Complex jobs are extremely fulfilling for our team and we have extensive experience in taking on demanding building projects on difficult hill sections where clients are looking for exceptional attention to detail.

We never forget what an honour and privilege it is to build your new home with you.”

The mark of a good builder is the attention they pay to the detail and, despite the large scale of the Scarborough home, this is certainly one which has beauty in the detailing.

“It’s all the details, small things that really make the property, from way recycled cedar weatherboards from the previous house have been used on the ceiling.”

Parsons’ talented young apprentice Joy, who is also an accomplished artist, laid out the timber, going to a huge effort ensuring the grain of the cedar worked together. “It couldn’t have come up better. It’s all those little efforts that have come together as the final product.”

Building in his Blood Parsons’ father was a builder and his two brothers electricians, so the industry is in his blood, starting his career more than 30 years ago working alongside his father for a decade before going out on his own.

“I enjoy meeting new people and getting to know such a wide range of

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“Finding solutions and developing new techniques to achieve the architect’s design brief, along with the difficulty of the site, was a particularly fulfilling aspect.”

personalities. It’s a big responsibility building a house; there are a lot of emotions that play into that. It’s not just about being able to physically build the house, but to be able to read people’s emotions and make that process as enjoyable as possible for them. “We get to know these people, understand their dreams and use our expertise to ensure they are getting exactly what they want from a home.�

Established in 2003, Parsons Construction specialises in architectural housing and commercial building, as well as complex alterations. But it’s the highly experienced team’s lateral thinking abilities that have carved out somewhat of a niche for the company.

Parsons is supported by a strong team, who are known for their friendly, personable approach. “They’re very conscious of the fact they are working in someone’s home. It’s relationships with people that really make the job,� he says.

The company is operating three crews now, so Parsons says there is no plans to grow any further, which could risk the attention to detail the company is able to maintain. “We’re not interested in being the biggest building firm around,� Parsons says. “But we do want to maintain our current reputation for quality workmanship.�

Most importantly, he doesn’t want to lose sight of the trust each and every client is putting into the company by engaging them on one of their biggest investments. “Building someone’s home is a huge responsibility. We want our clients to absolutely love their house and ensure they are getting exactly what they want.

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“I’ve been building for 30 years; you’re always striving for that excellence, towards the perfect house, and that’s where we feel we have got to.� they want in a house, it’s our job to make sure they get that. “I’ve been building for 30 years; you’re always striving for that excellence, towards the perfect house, and that’s where we feel we have got to. To be recognised as one of the top builders in Canterbury by builders that you respect and look up to is about as good as it gets. “The biggest thing for us is that we don’t ever want to lose sight of the responsibility we have when it comes to building someone’s home. When

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Metzger Builders – House of the Year

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Two very different homes brought five more Registered Master Builder House of the Year Awards for Metzger Builders Ltd this year – two golds, a local category award and two gold reserves. The success of their entries means that they have again been selected to compete against the top 100 gold reserve awards countrywide at the National Awards in Auckland later in this year.

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etzger Builders has a long history as an award-winning business, with multiple awards almost every year since 2008, including a platinum award last year in recognition of their eight National Winner Awards.

“We’ve been pretty consistent,” says Mark. “For us, it’s not only about the end product, but also ensuring our clients have enjoyed the process.”

Mark and his co-directors, wife Ali and business partner Ricky Leftly, have always known the types of homes that they enjoy building – those which provided a challenge in terms of design, materials and technology. As the business has grown and naturally evolved, it has enabled them to move more in this direction; their two recent wins an excellent example of the outstanding workmanship and attention to detail that they bring to every build.

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A wonderful lakeside location with views across to the Alps provided an exquisite setting for the Clearwater Boat House, which won a gold award in the Canterbury over $2 million category.

The 775m² home is set over three levels and includes four bedrooms with ensuite, multiple living areas, personalised spaces to suit the clients such as a library, and a basement complete with generator, wine cellar, gym and a commercial lift for accessibility. Sitting out over the lake is a 75m² self-contained boat house, with outdoor area perfect for enjoying the views. Some 12,000 man hours went into the build over 18 months, with the final result well worth the extra effort that went into ensuring it met their standards of excellence.

“It’s a real builder’s build,” says Mark

“It’s a real builder’s build. For us, it’s not just about the end product, but also about how our clients enjoyed the building process.” of the home, with a crisp white colour scheme leading from the timber weatherboard exterior to the feature panelling, wide architraves, and mixed ceilings of batten, and cedar tongue and groove, on its interior. “For us, it’s not just about the end product, but also about how our clients enjoyed the building process.”

“It’s a house that’s simple in its form – the devil is in the details. I describe it as a house that you won’t want to leave – not even to go on holiday.”

Mark doesn’t remember a time when he wasn’t building. “Right from a kid, I’ve always been a builder.”

Now Metzger Builders has a team of 20, working on anything from four to eight builds at a time. Each site gang is led by an experienced foreman, many of whom have been with the business since their building careers began.

“Our foremen have been trained by us,” says Mark. “For our new apprentices, it shows them that if you work hard you will be rewarded.”

All new clients meet Mark and Ali at the outset, some with complete designs, others only a section or some just an idea of what and where they would like to live.

Their own designs are completed in conjunction with architects and architectural designers, to ensure they have a co-ordinated plan and approach that will also work within the client’s budget.

“We lead them by the hand the whole way through,” says Mark.

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the gold award in the Canterbury $1-2 million category, as well as the local category award.

“It’s a house that’s simple in its form – the devil is in the details,” says Mark.

“I describe it as a house that you won’t want to leave – not even to go on holiday.”

The design features two parallel pitched roof pavilions linked by a cantilevered entry. Multiple claddings include a cedar exterior and interior joinery of American oak to bring an earthy tone and texture to the home.

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Both award-winning homes also feature the latest technology. They are fully automated in terms of heating, lighting, blinds and high spec AV systems, all of which can be managed away from home via phone.

“We pride ourselves in ‘Attaining Excellence’ for each client no matter what their budget is,” says Mark. “It’s about ensuring our clients have the best possible experience.”

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Takahe Construction – House of the Year

Rebuild offeRs awaRd-winning modeRnisation When the owners of this Mt Pleasant property had their house “ripped apart” in the 2011 earthquake, it provided them the opportunity to create a modern replica of the family home.

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hey wanted the existing house replaced essentially, to give them a more modern house with the same footprint,” Takahe Construction co-director Calvin Cocks explains.

“The existing property had 7mm Hardie Plank fibre cement cladding with a triangular cut batten. So we’ve done a 12mm H3 ply with square battens to give it a more modern streamlined look.”

Although set on the base of a hill, the site is still a sloping section. Therefore, a 600mm gravel base was needed to comply with foundation requirements.

As the Takahe team are highly experienced when it comes to complex hillside homes, this was achieved with no complications.

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“The site had a variance of extremely rocky areas and very soft areas,” Cocks says. “This added another dynamic to the build.”

The local firm engaged an architect they had used previously, Archimetrix director Peter Wynyard, whose architectural philosophy – ‘strength of design is expressed by simple building shapes, using a carefully chosen pallet of modest materials, colour and texture

“They wanted the existing house replaced essentially, to give them a more modern house with the same footprint.” in the right proportions’ – resonated with the clients.

The clients’ choice of Takahe Construction for the complex build was

an easy decision, with the local firm’s name behind numerous House of the Year Awards throughout the years.

Established in 2010 by Cocks and co-director Tim Forman when they merged their two existing building companies. The company’s first major contract – a new build in Akaroa – saw the Registered Master Builders take out the Gold medal at the Registered Master Builders House of the Year

competition.

Not surprising that six years and many awards later, the recent Solares Ave project also proved a winner, taking out the Gold Award in the Nulook New Home $650,000 - $1 million category.

“The clients were extremely forthcoming and very hands-on in the project,” Forman says.

“They were very understanding, proactive with decision-making and very easy to work with.”

The 237sqm layout, including three bedrooms, two bathrooms, two living spaces, an office and nook, has been designed to suit the owners’ lifestyle perfectly. Inside flows out through numerous entry points to alfresco living that’s open to the environment, yet superbly private.

The contemporary country-style kitchen is a cook’s dream space, blending vertical-groove panels with sleek Caesarstone benchtops. Wood joinery offsets the white-washed look.

The master ensuite exudes refined style and comfort with handmade tiles and underfloor heating. A variety of flooring and wall finishes have been used to great effect throughout the home.

A range of eco-friendly materials all mesh beautifully for a cohesive countrystyle look. Sustainable measures promise to lessen the home’s impact on the environment and keep energy bills nice and low.

“The original property had a patio which was covered in corrugated plastic sheeting. In the new house, we were able to put a massive skylight in, which runs across the patio and into a conservatory/sunroom, which has completely transformed the whole outdoor area,” Cocks says.

Western red cedar doors and windows – another of Cocks’ favourite features – were a particularly challenging task but completed to the highest standard.

“They had to be sealed early in the project, so for the rest of the job we had to protect them with our lives because the smallest little nick on them shows up.”

It’s the attention to detail of such things which has seen the company take out the Gold Award in the $650,000 - $1 million category.

“We’re really pleased. Our foreman on the project, Eoin Lawlor, is a real craftsman. He spent extra time making sure everything was right,” Forman says.

“At the end of the day, that has made for an almost faultless job. When you walk around this home, every detail has

“We’re really pleased.

Our foreman on the project, Eoin Lawlor, is a real craftsman. At the end of the day, that has made for an almost faultless job.” been accounted for, down to the cedar doors and windows, which have been installed in a way that no fixings are visible.”

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“We both did our apprenticeships doing high-end work; as a company, we understand how problematic highend can be and, as a result, we’ve set up the company to be able to better handle the complexities associated with these houses.

“They are extremely detailed in their makeup, and the quality and finish has to be perfect. Many of these homeowners are successful business people themselves, and they command the best. They’ve spent a lot of money building these homes, so they should be. We take pride in being able to provide this for them.

“Moving forward, we plan on continuing to build our reputation for building high-end homes. It’s something we do well and it’s something our company is well placed to do.”

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Milestone Homes – House of the Year

LocaL rebuiLd named in country’s top 100 There’s nothing quite like home, especially so when your home is one of Canterbury’s earthquake rebuilds, and unexpectedly so when it is named as one of the top 100 homes in New Zealand in the 2016 Registered Master Builders’ House of the Year.

Homeowner, Graham Wilson, was “blown away”.

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just wanted to build a home, to be comfortable, warm and happy.

Doing everything right was the important thing, there was no thinking about awards.”

Earning Gold and Local Category Winner in the $400,000-$500,000 category at the recent Canterbury

awards, the Milestone Homes-built entry was named as a Gold Reserve home (the top 100 in the country) in August. The home is the first Christchurch rebuild to be awarded the highest honours in the annual House of the Year competition.

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Smith was extremely happy with the results. “We put continued effort into the quality of our homes, and it’s always wonderful to have that recognised.”

General manager Grant Lues adds, “We were particularly pleased for Graham; he’s worked on getting his home back for a very long time, and we have happily been a part of his journey”.

Wilson and his youngest daughter moved into the Redwood house late last year. For Wilson, it was instantly the haven he sought. Following years of living in his earthquake-damaged house, having a fully-functioning home once again was gold in itself. “It’s quiet, it’s

“We were particularly pleased for Graham; he’s worked on getting his home back for a very long time, and we have happily been a part of his journey.” warm and it’s so comfortable.”

Wilson had lived in his home for 15 years, and when the September 2010 earthquake struck, it caused significant but repairable damage. However, a large quake a few weeks later “split the

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“Getting the House of the Year Gold, Category Winner and the Gold Reserve doesn’t really surprise me. It’s the quality of the build that got it there, and I see that quality every day.” garage, which also features industrial carpet and an insulated garage door), the home is double glazed throughout, with two heat pumps installed to support the striking Jayline Walltherm wood fire.

“I’m so happy with the fire. I’d had a wood fire in my old place but the new eco standards made it difficult to get one included in the new build.

The Walltherm fire was one of the few approved options on the market, only one had sold before I bought mine.

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Neutral whites and greys, with occasional pops of colour from feature wallpaper and accessories, are complemented by the charcoal carpet and walnut plank vinyl floors.

Wilson chose the colours. As a qualified painter, he also painted all the interior space, as well as the striking white Rockcote exterior. “It was a pleasure to do my own home.”

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“They were always there, always available right from the start and always great to deal with. I hadn’t built before but this was a textbook build. We actually moved in two weeks before schedule. I knew from the beginning I’d chosen the right people to rebuild my home.”

“Moving in was an amazing feeling – the space and quietness – and it was just so warm, even without the heating on. It was quite surreal to be in this new space that was home again, and getting the House of the Year Gold, Category Winner and the Gold Reserve doesn’t really surprise me. It’s the quality of the build that got it there and I see that quality every day.”

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house in two”. Wilson continued to live there until the house was demolished in 2014.

Built on the same site as the damaged house, the new build is a modern 261-square-metre sun trap. It features an open-plan kitchen, dining and living, a second lounge/media room, three bedrooms (master with ensuite and walk-in wardrobe) and a huge threecar garage. “The garage was built to be big enough to house my muscle car collection, and it was, but I’ve since added to the collection!”

With much to love about his new home, Wilson is particularly happy with the openness and spaciousness.

“It flows so well, you don’t have to go through doors and doors to get places.”

The stylish, open-plan kitchen, dining and living area is a favourite place in the house, both to relax and to entertain.

Serviced by a butler’s pantry, the kitchen features a six-burner gas hob and a huge Westinghouse oven – “you could cook four roasts in that oven”. Beautiful Corian benchtops sit perfectly amidst the high gloss, acrylic finish kitchen cabinetry. “It’s such a nice finish; they work together like magic.”

Attention to simple but effective detail is evident throughout, such as the seamless lines created by dedicated, recessed spaces, which house the home’s televisions, (an 85-inch in the main living area and a 65in in the separate lounge). Solar tubes in the butler’s pantry and the hallway deliver significant light, allowing installed lighting to be kept to a minimum.

After living in “a fairly breezy” house for a few years, Wilson relishes the “amazing” warmth his new home provides. Fully insulated (including the

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Phil Benton Builders – House of the Year

An AwArd winning Alchemy Longevity in business comes down to a powerful alchemy – success, sustainability and strategy.

Each are inextricably linked.

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Phil Benton Builders has been operating with conviction in its industry for more than two decades.

A multi-award winning firm, the eponymous business is spearheaded

by Phil Benton himself, a leader who “may not be banging in every single nail” but is “always on site”. It’s a simple but significant case of what efficiency and innovation look like in action, something that Benton and his business partner Dave Fraser attribute to a prevailing sense of accountability and agility shared by the entire team.

“We are very conscientious about what we do. We are willing to innovate, which we believe is fundamentally essential to any business’ success including our own. We have consistent and continual work – this comes down to our flexibility and a reputation we have earned in the market that lets our current and prospective clients know that we are always evolving and adapting us they need us to.”

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A building-centric business brAin At face value, the summation that a great building business should have a great building-centric brain appears to be stating the obvious. Not so. Across 22 years of business, both Benton and Fraser have witnessed what can happen to seemingly sturdy businesses when a company does not benefit from genuine knowledge and understanding of the industry.

“Smart business in building benefits from successful builders playing to their strengths. For example, I play a hands on role in the practical side of the business because this is where I can fulfil my potential. Dave has been with us nine, almost 10 years, now and excels at managing the administrative and office side of things.

“When we engaged Dave’s expertise, it was evident to me at that time that the industry was experiencing significant change. I needed someone that I could rely on to not only respond by pre-empt these changes and help the business rise to the occasion. Dave is an excellent business partner and, thanks to his background building and Quantity Surveying, I have the confidence that he can provide the

company with an informed opinion and experience.

“Over the years we have placed a lot of emphasis on keeping this a family business – not just in the literal sense though because in fact we see all our staff as family. All of our staff have a vested interest in the success of the company.”

A competitive edge Phil Benton Builders continues to strengthen its already impressive repertoire and add to its burgeoning portfolio, working with clients that have a distinct and discerning vision for quality architecture.

The business treats every project with some level of devout care, never resting on its laurels. Every win is treated as a special coup – wins being new business and accolades. The latter is something that Benton, Fraser and the team should be used to by now, yet there is no sense of entitlement about their success. In fact, they are selfdeprecating about the awards they’ve collected over the years, although justly proud.

“That 2013 New Zealand Master Builders’ National Supreme Award we won in 2013 is officially the top award you can pick up in that competition, and there are only two of us in Christchurch that have won it. We are very proud of that fact.

“In the 2016 awards we were really proud to have picked up another award for a house we built in Godley Drive.”

The objective for this build project was to create a contemporary abode with a clean, open feel channelling a gallery vibe. The key was to capitalise on the Scarborough Hill-located site.

“In the 2016 awards we were really proud to have picked up another award for a house we built in Godley Drive.”

The resulting design in fact takes full advantage of the sun rise views of Boulder Bay and the twinkling lights of the urban city area in the evenings.

A glazed gallery space provides generous views of the garden, as well as showcasing the impressive scope of the internal and external living spaces beyond, hence the openness achieved across the property.

Main spaces are open plan dominated

by a central dining/kitchen space which interconnects with an operable louvered terrace and evening lounge.

With the master suite and bedrooms all incorporating high level strip windows, ridge views of the surrounding hills adds another spectacular touch to the property while maintaining privacy from neighbouring properties. Interior and exterior materials choices achieve a clean and sharp appearance including STO render, horizontal cedar weatherboard and dark charcoal joinery.

From compliance expertise through to construction excellence, Phil Benton Builders is a robust, conscientious and ambitious all-rounder. In short, what’s not to love?

For further information about how the team can bring your vision to life, visit www.philbentonbuilders.co.nz.

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Mike Greer Homes – House of the Year

Medal haul reflects quality across the board

Photography Paul Willetts

It’s one of the most recognisable names in the local building game, competing across all price brackets of residential construction, but Mike Greer Homes is once again disproving the proverbial suggestion that quality and quantity are mutually exclusive.

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stablished more than two decades ago, Mike Greer Homes has grown to become one of the South Island’s leading residential design and build firms, with the company’s strong medal haul in this year’s House of the Year competition a reflection of the excellence achieved across the spectrum.

The company earned Gold awards in the Bunnings New Home up to $300,000 category for a two-bedroom Redcliffs residence and the Renovation over $500,000 category for a fourbedroom home in Merivale. Silver awards were achieved in the Nulook New Home $650,000 - $1 million category for a family home in Strowan, in the Future-Proof Building New Home $500,000 - $650,000 category for a four bedroom Marshlands home, and in the PlaceMakers New Home $400,000 - $500,000 category for an earthquake rebuild on a secluded back section in Hillsborough.

“We have broad range of skills and over 25 years of experience that

enables us to compete well across the board,” Mike Greer Homes sales manager John Callaghan explains.

“Mike has developed a team that is able to achieve design and construction excellence on everything from standard entry-level through to $1.2 million homes. We have a large in-house team, with over 20 project managers and 15 designers focused on meeting customer needs.”

The Mike Greer Homes brand is not unfamiliar with awards, having won more than 90 of the highly coveted Master Builders awards over the last 10 years.

“Our dedication to quality workmanship and to being an active contributor to the Christchurch rebuild has really set us apart,” Callaghan says.

“A significant amount of effort has been put into expanding the company after the earthquakes, and we have taken on what was probably the majority of Christchurch rebuilds. That’s really driven us to the forefront of the industry.”

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“We have broad range of skills and over 25 years of experience that enables us to compete well across the board.”

The company has doubled its Canterbury business since the earthquakes, claiming a 12 per cent share of the region’s residential market, and in the past 18 months has opened offices in Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga – expanding to 11 locations around the country.

In Canterbury, there are 18 show homes demonstrating the specifications, workmanship and quality of the Mike Greer Homes brand, ensuring everyone can see for themselves just what makes this home grown New Zealand company an award-winning one.

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NKBA – Davinia Sutton

winning design davinia sutton Design is all about problem solving, says multi-award winning designer, Davinia Sutton. “It’s like putting a puzzle together to resolve people’s living environments, taking a design approach to the mental challenge.”

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avinia has been in the industry for 16 years, operating Detail

by Davinia Sutton for the past seven. Based in Merivale, the high-end bespoke architecture and interior design business works across New Zealand, as well as Australia, and specialises in the ‘hard spaces’ – kitchens, bathrooms, laundries and wardrobes.

With 42 awards won over Davinia’s career, the impressive total includes six from the 2016 National Kitchen and Bathroom Association (NKBA) Awards last month. Detail by Davinia Sutton won four awards at national level and two regional, including 2016 Bathroom of the Year, Best Small Space, Best Certified Designer Bathroom of the year, Canterbury Regional Bathroom Winner, Canterbury Regional Kitchen Winner and Best Craftsmanship award.

“Every award is a real team effort,” says Davinia, who lives south of Christchurch with her young family.

“For each project, there are seven to eight different trades involved for just a bathroom – including the builder,

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plumber, joiner and stonemason – they take our concepts and make it a reality.

The awards should celebrate everyone involved.”

Key features of her 2016 Bathroom of the Year design include a double walkin shower with a rainhead, a private toilet space, a two-level vanity cabinet and storage featuring timber veneer, and a freestanding bath which can be viewed from the bedroom. Contrasting materials, textures and natural hues reinforce the layered effect.

The architecture is the driving force of inspiration, she says. “The spaces we design need to sit well-grounded within the architectural context, so that the home reads as one. We also focus on longevity of the design and the best investment for our clients.”

With 35 years of experience collectively, the highly qualified and experienced team place great significance on listening to what the client wants. “It’s about personally tailoring to the client’s needs in an architectural context and delivering

Detail team members from left to right: Hollie Norman, Fleur Laws, Davinia Sutton and Andrea Moyle.

“The spaces we design need to sit wellgrounded within the architectural context, so that the home reads as one.” it for them. Engaging a designer is an investment and our role is to push boundaries, to get a stunning result.

“I’m personally involved in every project, and I wouldn’t be where I am today without my fantastic team of six staff. We also endeavour to work as best we can as team players within the industry. We really care about the end result – creating a stunning bespoke living space.”

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NKBA - Cronin Kitchens

Kitchen success all about a quality finish Photography Kallan MacLeod

We’ve been primed to look more than skin deep because, ‘it’s what’s on the inside that counts’. But when it comes to kitchen design, nothing could be further from the truth. For the hub of our home, it’s all about a quality finish. And let’s face it, when it comes to our homes, first impressions really do count.

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he Cronin Kitchens team has long understood the importance of a quality finish, earning a reputation among its peers and clients for quality award winning kitchens within a wide spectrum of briefs since the company was formed in 1989.

In recognition of this achievement, the company has just been awarded the Supreme Kitchen Designer of the Year and the Supreme Kitchen Manufacturer of the Year at the 2016 National Kitchen & Bathroom Association (NKBA) Awards, with the design by Morgan Cronin described by judges as sitting “beautifully in

the surrounding architecture and incorporates a stunning combination of materials”.

“The strong colour of the cabinetry blends with the surrounding softer

“The strong colour of the cabinetry blends with the surrounding softer palette and textures, enhancing and blending into the space with a marriage of streamlined aesthetics and harmony.”

palette and textures, enhancing and blending into the space with a marriage of streamlined aesthetics and harmony.”

From the first briefing in 2013 to the final completion of this kitchen design in 2015 there were many meetings and discussions with the clients and the architect. However, the fundamentals of the original brief did not change.

The client had pre-purchased some of the appliances, including the large double ovens and two dishwashers for the brand-new architecturally designed waterfront family home, with the brief calling for seating for four people, the inclusion of a large sink in the scullery, double sinks in the kitchen and large rubbish bins to cater for the family home.

The kitchen sits within a large open room. At the waterfront end of the room is the more formal living room; this is the end that guests approach the kitchen. The more formal side of the islands faces towards the dining table and therefore has been designed with a more minimal appearance.

At the opposite end of the room is the more casual family lounge. The kitchen has two islands — these create a buffer between the two zones. The more casual side of the islands caters to family needs, with every day meals enjoyed at the servery bench; from this position, the all-day views are spectacular.

At the centre of the two islands the clients have command over the whole space, serving children on one side or entertaining guests on the other.

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With their own in-house designer and colour consultant to assist with your project, whether it is large or small, your plans or their’s, you get all the help you can need from Impressive Kitchens.

The first step is an appointment in the showroom with highly experienced designer Jacqui Beaton, who will run through your requirements, suggest ideas and options to suit your budget

then, once all relevant information, including bench top and cabinetry materials have been decided on, a 3D concept design is created.

Impressive Kitchens has its own installer, and the highly experienced team are fully trained apprentices and fully qualified tradespeople, ensuring you have peace of mind when it comes to designing your dream kitchen.

Using Impressive Kitchens’ experienced specialists, clients benefit from being able to deal with a single company for all aspects of their kitchen design project, from start to finish.

The company is behind many beautiful interiors and striking kitchen design solutions throughout the greater Canterbury region, with a design team dedicated to creating the kitchen of your dreams.

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Craig and Genevieve Rogers researched various kitchen companies, got recommendations from friends and visited homes where new kitchens had recently been installed before choosing Impressive Kitchens to build their new custom built kitchen.

“We not only liked what Impressive Kitchens had achieved, the quality of the manufacturing and the expertise of the designer Jacqui Beaton, but also the reputation the company had earned in presenting new and fresh ideas, being able to listen to their customers’ needs and having the ability to interpret those needs into a most pleasing and workable result,” Genevieve says.

“They made the whole process simple and enjoyable, and we can’t wait to embark on our next project with them.”

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Sudima Hotel

SUCCESS OF HOTEL REDEVELOPMENT A TEAM APPROACH

hydraulic engineers, and Depree himself, all involved as the project developed. “The journey has been different but the end result is the same.”

Catalyst Consulting first opened in Wellington in 1999, followed by Auckland in 2004 and is currently expanding its Christchurch office.

The Christchurch team will include those with knowledge of the local area and provide a base for the increasing number of Canterbury projects they are involved in.

“Whether it’s a single storey or a 10-storey building, the same principles apply,” says Dupree. “It’s about the process as a whole – to make sure that the client is getting what they want.”

For more information, contact Catalyst Consulting on www. catalystconsult.co.nz or call 03 377 0094.

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Some jobs are clearly defined at their outset. Others develop over time, growing and changing, until the completed form can be seen.

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hen Catalyst Consulting began work on the Sudima Hotel Christchurch Airport, part of Sudima Hotels & Resorts, it was to review the acoustics between rooms in the accommodation wings. It quickly grew, with a revised scope including refurbishment of accommodation wings which developed into a brand new 90-bed wing and a new reception and administration block, refurbishment of two other accommodation wings, a new conference facility and fresh interior design for the existing restaurant.

“It grew continuously for four and a half years,” says Colin Depree, codirector of Catalyst Consulting. “It has been a developing project the whole way through.”

The Sudima Christchurch Airport covers 6275sqm on Memorial Avenue and has been a significant location on the Canterbury landscape since it first opened in 1968 as the White Heron Hotel. Architects from Catalyst Consulting worked on redesigning original areas and to design the new accommodation wing, with Colin acting as the client’s representative throughout the project. Overall the capacity of the hotel has increased by 30 rooms and new interior design allows for an open and modern feel to the front of house, reception and restaurant and bar areas.

“We tried to fit into the local environment and reflect the location,” Depree says of the design.

Exterior cladding of polished concrete exterior walls was chosen to blend with the shades of South Island mountains, rivers and lakes, while the interior

followed current design trends as well as future-proofing the hotel for the years ahead. Other considerations in the build included those related to its proximity to the airport and to meet the Christchurch International Airport Limited’s resource consents.

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“It grew continuously for four and a half years. It has been a developing project the whole way through.”

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s with any major project, there are many hands that go into creating a successful outcome.

Simple Solutions Intex (Canterbury) Ltd specialises in commercial building interiors and was subcontracted through construction company Arrow International to work on the interior of the Sudima Hotel Christchurch Airport.

“We were taken on in the first stage of the 90 room hotel extension,” says Robin Grant, construction manager.

“And we were then engaged to work on their reception and office areas.”

Simple Solutions Intex Limited was established as a stand-alone business in 2012, owned and operated solely

by Allan and Hayley Tribble since 2014. During this time, the company has worked on a number of major projects from the new Christchurch Justice & Emergency Services Precinct, to the Engineering and Architecture Building at Ara, with the team adapting and growing to meet the changing demands of the Christchurch commercial construction environment.

“We’re capable undertaking most interiot trades,” says Grant, with services including plasterboard linings, proprietary partitions and steel stud, suspended ceilings, specialist interior linings, insulation and finishing

carpentry. “We have specialists in each aspect of our trades and they have the skills to allow for versatility outside of their specialities.”

Their work on the Sudima Christchurch Airport saw up to 20 people on-site over the nine months they were involved. Following new industry code from the AWCI, ceilings and walls were constructed to meet seismic safety recommendations. The ceiling itself was comprised of two separate ceilings – one constructed of Gib, and then another perforated Gib ceiling set 70mm lower, with insulation

Construction manager Robin Grant from Simple Solutions Intex, the local firm behind the interiors of the Sudima Hotel Christchurch Airport.

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The large panelled feature timber wall in the reception and lobby space was also their work, utilising designs from Catalyst Consulting. More than 100 uniquely shaped laminated timber panels from Decortech make up the

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Hydestor

CUSTOM DESIGNED SHELVING TO SUIT CHANGING NEEDS The simplicity of shelving belies the innovation behind its development, but local firm Hydestor Manufacturing Ltd has taken the concept one step further, specialising in the development, manufacture, supply and installation of adjustable, powder coated steel shelving systems.

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tilising in-house CAD systems, Hydestor’s custom built shelving is utilised for a wide variety of applications, from mobile shelving units for schools and libraries, through to display units suitable for supermarkets and retail stores, and general shelving for almost everything else. The company is also a big supplier to the specialised storage shelving needs for museums, including the Canterbury Museum.

“Our shelving systems are like big Meccano sets,” Hydestor South Island branch manager Tony Watkins explains.

“So you can chop and change them to suit changing needs. Because of the scale of our product range we can customise your set-up to meet your specific needs.”

Founded in Christchurch in 1947 as Thomas Hyde Ltd before changing to Hydestor Manufacturing in 1989, Hydestor still manufactures products for the shelving systems manufactured 20 to 30 years ago, which enables them to re-customise existing set-ups and provide suitable add-ons.

“Our large range of products ensures we can design our units around the space to maximise the area,” Watkins says. “We don’t just provide shelving.

We design what the customer requires, making our system work to meet their needs, as opposed to trying to work your needs around a fixed set-up.”

Timber shelving is still used occasionally, but doesn’t offer the superior strength or light weight of New Zealand Steel, he says.

“We can do a number of things to make our shelving products more attractive, including cover panels to give the appearance of timber if you don’t

want the industrialised look.

“We are pretty sleek in what we can manufacture and flexible in what we can achieve.”

Hydestor’s shelving systems are designed using the most up-to-date computer controlled manufacturing processes, and finished using the company’s own semi-automated

“Our shelving systems are like big Meccano sets.

Because of the scale of our product range we can customise your set-up to meet your specific needs.”

powder coating line, which enables the availability of a wide range of colour options.

The company has an ongoing commitment to service and quality, being the first New Zealand shelving manufacturer to achieve certification to ISO9002 during August 1993, subsequently to AS/NZS ISO 9001:2000 during 2004 and is currently accredited under AS/NZS ISO 9001:2008.

“Ninety-eight per cent of our raw materials are New Zealand-made,” Watkins says.

“What this means for the customer is that, despite being made to order, we can offer extremely competitive lead times, even when changes are made.”

In the Canterbury earthquakes, a lot of competing products were destroyed, but Tony says Hydestor products held their own. “There were a number of buildings that were extensively damaged and our shelving was pulled out and re-used in the new building, which is testament to the strength of our product.”

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Warren & Mahoney – Riverlands House

MaxiMising the potential of a draMatic corner site

Striking architecture has become an integral component of the new city taking form around us as we rebuild from the ground up, as a talented pool of visionary architectural firms make their mark on the emerging city.

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“The triangular shape of the site meant a high ratio of external wall to floor area, so our brief was to maximise the usable area. “

y utilising their technical expertise, they make the most of every square metre available while working within the parameters set by the client, architectural regulations and urban design objectives determined by town planning officials.

For the architects behind Riverlands house – Warren and Mahoney – the prominent site at 31 Victoria Street provided an ideal opportunity to showcase their architectural capabilities, but in testament to their well-respected architectural expertise, the building’s form has been designed to maximise the potential of its dramatic corner site.

Strategically located at the city entrance to what is swiftly developing into a vibrant new Victoria Precinct, Riverlands House features two floors of office accommodation above a ground-floor hospitality tenancy, with a rooftop apartment for the building owner to take advantage of glorious views and the northwest aspect.

The geometry of the tight site meant designing to get as much space as possible, Warren and Mahoney architect Chris Dopheide explains.

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South Island owned and operated construction company Amalgamated Builders Ltd (ABL) are the main building contractors for the Riverlands House project.

Established in 1961 ABL has gone from strength to strength with offices across a large part of the country. Recently recognised for excellence in commercial building, ABL has won the New Zealand Commercial Projects Platinum Award. The award recognises excellence in the building process and practices within the commercial contracting sector and is the highest possible achievement in the Commercial Construction Awards calendar.

The Platinum award is bestowed only on those who have won five or more national titles and adds to ABL’s already long and impressive list of accolades. The ABL team has won national awards across multiple categories including their work on Rippon Hall, at Rippon Vineyard in Wanaka, Queenstown luxury Sofitel hotel and the unique Puzzling World attraction in Wanaka.

ABL South Island Business Development Manager Andrew Plant believes the company culture and ethos has enabled them to deliver such award winning projects. “As well as delivering projects based on traditional design using locally sourced and available products, we also investigate alternative design and construction solutions that improve efficiency, structural integrity and cost effectiveness. It’s part of our workplace culture – at ABL we solve construction issues before they become problems and come up with creative solut5ions. That’s what our clients have come to expect and one of the reasons we were chosen for the Riverlands House project.

“We place a lot of emphasis on working as a team and bringing practical builder ‘smarts’ to the table. This, together with the value we place on honest, open relationships has resulted in an award winning formula for the business. It was this approach that really appealed to the developers of Riverlands House and which helped us to secure the project” says Plant.

Recent contracts around the South Island include: • Harvard Hub Business Park at Wigram Skies • Chateau on the Park earthquake repairs • Christchurch Adventure Park • Lincoln New World Supermarket • 136 Moorhouse Avenue Commercial New Build • Invercargill Airport Terminal Building – now the “benchmark” for other regional airports to aspire to on future re-developments.

• Dunedin Distinction Hotel, a 130 room conversion of the historic Chief Post Office building with reception area, restaurant, gymnasium and meeting rooms • Mosgiel Countdown supermarket • Cardrona Distillery and Museum, the world’s most southerly whiskey distillery • Eichardt’s Private Hotel expansion at Marine Parade on the lake front of Queenstown

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Warren & Mahoney – Riverlands House “The triangular shape of the site meant a high ratio of external wall to floor area, so our brief was to maximise the usable area. As a response, we moved away from a braced structural frame which can restrict usability and towards a moment frame, which gave unobstructed floor plates. We aimed to compress the services zone against the adjacent building on the north boundary so as to make the most of views up Victoria St and south to the city and hills.”

The ground floor – which has been pre-designed to accommodate a bar/restaurant tenancy – will help to activate the street frontage to Victoria St in particular.

The upper floor plates are designed to optimise the workplace environment; to maximise fitout flexibility and to minimise the cost of change as tenant needs evolve. Each floor plate achieves a 2.85-metre floor-to-ceiling height, while minimising the disruption of core and structural elements.

“The environment was also a key consideration, with only the east elevation getting direct sunlight,” Dopheide explains.

“So angular, 600mm deep sun shades span from floor to floor to provide façade modulation and reducing glare in the winter months when the sun is low, but without restricting the view too much. By contrast the south elevation is a series of austere GRC panels around simple windows and fenestration.”

He is particularly pleased with the resolution of the south side of the building. “The façade panels were expected to move up to 150mm in relation to the building behind, so

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“Tenants are in the process of signing leases now, so we anticipate the building will be fully occupied by the end of the year as well.”

co-ordinating and detailing this was an intriguing puzzle to work through, involving rigorous shop drawings.”

The client’s desire for a low maintenance building has seen the use of glassfibre reinforced concrete (GRC) cladding panels on the south elevation, reducing the need to repaint or scaffold the building in the future. Developed in the 1960s as a corrosion-free alternative to traditional steel reinforced concrete, GRC is well-suited to the popular fasttrack approach of using lightweight, prefabricated cladding panels for the exterior of modern buildings.

The top floor apartment design has again been governed by a desire for

low maintenance, with a simple metal cladding. Layouts were limited to a degree by the structural loadpaths, but the resulting form is a striking one, with the prominent profile standing its own in the local streetscape.

“We were fairly constrained in certain areas in order to keep the apartment frame aligned with the main structure below, but as the scaffolding is starting to come down, it’s looking really sharp.

It’s set back a little to allow access for maintenance in the future. This means it’s less of a dominating feature and more of a stealthy hat to cap the building off.

“By contrast, the lower floors are

more in the tradition of many of Christchurch’s classic modernist buildings with a formal expression of a post and beam frame, as opposed to a curtain wall glazed skin.”

The design intent was to deliver an efficient workplace at an appropriate scale, massing and timeless quality that the location merits. With these values in mind, the materials, assembly, finishes and systems selected for the building are both pragmatic and of high quality, aligned with tenants’ aspirations and the requirements of a long-term owner/ investor.

Views and natural day lighting have been optimised without compromising comfort within the working environment.

With environmental sustainability being a necessary future-proofing requirement for the new city, and of key interest to tenants, the building is designed to significantly reduce energy costs throughout its working life.

Structurally, the building has proved demanding, but Dopheide says despite the complexities of a tight, triangular site, it’s been an enjoyable and

“It’s a dramatic location, and we’re happy the way the couple of bold moves sit in well with the scale and modulation of both the street frontages.” reasonably straightforward project.

“It’s been a great project to be involved in,” he says. ‘Our client has a clear vision and has been single-minded in executing it. The apartment will be stunning and makes so much sense in this location. The views alone are worth it.

“We’ve been extremely fortunate that, although it’s not simple, it has been a forgiving building to put together. There has been just enough wriggle room to make things work on the few occasions we have needed it. The contractor has been great to work with and really eased the process.”

The ground through to the second floor is expected to be completed later this month, with the apartment a month or so later, Dopheide says.

“Tenants are in the process of signing leases now, so we anticipate the building will be fully occupied by the end of the year as well.

“The sunshades will be a unique feature when they are installed. The big 4m-long folded metal plates with aluminium grillage will be striking. It’s going to suddenly change the look of the building quite dramatically,” he says.

“The building fits well with its surroundings. As the scaffolding comes down, you can see how it works well

with the scale of adjacent buildings.

Heading west on Kilmore St, you can see the new parapet line starting to align, and it will be interesting to see how the rest of the area comes together.

“It can be tricky when you have two elevations with quite different

requirements, but it’s a great opportunity to express the dynamic relationship of the acute corner site. It’s a dramatic location, and we’re happy the way the couple of bold moves sit in well with the scale and modulation of both the street frontages.”

A striking inner-city apartment atop

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a modern reinterpretation of a classic Christchurch modernism – a stone’s throw from Victoria Square and the soon-to-be-restored Christchurch Town Hall – reaffirms the building owner’s commitment to Christchurch and the central city’s reemerging vibrancy.

ALUTECH ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT RIVERLAND HOUSE PROJECT

10 Hammersmith Drive, Sockburn T. (03) 343 0242 | F. (03) 348 0487 E. info@alutech.co.nz

www.alutech.co.nz

Ph: 03 323 7085, 30 Belfast Road, Chch www.taggart.net.nz

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