A couple of bikers pedal by heading for the coastal road that goes to Red Rocks and beyond; a seal colony is a draw card for locals and tourists in the winter months. Coastal recreation around the capital city is growing in popularity.
Let’s face it, there’s a lot the world needs: a cure for cancer, an Israel-Palestine peace accord, another series of Breaking Bad. What it doesn’t need are dark, drab corporate buildings with poor flow and even less personality.
Studio Pacific Architecture has rebuilt an innovative building in central Wellington that was the first in the world to be constructed using lead-rubber base isolation as earthquake protection.
An innovative design for the redevelopment of Christchurch’s Te Whare Toa Takitini/Burwood Hospital is the result of a collaboration between Jasmax, Klein Architects and Sheppard & Rout Architects.
What once was an un-renovated workers cottage hosting the best light and views from the bathroom, has now been transformed into a flexible two-storey home with a line up of light fittings that are refined and seamless.
Impressive is a value that The Building Intelligence Group underscores within its own culture, and impressive is how they see the design outcome, showcased on their website with the caption: “We survived our toughest client yet. Ourselves.”
At last, the seaside suburb of Devonport has a new library after many years, many reports and many meetings. The site is the same as that of the old library and the one before that: a short walk from the ferry terminal, on the edge of a reserve, at the corner where the main street and the marine parade meet. A library has been there for as long as has Devonport.
The four large buildings that constitute CIGA – which will house around 1,700 government workers – need to be understood in the context of the post-quake planning decisions.