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The Assembly Stackweave (2012)
We are excited to announce that the Assembly Stackweave shelving unit is again available for order in 2012 with a new manufacturer, new pricing and a new rectangle size 1950 x 1200mm in addition to the original 1950 x 1935mm. We are selling them ‘direct’ rather than via retailers as flat packed units for owner … Read more
Happy Holidays
Signing off with an image from the rural office. Thank You to our star supporters and collaborators for a stellar 2011. Happy New Year!
Work in progress – Hidden Hillside Landscape
Work in progress – this landscape design in Brooklyn provides 3 to 4 times the usable flat area on this hillside section. A block retaining wall defines a courtyard landscape off the living room. Drained planter boxes form a seating edge along the entire patio, both formed with in-situ coloured concrete . At the southern … Read more
Awarded: Waipatiki Beach House
AWARDED NZIA 2011 GISBORNE HAWKES BAY ARCHITECTURE AWARD: The judges citation for the NZIA 2011 GISBORNE HAWKES BAY ARCHITECTURE AWARD reads: The house stands out on arrival as the most interesting built form in the vicinity. The crisp twin boxes are carefully placed on the site and maximise the views while taking the elements into account. … Read more
Work in progress: Rammed Earth House
A fleeting visit to Wanaka to check progress on the landscape works for the rammed earth house. Shuttered concrete landscape walls define the edge of the proposed house and lawn. Although hardly noticeable now, earthworks have occurred to modify the ground contours in order to provide greater privacy to/ from the road. The tones and … Read more
Our blacks in practice
In honour of the All Blacks final in the Rugby World Cup 2011 tonight, I have assembled a selection of our blacks in practice.
Work in Progress: A family house on Waiheke – ceiling study
Here is an example of some design work in progress in the office. These images are looking at some ceiling options for this new living space in an existing house on Waiheke Island. These renders are created in Vectorworks which we use for all stages of design, documentation and visual client communication. The studies are … Read more
Silver for the Zoo Hub at the Best Design Awards
Last Friday evening the Zoo Hub took Silver in the Spatial – Built Environment category in the Designers Institute “Bestawards” for 2011. Here are a few more shots from Mike Heydon’s zoo shoot, you can also see the original post here and in Architecture NZ here and on Architecture Now here. ARCHITECT Assembly Architects Limited (Justin Wright, Louise … Read more
ImPressed: The Wellington Zoo Hub reviewed in Architecture NZ
The Wellington Zoo Hub features in this months Architecture NZ, reviewed by Tommy Honey with shots by Mike Heydon of Jet Productions. And with glossy magazine pages a difficult beast to shoot, we asked Mike to shoot the mag again for our blog – I love his clever result. The article is now here at ArchitectureNow, and … Read more
Thorndon Villa renovation
Here are a few pics from our most recently completed Villa renovation. The house neighbours Premier House and therefore benefits from the verdant aspect, happily “borrowing” the tree vista in the new renovation. The renovation included the removal of a fireplace, removing and replacing walls, new and resurfaced matai timber floors and trims, a new … Read more
