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Case Studies

How other designers are using architectural products around New Zealand.

July 2025

Sleek Muted Bronze Tapware Brings a Refined Look to Charlotte Cottage

Curation Design Studio renovated this 19th-century workers’ cottage, honouring the home’s heritage features while bringing it firmly into the contemporary realm. To elevate the kitchen and bathrooms, they turned to Nero Tapware’s ultra-contemporary Opal range.

A Renovation That Required Colour, Function, and Fun

A Renovation That Required Colour, Function, and Fun

Draughty, eighties-era French doors were replaced with a large Vantage window and glass slider that flows straight out to the rolling garden. The windows were finished with a fire-engine-red powder coating which gives a beautiful contrast against the dark timber cladding.

Upcycling a 1970s Barn with Prefinished Plywood

Upcycling a 1970s Barn with Prefinished Plywood

This 1970s barn has been made warm and serviceable with Bates Surfaces' prefinished plywood interior lining.

Creating a Visual Link to the Surrounding Landscape at Motueka High School

Creating a Visual Link to the Surrounding Landscape at Motueka High School

Havelock and Awake carpet tiles from Advance Flooring in green and grey reference the local forest floor and cultural history while providing durable, comfortable flooring for students and staff.

Integrating Nature to Support Emotional Wellbeing at Te Waka Aorangi

Integrating Nature to Support Emotional Wellbeing at Te Waka Aorangi

The newly opened Te Waka Aorangi brings together cultural insight, thoughtful design and robust materials. Melteca and Laminex Formica Laminate in Seasoned Oak help create a calm and durable interior with warmth and visual continuity.

100% New Zealand Wool Acoustic Wall Lining for a Wellington School

100% New Zealand Wool Acoustic Wall Lining for a Wellington School

Floc's natural wool acoustic range is helping to create calmer, healthier classrooms across the motu.

Breathing New Life into a Landmark: Whanganui’s Sarjeant Gallery Extension

Breathing New Life into a Landmark: Whanganui’s Sarjeant Gallery Extension

Equus Industries worked closely with the project team to supply waterproofing and protective coating systems that could meet the challenges of both the original structure and the new build.

Preserving History with ARDEX Below Grade Tanking Solutions

Preserving History with ARDEX Below Grade Tanking Solutions

Integrating ARDEX Waterproofing into Heritage Foundations at Lorne Street Student Accommodation.

A Contemporary Upgrade for a Heritage Home

A Contemporary Upgrade for a Heritage Home

A fresh take on a timeless favourite — see how this Timaru home kept its picket charm without the upkeep.

Streamlining Efficiency with Moddex: Civil Logic Truck Wash Facility

Streamlining Efficiency with Moddex: Civil Logic Truck Wash Facility

Innovative solutions from Moddex drive productivity and safety at a state-of-the-art truck wash facility in Melbourne.

Seamless Cabinetry That Supports a Calming, Cohesive Home

Seamless Cabinetry That Supports a Calming, Cohesive Home

A Nelson kitchen featuring Hettich AvanTech YOU drawers and Actro YOU runners sets the tone for a home designed around flow, tranquillity, and considered storage.

Unlocking the Hidden 40%: How Airtightness Makes Staged Renovations Work

Unlocking the Hidden 40%: How Airtightness Makes Staged Renovations Work

Aero can help designers and builders to boost energy performance through airtightness — enabling staged renovations that save more and cost less.

SmartVent Breathes New Life Into an Old Home

SmartVent Breathes New Life Into an Old Home

A compact heat recovery ventilation system helped this student-renovated state house control indoor moisture and fight overheating.

Self-Adhesive Underlay Simplifies Rigid Air Barrier Installation for Fitzgerald Construction


Self-Adhesive Underlay Simplifies Rigid Air Barrier Installation for Fitzgerald Construction


The RAINARMOR self-adhesive solution reduced labour, sped up installation and enhanced performance at Tuahiwi School.

Providing Flexible Outdoor Heating Solutions for a Rooftop Bar

Providing Flexible Outdoor Heating Solutions for a Rooftop Bar

After the initial discussion using Bromic’s complimentary Design Service, the heating experts mocked up a heat layout that provided the warmth and comfort guests needed, while maintaining flexibility.

From Open Plan to Private Retreat with CS Cavity Sliders

From Open Plan to Private Retreat with CS Cavity Sliders

Achieving interior flexibility with CS Cavity Sliders at Maddren Homes, House of Illusion in Silverdale, Auckland.

A Dining Table Brings Warmth and Practicality with Dekton Albarium

A Dining Table Brings Warmth and Practicality with Dekton Albarium

Interior designer Paula Waterhouse uses Dekton Albarium to craft a family-friendly dining centrepiece in a Christchurch home.

A Sustainable Drainage Channel Choice for Kings Plant Barn Stonefields

A Sustainable Drainage Channel Choice for Kings Plant Barn Stonefields

Allproof supplies NZ made surface water drainage system for one of the country's most innovative and sustainable projects in its category.

GIB Plasterboard Shaping Christchurch Stadium Build

GIB Plasterboard Shaping Christchurch Stadium Build

“GIB goes above and beyond with their technical support, and it makes all the difference to have that backing. What’s more, 90% of GIB systems are exactly that — systems. They all work in together and they’re pretty fool proof.”

Making Schools Safer with Spectrum’s EVO Max Balustrade

Making Schools Safer with Spectrum’s EVO Max Balustrade

Two Auckland schools have invested in quality balustrades with safety at the forefront, utilising a customisable, pre-engineered solution from Spectrum.

Tiles Create a Refined Look for AIA Tower Lobby Renovation

Tiles Create a Refined Look for AIA Tower Lobby Renovation

A lobby renovation that transformed a dated, dark, echoey space into a calm, warm, inviting transition zone for tenants.

Engineered Timber Unlocks Space, Style and Savings in 1980s Home Renovation

Engineered Timber Unlocks Space, Style and Savings in 1980s Home Renovation

From 80s glum to contemporary glam — the dramatic transformation of a Mt Maunganui home shows how Prolam Glulam Beams can deliver structural performance, standout design and significant cost efficiencies.

Ngā Mokopuna: A Benchmark in Sustainable Tertiary Design

Ngā Mokopuna: A Benchmark in Sustainable Tertiary Design

Victoria University’s prize-winning new campus building, Ngā Mokopuna, used numerous commercial window systems from APL and required in-depth environmental documentation as part of the specification process.

Coastal Home Reimagined with Calibre

Coastal Home Reimagined with Calibre

Gerard's Calibre steel roof panel system was chosen by ATA architectural design studio to refresh the aesthetics and performance of a beachfront Mount Maunganui home.

Te Mātāwai: Performance-Driven Specification for Urban Living

Te Mātāwai: Performance-Driven Specification for Urban Living

The roofing solution was developed through close collaboration between MODE Design and Nuralite, resulting in the specification of Nuralite’s one degree CodeMarked system.

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