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How other designers are using architectural products around New Zealand.

October 2025

A Seamless Plaster Finish Inside and Out for Oceanview Road House

This award-winning Mount Maunganui home features a Sto plaster façade that wraps seamlessly around the building, including over parapets, to create a clean continuous look.

From Garages to Kitchens: PlyPlay's Endless Design Possibilities

From Garages to Kitchens: PlyPlay's Endless Design Possibilities

Plywood. Long known as a strong, cost-effective and highly versatile building material, its true potential for creating unique spaces is still often overlooked. Bates Surfaces’ prefinished PlyPlay is out to change that.

Techlam Glulam Powers New Zealand’s Largest Mass Timber Office Building

Techlam Glulam Powers New Zealand’s Largest Mass Timber Office Building

This project sets new standards for sustainability in development and construction in New Zealand, targeting a 100% reduction in embodied carbon and six-star Green Star and five-star NABERS ratings.

Reclaimed Hardwood Cladding Brings Durability, Warmth and Circularity to Village Green

Reclaimed Hardwood Cladding Brings Durability, Warmth and Circularity to Village Green

The reclaimed Australian hardwood exterior cladding and interior wall linings from LMA provided a natural, low carbon choice that fit with the ethos of this nature-based early learning centre in Auckland.

Industrial Strength Meets Sustainability: Electric Gate Automation for a Large Commercial Property

Industrial Strength Meets Sustainability: Electric Gate Automation for a Large Commercial Property

A powerful partnership proves that industrial developments can be both secure and sustainable.

Raised Acoustic Floors Ensure Comfortable Living at New 116-Unit Retirement Building

Raised Acoustic Floors Ensure Comfortable Living at New 116-Unit Retirement Building

The SoundDown Tranquillo Acoustic Flooring System delivers an STC rating of 66 and an IIC rating of 60, exceeding acoustic requirements to provide a quiet and comfortable environment at Summerset’s new building in Cambridge.

A Roof Refurbishment with Minimal Disruption? Overlaying a 2100m² Leaky Apartment Roof with the Viking Warm Roof System

A Roof Refurbishment with Minimal Disruption? Overlaying a 2100m² Leaky Apartment Roof with the Viking Warm Roof System

A Viking WarmRoof with a Viking Enviroclad membrane to ensure watertightness was overlaid on the existing metal roof to provide an energy-efficient solution while minimising disruption to occupants. 

Rebuilding a Storm-Damaged Boathouse Deck at Portsea Beach

Rebuilding a Storm-Damaged Boathouse Deck at Portsea Beach

Fibre Reinforced Engineered Polymer (FREP) Joist Hangers and Joist Connectors provided an affordable corrosion-resistant alternative to stainless steel, perfect for the coastal location.

NZ's Highest Green Star Rated Tertiary Education Building

NZ's Highest Green Star Rated Tertiary Education Building

Behind the award-winning design of B201 lies a quiet revolution in low-carbon construction; and timber is at the heart of it. Through precision manufacturing and the considered use of renewable materials, this landmark university redevelopment demonstrates how thoughtful design choices can meaningfully reduce embodied carbon without compromising architectural integrity.

Smart Balustrade Selection Enhances Outdoor Living at Remuera Gardens

Smart Balustrade Selection Enhances Outdoor Living at Remuera Gardens

A combination of frameless glass balustrades for balconies and vertical fin balustrades for outdoor areas ensures safety without compromising on aesthetics in this new apartment complex at Remuera Gardens. 

From Office Block to 7 Homestar Living: A Glimpse into High-Performance Facades

From Office Block to 7 Homestar Living: A Glimpse into High-Performance Facades

Cheops Holdings (a McKee Fehl subsidiary) took on the transformation of 135 Victoria Street into a ground-breaking residential development. The result? 108 apartments, a 7 Homestar rating, and a new benchmark for build-to-rent in Wellington.

Cohesive Flooring Design for The Greenhouse: From Striking Chevron to a Bespoke Broadloom Rug

Cohesive Flooring Design for The Greenhouse: From Striking Chevron to a Bespoke Broadloom Rug

The Greenhouse in Ponsonby by Ockham Residential unites luxury and nature, with Jacobsen flooring enhancing every detail.

A Faster, Smarter, More Accessible Way to Build

A Faster, Smarter, More Accessible Way to Build

RTA Studio's 'The Living House' was conceived as a direct response to housing affordability, climate resilience and construction efficiency in New Zealand, featuring First Windows and Doors.

Thermally Modified Timber Supporting Low Carbon Residential Design

Thermally Modified Timber Supporting Low Carbon Residential Design

Ebode Homes chose JSC TMT Taiga finished with JSC Scumble to support a high‑performance, low‑carbon show home with exceptional material longevity and climatic resilience.

Compliant Fencing Solutions for Fletcher Living’s Three Kings Development

Compliant Fencing Solutions for Fletcher Living’s Three Kings Development

Boundaryline’s DuraPanel Titan fencing was specified to provide safe, adaptable, and compliant barrier protection across elevated areas within the Three Kings master-planned community.

Strength Meets Style: How Totalspan Rotorua Elevated Their Showroom with Triboard TGV

Strength Meets Style: How Totalspan Rotorua Elevated Their Showroom with Triboard TGV

A look that redefines steel-framed buildings, brought to life by Tony Young and his team.

Acoustic Performance on a Budget for Burnside High School

Acoustic Performance on a Budget for Burnside High School

Asona delivered an acoustic solution for Burnside High School's new learning block, meeting Ministry of Education's Design Quality Learning Spaces (DQLS) standards and BCN Architects' design aesthetics while achieving significant cost savings through smart, locally manufactured product substitutions.

Smart Key Upgrade Gives South Otago High School Full Control in a Day

Smart Key Upgrade Gives South Otago High School Full Control in a Day

Looking for a more secure and manageable way to control access, South Otago High School replaced its old key system with eCLIQ from ASSA ABLOY. Installed in just one day, the new system gives staff full control over 70 keys and the doors they open.

BJELIN Woodura Hardened Timber Delivers Low Carbon Luxury for Reserve House

BJELIN Woodura Hardened Timber Delivers Low Carbon Luxury for Reserve House

Reserve House in the Bay of Plenty showcases how BJELIN Woodura Hardened Timber unites the timeless beauty of wood with responsible use of natural resources, delivering verified low carbon performance.

Design Meets Function: Low-Slope Waterproofing for Flat Bush Homes

Design Meets Function: Low-Slope Waterproofing for Flat Bush Homes

The project team faced the challenge of creating a seamless and level transition between master bedrooms and private tiled balconies. The CodeMark-certified Nuraply 3PM 2-layer membrane system provided the ideal solution.

Natural Materials, Strong Textural Contrasts, and Crisp Concrete Elements for a Wanaka Home

Natural Materials, Strong Textural Contrasts, and Crisp Concrete Elements for a Wanaka Home

Discover how Allied Concrete’s Ready Exposed concrete finish at McLeod Ave Residence showcases the versatility of exposed aggregate in contemporary residential architecture.

Sustainable Drainage Solution for Basement Car Park Ramp at Orakei Luxury Apartments

Sustainable Drainage Solution for Basement Car Park Ramp at Orakei Luxury Apartments

Allproof’s 300mm clear opening commercial channel was selected for its sustainability, product performance and durability features.

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