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Artists Studio / Wallace Architects

Hana Abdel — Sat, 13 May 2023 21:00:00 +0000

Prominent artist Jacqui Colley required a studio space to create her often large-scale works of art. Working from home was the ideal solution so she engaged Wallace Architects to come up with a scheme that would maximize the existing property.

Dining Rooms: Their Importance and Possibilities in Plans

Eduardo Souza — Tue, 28 Dec 2021 07:30:00 +0000

The word commensality refers to the act of eating together, sharing a meal. Much more than a mere function of essential human need, sitting at the table is a practice of communion and exchange. An article by Cody C. Delistraty compiles some studies on the importance of eating together: students who don't eat regularly with their parents miss school more; children who do not have daily dinner with their family tend to be more obese and young people in families without this tradition can have more problems with drugs and alcohol, in addition to poorer academic performance. Evidently, all these issues raised are complex and should not be reduced to just one factor. But having a suitable place to have meals, free from distractions, is a good starting point for at least one moment a day that is focused on conversation and food. This is where dinner tables come in. In this article, we review some projects to classify the most common ways to deploy these important pieces of furniture.

Footstep Pre-school / Parsonson Architects

Pilar Caballero — Sun, 12 Sep 2021 19:00:00 +0000

Footsteps is a pre-school designed for the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Palmerston North. It is located on a large property in a commercial/retail area, backing onto a local primary school. The building occupies half the site with car parking and garden areas to the north. The building has been pushed to the street edge to engage with passers-by, different from the ‘big box' retail outlets nearby, which sit behind large car-parks.

Long House / Parsonson Architects

Hana Abdel — Thu, 06 May 2021 18:00:00 +0000

The house is located in a large new suburban subdivision in Wellington, on a long and slender site located between the road and a planted valley reserve containing the beginnings of the Porirua Stream. The overall subdivision consists of mainly kitset and building company housing, finished in shades of cream, beige and grey, waiting until planting grows tall enough to soften it.

Herald Garden Studio / Parsonson Architects

Paula Pintos — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 01:00:00 +0000

This small, standalone structure sits at the Southern end of a 243m2 property in Berhampore. The existing house is a compact two-bedroom Victorian cottage and is occupied by a couple and their two young sons. Space in the house is at a premium, increasingly so as the boys grow older. The new Studio is designed to provide flexible additional space such as catering for children’s play, as a place for a peaceful retreat, study or overflow accommodation. Whilst it is separate from the house at the end of the rear yard, it is visually connected and linked by sheltered outdoor space.

Wairau Valley House / Parsonson Architects

Daniel Sánchez — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 17:00:00 +0000

The property is located in the Wairau Valley, 10 minutes from Blenheim and close to the Wairau River as it snakes along the edge of the northern hills, a patterned rural landscape of farms, orchards, and vineyards.

Ostrich House / Parsonson Architects

Andreas Luco — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 21:00:00 +0000

This rural house sits atop a windy hill with panoramic views over Wellington and beyond. Being only 15 minutes from central Wellington it has been envisaged as a hybrid city-country house - somewhere to retreat to but still be connected to city life.

Korokoro Bush House / Parsonson Architects

Rayen Sagredo — Wed, 23 May 2018 17:00:00 +0000

The house sits at the end of a narrow road,perched on a steep hillside, looking down a bush-clad valley to the Korokoro Stream with views out to Wellington Harbour through a V in the hills. It is two storied with bedrooms upstairs and livings spaces below.

Te Horo Bach / Parsonson Architects

Daniel Tapia — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Te Horo Bach: Is a small (87m2) holiday house for a family of four. A retreat, located an hours drive north of Wellington on wild and beautiful dune-lands in a newly developed coastal subdivision with large section sizes. It is a small economically planned fibro and batten clad building that has its design roots partly in the NZ bach tradition, with an explorative use of form, color and material. As part of the subdivision rules, there was a limited color palette available.

Moetapu Beach House / Parsonson Architects

Valentina Villa — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 22:00:00 +0000

The holiday house sits at the bottom of a steep, winding gravel driveway on a sloping bush covered site looking out to Pelorus Sound.

Ruby Bay House / Parsonson Architects

Valentina Villa — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 18:00:00 +0000

This is a small-medium 3-bedroom house sitting along a southward sloping hill, looking east across Tasman Bay.

Field Way Bach / Parsonson Architects

Daniela Cardenas — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 15:00:00 +0000

This small holiday bach looks over the dune tops to the Esplanade Reserve in Waikanae, New Zealand. It was designed for a family who have owned the property for more than 30 years. An uninsulated 2 storey cabin was altered, insulated, reclad and extended.

2015 New Zealand Architecture Awards Announced

Sabrina Santos — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 16:00:00 +0000

The New Zealand Institute of Architects has announced the 28 winners of the New Zealand Architecture Awards during an event at the Auckland Museum.

Marshall Court Apartments / Designgroup Stapleton Elliott

Karen Valenzuela — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 17:00:00 +0000

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Matai House / Parsonson Architects

Karen Valenzuela — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 18:00:07 +0000

The family had lived in this early 1900’s Villa for several years before embarking on alterations. It was atypical villa layout, rooms running down each side of a central hallway with a viewto the laundry, toilet and kitchen areas at the rear. These received the best late sun, but were nestled up against a retaining wall holding up the bank rising up to the rear of the site. The house felt disconnected from the rear of the property and the owners needed extra living space and 2 more bedrooms for their growing family.

Korokoro House / Parsonson Architects

Karen Valenzuela — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 18:00:48 +0000

The housewas designed for a family of 6 with children of varying ages. It sits on an elevated sitewith expansive views over Wellington Harbour to the south and a narrower view down to a green valley at the lower end of the Belmont Regional Park to the north.

Clayton Park School Hall and Administration / S&T Wellington

Cristian Aguilar — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000

The Board of Trustees and Principal at Clayton Park School wanted to create a building that would welcome people to the site and give students, staff and the community alike, a sense of pride in their local school. The task was to replace the existing hall and administration blocks with a single building, housing both functions on a site that overlooks the nearby playing fields and ponds, and has easy access from the street.

VUW Campus Hub / Architectus + Athfield Architects

Karen Valenzuela — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000

The VUW Campus Hub and Library Upgrade responds to today’s changing pedagogical environment and new trends for maintaining and disseminating knowledge.