Build & Renovate 25

FREE ISSUE 25 2020

Beach babe A small home making the most of the coast

Renovation hits and misses Not all upgrades add instant value

Lifting the lid on hidden new-build costs

Dark mastery

Using texture to enlighten a shady space

Avoiding DIY disasters

beyond

Above and

Ultra-modern living overlooking the city

If you just wing each interview, the direction, tone and outcome of each conversation can vary wildly, making it more difficult to compare candidates to each other.

The outcome of this can be that, despite spending all that time interviewing people, to a certain extent, you’re still none the wiser.

Then, the chances are, when it comes to deciding who to hire, you’re going to go with your gut, as you won’t reliably be able to compare one answer to another because you didn’t ask each candidate a few standard questions you can compare them by.

So, a little planning can go a long way towards helping you make an informed and considered choice of who to hire, as opposed to just sitting down with each individuals, having a completely random chat, and then hoping you get it right.

Mistake 2

- OVERVALUING EXPERIENCE

It is risky to bet too heavily on how much experience a person has, when there are so many factors that determine whether someone will be successful in the role and a good fit for your organisation.

An applicant’s skills, knowledge, aptitude and personality all factor into the equation.

Because experience is a tangible and measurable component, it is very easy to overvalue it above less easily measurable factors such as intelligence, drive, and other components of raw talent.

Experience accumulates with time in the role and skills can be learned and acquired.

Hiring new employees is not an easy process.

You’ve got to wade through a mountain of applications, weed out the few you’re interested in and then interview all the candidates – all while still running your company.

But if you want your company to grow, you need to hire the right people.

You need people that are not only right for the now but can also help you move the business towards bigger and better things in the future.

This is especially so for smaller businesses and startups because they have fewer employees and a limited income with which to work.

For these companies every single dollar they spend on finding and hiring an employee can affect their longer term success, meaning it’s vital that they avoid making major mistakes while hiring.

But the trouble is that running a small business is hard work and there often simply isn’t the time to commit to a thorough hiring process; and as result, corners get cut.

The good news is that your competitors are probably making these mistakes whilst hiring as well. This means there’s an opportunity for you to seize; to waste less time and money by hiring right so you can get back to running your company.

Mistake 1

- NOT HAVING AN INTERVIEW PLAN

The single biggest hiring mistake small business owners make is winging it or not having an interview plan. At best they’ll have a few questions written down on a piece of paper, but little else.

You need to treat an interview like a deductive science. You’ve sorted through all the resumes and selected the best individuals to be interviewed – but now you need a better way of evaluating their suitability for the role than just having a chat and going with your gut.

You achieve this by having an interview plan.

First – decide what questions are the most important, and ask them to each candidate.

Your next great employee might be someone with limited experience, but who has fantastic aptitude and flexibility.

Placing too much stock on a heavy list of qualifications in your job description, or only considering applicants with x amount of experience and not considering other factors, means you might be turning a blindeye to someone better suited to the role and your company’s culture.

However, this is a double-edged sword and there is a flip side.

If you’re looking to hire someone without any experience in the hope of finding someone cheaper – you might be buying into a false economy.

Ignoring a candidate with what you consider to be necessary experience in the hope of saving a few thousand dollars a year by hiring an unproven person, might not actually save you anything, due to the amount of on-the-job training and potentially decreased productivity the less experienced employee will deliver.

So, as with all aspects of running your business, you need to find a balance.

But it definitely pays to consider more than just the experience a candidate comes with.

You want someone with the potential to grow into the perfect for your company.

Mistake 3

- ASSUMING THE HIRING PROCESS ENDS ONCE THEY’RE HIRED

This is a common mistake many small business owners make.

An employee’s productivity is comprised of 50 percent ability [the reasons you hired them], and 50 percent of what happens once they’re in the workplace.

So conducting a good interview, offering that promising person the job and them saying ‘yes’ is only half the task.

Employees need to be properly induced and introduced to your company, well trained and supported.

It doesn’t matter how impressed you are with someone’s potential – poor training, insufficient access to resources, and little feedback will add up to poor job satisfaction and this will impact their performance.

So recruitment doesn’t stop at the ‘welcome aboard’ handshake – you need to make sure they are introduced, trained and supported every step of the way.

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Contents

In this issue 8

Dark mastery

6 LIFE AND STYLE

17 DARK MASTERY

Bits, bobs and baubles

8 ABOVE AND BEYOND

Ultra-modern living overlooking the city

10 BUYER BEWARE

How to ensure a hot property doesn’t burn you

12 BEACH BABE

A small home designed to make the most of the sea

13 WATER WISE

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Five ways to reduce your water use

A kitchen designed to maximise space and style

18 INTELLIGENT DESIGN

Merging sustainable materials and technologies to deliver form and function

24 LIFTING THE LID ON HIDDEN COSTS

How to avoid unpleasant surprises in your new build

27 RENOVATION HITS AND MISSES

Not all renovations add instant value

15 TRADITIONAL REFINEMENT

30 THE HALLMARK OF UNIQUE DESIGN

Bathroom design with an air of elegance

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Utilising space creatively

SALES MANAGER

35 RENOVATION GAMES

Avoiding DIY disasters

38 CHALLENGING MYTHS AROUND GREEN BUILDING

Why building sustainably doesn’t have to cost more

40 FALLING INTO AUTUMN AND WINTER

How lifestyle block owners can get ahead of the seasonal curve

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Lifestyles

Lifestyles

By Lydia Truesdale

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It’s nice to have a touch of the outdoors brought in. The Monsteria is a versatile indoor plant that oozes aesthetic appeal – making it both a popular choice for freshening up grey office spaces and the perfect garnish to a quiet corner of your home.

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Bonavita Connoisseur The Connoisseur from Bonavita was Forbes’ “America’s Top Coffee Experts’ Pick” in 2019 and CNET’s “Best All-round Coffee Maker” for 2020 – people can’t get enough of the automatic drip coffee maker’s ease of use, high function and bargain pricing. Expect reliably full pots of great coffee that will rival what you get from your favourite coffee shop or barista, they say.

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Trending

Style icons take note The new decade has kicked off in a slightly traditional hue, with the Pantone Colour Institute announcing its 2020 Colour of the Year: Pantone 19-4052 Classic Blue.

Described as “a deep blue shade that’s at once comforting and relatable”.

“This genderless and seasonless colour makes for the perfect calming space. Whether it is a beautiful Adairs silk pillowcase, on trend activewear from People Like Us, or a timeless new Volkswagen Golf GTI, there is a little something for everyone.”

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Hot Homes

Above and beyond Perched high above the city and rooted in mid-century design, this four-bedroom, four-bathroom residence offers ultra-modern living in Christchurch.

Rising to three storeys, the awardwinning hillside home in Redcliffs boasts stunning views of the estuary, parks and city.

Designed by O’Neil Architecture and built by DJ Hewitt Builders, it won the Canterbury House of the Year Gold Award in the Resene New Home over $2 million category and was a National House of the Year finalist at the Registered Master Builders 2019 House of the Year awards.

A mix of cedar, plaster and natural stone, framed by sharp landscape design, invite you in.

Only the finest fixtures, fittings and finishes are on show throughout. The entertainer’s kitchen and opulent bathrooms incorporate elements of tile and stone.

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winds without compromising the incredible outlook.

Structured glass, louvres and a clever arch have helped to achieve this. The three alfresco spaces enjoy a seamless connection to the interior on various levels.

Simplifying the journey between floors, an elevator has been included as a futureproofing measure.

For a grander ascension, the dramatic central staircase awaits. With its open black metal treads and glass balustrades, this stunning structure rises three storeys.

Swimming in natural light, it celebrates that all-important outlook on the way up. www.houseoftheyear.co.nz www.djhewitt.co.nz www.oneil.co.nz

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Market Forces

BUYER BEWARE

How to make sure a hot property doesn’t burn you People looking to bag a bargain in Christchurch should be very careful they are not buying into an earthquake damage nightmare.

Insurance claimant advocate, Ali Jones says St Albans, Richmond and Edgeware are fantastic areas in Christchurch, but is concerned to hear they may be in hot demand because they are “affordable”.

“These areas were absolutely slammed by the 2010 and 2011 quakes,” she says. “There’s a lot of Technical Category 3 (TC3) land and although that shouldn’t put people off, it should make them very wary.”

She says prospective buyers should fully understand what they are buying and any associated risks.

“People are encouraged to ask questions but buyers don’t know what they don’t know, and if you’re from out of town, chances are you haven’t been following some of the issues such as damaged foundations and failed EQC repairs,” she says.

Ali suggests people use reputable independent experts to complete specialist reports so they can gain a better understanding of a property.

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and later find your house is worth much less than you owe.

“Apart from expensive and incredibly stressful legal action, you’re likely to have very few options and believe me, it’s the last thing you want controlling your life for the next decade.”

Additionally, Ali (who has an On Sold property) says the EQC “On Sold” programme won’t be of any help to people who buy damaged properties now.

“To qualify for that, one of the criteria is that the person must have made their offer to purchase the property on or before 15 August 2019. So, if you buy a house after that date and it is then found to have failed or incomplete earthquake repairs, you are pretty stuffed.

“To be frank, there are a number of issues with the On Sold programme that still need clarifying, so those of us hoping it would address our issues have been a little let down.”

Dean Lester, an experienced Canterbury earthquake claims preparer, says, “Christchurch is definitely recovering from the earthquakes and it’s great to see recent progress, but the legacy of incorrect repairs where earthquake damage was missed, or homes weren’t repaired to the new standard covered by insurance, remains ever present.

“Thousands of homes were incorrectly repaired, and large numbers of Cantabrians are still working with EQC and insurers to have their homes repaired to the full replacement insurance standard with a significant number having purchased houses they thought were fully and correctly repaired.”

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Market Forces

People are encouraged to ask questions but buyers don’t know what they don’t know, and if you’re from out of town, chances are you haven’t been following some of the issues such as damaged foundations and failed EQC repairs.

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Ali Jones says she hopes real estate agents, banks and lawyers will all do their bit in informing people correctly of the risks buying certain properties so that they don’t fall victim to the failed EQC repair nightmare.

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Otago

Beach babe This home, which won the National Builders Own Home Award in the 2019 RMB House of the Year Awards, gazes over the sand dunes towards the Pacific, making the most of days by the sea, just south of Dunedin.

Built by Third Little Pig Construction, masses of glass frame the superb outlook while well-positioned decks create alfresco living platforms that are immersed in nature.

Reverse-run aluminium cladding promises to stand up to anything the coastal climate hurls at it.

While relatively small, the design offers a superb spatial experience beneath varied ceiling heights

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and materials. Two bedrooms, two bathrooms and openplan living are expertly arranged on the 166sqm floor plan.

The compact yet contemporary kitchen is positioned beneath a beautiful exposed ceiling structure – a work of art with acoustic benefits. This space flows out to a covered dining deck.

The living area with woodburner goes full volume, spatially speaking, beneath sky-high sloping ceilings.

Honest construction is evident in the exposed metal bracing. The same effect is employed in the master suite, which mirrors the living domain – views included.

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Water wise

Five ways to reduce your water use

Mark Paul, the founder of The Greenwall Company, shares his tips on how to be water efficient in the home.

“Compared to 10 years ago, there are so many more options when it comes to being water efficient in your home, workplace and of course the garden.

“To prevent us reaching water restriction levels in the future, I believe that all households and workplaces should act like we are under them at all times.

“There is no need to use excessive amounts of water just because we can. Why not be a part of the solution,” Mark says.

Mark’s top five tips for being waterwise in the home and garden in 2020 include:

1 Install a greenwall or greenroof

Our greenwall systems only use approximately 1.5L per sqm per day, and many of the greenroofs we install survive on seasonal rain after they mature, while a standard lawn starts at around 20L per sqm per day.

2 Don’t have a greenwaste bin Our bread, pasta and rice all goes to our carp in our pond and all other food waste goes to our chickens. For grass and garden clippings, put them in composting

• Keeping grass longer by mowing the lawns with the blade lifted up a notch

How close is your local oval or park? Lawns require the highest level of water usage in the garden. In many homes the lawn is the most underutilised area.

So, only lay natural grass where it is really needed and going to be used. Plus, native grasses are a great alternative for nature strips.

• Taking shorter showers

4 Install a drip

• Not washing cars, or only washing the windows • Leaving lawns to brown off

irrigation system

• Waiting until you have a full load for the clothes washing machine • Putting off topping up swimming pools and using a cover to minimise evaporation.

Taking small actions like this can add up to significant water saving each day.

mounds between the plantings or put them through a mulcher and return to the garden. If you reuse all of your greenwaste you don’t need to purchase mulch or fertilizer and you use less water.

These must be on a timer and when installed correctly will deliver the exact amount of water the greenwall or garden requires, saving time and money.

Also consider installing a larger rainwater tank storage, suitable to your actual needs.

5 Plant selection Be smart about the plants you choose for your garden.

Choose plants that are low maintenance and don’t require water every day. Look for starch storing plants such as Queensland Bottle trees, Illawarra Flame trees or Spear Lilies.

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Bathrooms

The fairest of them all

Englefield’s Valencia LED slimline vanity mirror is fit for the perfect reflection. The 4,000 Kelvin natural white light mirror is fog-free and sensor-operated.

The quality of the light in a vanity mirror is all-important – to accurately reflect make-up colours and skin tone a natural white light is far preferable to the blue or yellow light of more conventional illuminated mirrors.

The Valencia’s Demister function is also a huge plus – no more condensation fogging up the mirror and no more streaks and smears from trying to wipe the surface clean.

The sensor function is convenience plus; by passing a hand at the lower right hand edge of the mirror, the light will automatically turn on. A clever little feature should you have wet hands.

Available in two widths – 750mm (360 Lumens) and 900mm (390 Lumens), both sizes of the Valencia vanity mirror are 650mm high.

The Milano freestanding composite stone bath and the Valencia LED illuminated bathroom mirror are available nationally from all leading building and plumbing merchants.

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Bathrooms

Traditional refinement The clients wanted a spacious ensuite with an air of traditional refinement and elegance, and it is exactly what Christchurch designer Davinia Sutton, of Detail by Davinia Sutton, delivered.

The tessellate tile floor with a palette of warm white and charcoal tiles provides a strong feature and sets the tone for the bathroom. Paired with the hand glazed, brick bond wall tiles, it adds a graphic quality to the space.

The bespoke vanity unit is formed from aged steel with a stained oak interior and polished granite top. The white vessel vanity bowls provide a fresh pop.

Davinia Sutton

Title of bathroom: Traditional Refinement 2.

Designer: Davinia Sutton of Detail by Davinia Sutton.

Region: Canterbury.

Awards: Supreme Bathroom Design first runner up, CDS Bathroom Design.

The room’s wow factor is the spacious double shower with its floor-to-ceiling glass in a black steel surround. The shower includes twin slide showers, tiled soap recesses and a drop-down channel drain.

The design won the Supreme Bathroom Design first runner up award at the NKBA 2019 Excellence in Design awards.

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Kitchens

Dark mastery Designer Annika Rowson of Rowson Kitchens was asked to create a bold, dark and unique kitchen, incorporating innovative materials, but to not detract from or obstruct the view.

The space needed to be functional for a family that entertains frequently.

A custom rangehood was designed to not only make a statement and enhance the high stud of the space, but to also offer storage in the way of open shelving.

The G-shaped kitchen has ample benching, a durable work surface and a drinks station.

The design won the Kitchen Distinction Award $60k-$80k at the NKBA 2019 Excellence in Design awards.

Judges described the work as an architecturally gorgeous space. “A welldesigned kitchen that is visually stunning, but most importantly, it has been designed in a way that allows the architectural elements of the home to shine. The material selection is clever and the detailing, including the rangehood, is very good.

A black kitchen, where texture is used to elevate and give light.�

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Designer: Annika Rowson of Rowson Kitchens Title: Hintz Kitchen Region: Taranaki Awards: Kitchen Distinction Award $60k-$80k, Taranaki Chapter Kitchen Recognition Award.

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Grand Designs

Intelligent design Modern, architectural designs of a grand nature are intended to evoke sensory stimulation from their inhabitants.

When sustainable materials and technologies come together through smart design, the result is a symphony of aesthetic and functional appeal.

Sheppard and Rout architects have become synonymous with grand designs of not only prodigious size, opulence and eloquence, but also of great purpose and identity within their environment.

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Grand Designs

Armagh Apartments (2016 – 2019) The nine-storey, 30-metre tall Armagh Apartments block is the first high-rise apartment tower built in Christchurch following the 2011 earthquake.

This very high-quality development lays claim to many firsts and notable features incorporated.

Two double-storey penthouses on the roof and two doublestorey apartments on the ground floor with their own courtyard gardens will further lift the quality of the offering.

The Armagh Apartments set a new benchmark in Christchurch for inner-city high-rise apartment living.

It was the first base isolated, low damage design apartment high-rise constructed in New Zealand. The concrete shear wall base isolated structure provides a significant level of earthquake resilience and security to the occupants.

Sound proofing is also of the highest level and the complementary quality materials used – built-in oak joinery, store, tile floors and high-quality carpet – will set this apart from most other apartment developments in New Zealand.

Armagh Apartments images taken by Jason Mann.

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Grand Designs

Conical Hill House (2017) Conical Hill was designed for an active family based in Christchurch, with a modest budget, as a simple yet sophisticated lock-and-leave holiday retreat in the small alpine town of Hanmer Springs in the Canterbury High Country.

The site – a tight 600sqm sloping section – borders Conical Hill Road to the west, which is at times a busy route for walkers and bikers exploring the forested hills.

Local planning regulations dictated the house be well set back from the road and centralised on the site.

Cunning planning and a steep 38-degree roof pitch enabled the house to squeeze under the restrictive recession planes, while still incorporating all spaces as desired in the client’s brief.

The small 89sqm building footprint incorporates a generous double height living area with inset wood burner/wood store and adjoining kitchen area.

Three bedrooms are split between the ground and first floor, with each floor including a bathroom.

A large storage space with external access to the long, covered verandah is tucked under the stairs, in which the owners store their 5 mountain bikes – an indispensable element of the brief.

Operable skylights are positioned on the roof to enable passive ventilation from all rooms, whilst also framing the view down the valley from the master bedroom.

As a nod to the forested surrounding environment, the house is clad in timber throughout. Stained board and batten externally are paired with contrasting aluminium joinery.

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Grand Designs

A full height aluminium louvre adds interest to the road side elevation, whilst also providing privacy and screening from the late afternoon sun.

Internally, exposed first-floor timber floor joists create a greater sense of space, while plywood linings and timber flooring maintain the no-fuss, holiday aesthetic.

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Grand Designs

Poynder Avenue House (2011) This substantial family home spreads itself in and around two anchoring spinal board-finished in-situ concrete walls on a large Fendalton rear section.

The home includes three interlocking living spaces, five bedrooms, a media room, underground wine cellar, garaging for five cars, and an outdoor pool area.

The overall robust design and resulting spinal walls came about from the client’s brief for a sense of substance and permanence.

The concrete spines house services, offering good acoustic insulation, and serving as thermal masses for the home.

Concurrently they also take on the role of ordering the various zones of the home which are all accessed off circulation spaces inserted between them.

Poynder Ave House images taken by Lightworkx Photography.

One of the spines continues externally as a low concrete wall separating the pool from the rest of the backyard.

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New Homes

Lifting the lid on hidden costs Ensuring there are no surprises in your new home build One of the requirements for designers is to prepare clients on their home building journey.

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While the designer understands the excitement and expectation in building a home, a quality design takes time.

The designer needs to set a reasonable expectation on how long the design process goes, as

well as how long the construction process is going to take.

Another variable the designer should communicate to their clients is the hidden costs involved in building.

“We’ve got amount for the engineer; we’ve got amount for the building consent; we’ve got amount for all the preliminary stuff before you’ve even got a peg in the ground to start building.

“From that point of view, there’s a lot of hidden costs that the client doesn’t know about,” Andrew says.

At Iconic Architecture, Andrew likes to sit down with the client to go through initial ideas. After that, they go to the drawing board and come up with an initial sketch plan and evaluation, along with an estimated cost of the drawings.

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New Homes

Architectural render for the exterior of the Glenorchy House.

The outside of an Oxford home designed by Iconic Architecture.

Once both the designer and the client get to the stage where they want to move ahead with those working drawings, Iconic will give the client a quote price through to the issue of the building consent.

“I think construction types like post and beam feature trusses which give a really good impact coming into the house without breaking the bank,” Andrew says.

“We take care of that so they don’t have to deal with the aggravation of dealing with central and local government requirements. We do that for them,” Andrew says.

As a liaison for the client with the Council, Iconic takes care of the additional requests for information. When that’s sorted, the client then needs to pay

for and pick up the building consent, all ready for the next exciting stage of the journey, building their dream home.

Another way designers can guide the client is giving them practical advice on how much certain styles for homes cost versus other types.

“There’s only a certain number of things you can do to the exterior before it gets horrendously expensive.

There’s lots of stuff you can do internally that’s low on cost that contributes to the ‘wow’ factor.

For post and beam construction types, Andrew partners with Timberworks NZ. Their bespoke and hand-crafted exposed timber frame construction brings open spaces to life.

Having an experienced and honest designer is something that is essential when you’re building your home.

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Renovating

Renovation hits and misses Renovating your home is a great way to enhance your lifestyle, comfort and health, plus it can be a smart way to increase the value of your home on re-sale.

If you want to maintain the original look of your home and/or retain its character, then you can retrofit modern systems into the home in such a way that they are not noticeable, and retain your home’s original charm.

Or you can remodel and create an entirely new look – the choice is yours.

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Bathrooms Adding a new bathroom or kitchen to a house are the two renovation items that time and time again prove to push up the price of a property. So, on the outset a bathroom overhaul appears to be a smart renovation decision.

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Spare bedrooms Once the children have flown the coup it can extremely tempting to turn that spare bedroom into a study, hobby room, or maybe your own personal gym.

But by essentially removing a bedroom you are limiting your home’s appeal to a large percentage of the market. The average Kiwi family is on the hunt

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This is not to say you shouldn’t go ahead with your project, but make sure whatever renovations you do make can be easily undone and converted back into a bedroom.

Swimming pools On the surface, installing a swimming pool in your backyard can make your home look pretty impressive.

But let’s face it, we can have pretty limited summers and sometimes we’re lucky to get six weeks of hot weather when you can freely use a pool.

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Interiors

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In between seasons and during winter we naturally spend more time indoors.

The more thought given to functional and practical interior spaces, the more time spent enjoying company and utilising the space creatively.

Interior designers are like keepers of your home – gaining access alongside you or when you can’t, to deal with trades, measure and calculate, drop off samples and more.

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“It’s not all about selling a product or service, it’s about an experience, a relationship that can be long or short,” says Frobisher Interiors creative director, Ann-Marie Appleton.

“Yes, we have unique pieces in our show room and we can design a custom one-off, or we can access thousands of suppliers and manufacturers globally, but a lot of clients want to be involved in the process, time permitting.

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“They want to feel confident and that they have been heard.

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“Natural materials such as rattan, linen, solid wood, bamboo and stone will be more ‘considered’ design purchases over manmade products.”

Wallpapered ceilings – you read that correctly – while recently only seen in American WC and powder rooms, expect that people will get braver and install wallpaper in bedrooms and living rooms for a huge statement and contrast.

At first, designers help clients to decide on the best exterior details for their building within its environment – colours, materials, joinery and more. Once that’s locked in, the interior colours are chosen in accord with what was chosen for the exterior.

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The way you feel within a space hugely influences your broader moods and feelings.

“A good interior designer can recognise immediately how a change of design can transform

a room, whether it’s too dark, too bright, too cluttered, over or under scale,” Ann-Marie says.

It’s hard to put a monetary value on interior design. It could simply be a new paint colour applied to the walls, increasing or updating your light fixtures, getting some new furniture, bed linen, curtains or blinds – but an impartial, professional opinion is always received well.

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Auckland

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Two distinctly expressed horizontal slabs form the floors and roof, sandwiching the open living spaces. The concrete walls are off-the-shutter concrete while the floating facades are hookseam aluminium.

This innovative design, including the eco-friendly building materials and technologies used, sets new standards for sustainability.

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Conference Venues

A dream venue Christchurch’s new convention centre looks set to make a significant impression on the region’s conference hosting abilities.

The Centre will be capable of hosting up to 2,000 delegates for a variety of national and international events. It will include a 1,400-delegate auditorium, a 3,600sqm exhibition hall and

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1,600sqm of meeting rooms overlooking Victoria Square.

The main entrance to the Centre opens out to Oxford Terrace and the Avon River and has been designed to reflect the fluid curves of Canterbury’s braided rivers.

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The Armagh and Colombo Street sides are straighter to reinforce the traditional edges of Victoria Square and Cathedral Square, and to tie in with the restored Lady Isaac building.

further increase the level of activity around Cathedral Square.

The Colombo Street side will be lined with hospitality and retail outlets and space has been created for the potential construction of a hotel that would

Estimates put the direct economic benefit of the Convention Centre to the Canterbury region at $300m to $400m in its first eight years of operation.

Armagh Street will include areas for public use designed to encourage people to linger and enjoy the view of Victoria Square.

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Renovation games Avoiding DIY disasters Five tips for avoiding do-it-yourself disasters:

1. Safety first Protect your ears and eyes when using power tools, and wear a mask to prevent breathing in fumes, or dust particles. Use tools properly to avoid any accidents and make sure kids and pets are at a safe distance.

2. Be prepared in case something goes wrong Do you know where the power box is if you need to shut off the electricity? How about the fire extinguisher? Or clean up gear for paint spills? And is your mobile phone handy, and charged, if you need help?

3. Read the instructions This goes for both tools and products because getting it

right the first time saves you time and money.

4. Know when to get the professionals in If you’re not qualified to do a job, such as electrical work or adding an extension, it pays to hire a professional. They can advise on legal restrictions and building consents. Remember to make sure the professional you hire, and their contractors, are also insured.

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Exteriors

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Sustainable Living

Challenging myths around green building One of the main questions surrounding green building is a fair one, but one rooted in misconceptions about the process as a whole: how much more does building sustainably cost?

If implemented into the design process at the beginning, it doesn’t have to cost more at all.

“One of the myths is that building more environmentally friendly is more expensive. We’re only saying it’s a misconception because it needs to be challenged. Find a way to do it,” Solarchitect director and architect, Russell Devlin says.

“If builders and clients are talking sustainability, it’s easier to incorporate when it is addressed from the beginning of the process. Doing this from the beginning then doesn’t have to cost any more [than traditional building methods].”

With eco-friendly living at the forefront, Solarchitect has been garnering more and more attention. Russell has been designing using passive solar design principles since 1982, and he’s found that professional groups also turn to Solarchitect for its experience in the field.

“We’ve become more relevant – it’s not that we know it all, but we have tried most of it. We know what works and what doesn’t work,” Russell says.

In the current day and age, building sustainably has also become synonymous with using durable, long-lasting materials.

While this is one part of the equation, it doesn’t paint the picture as a whole. Sustainability is an umbrella term that includes everything in ‘green’ and environmentally friendly design and building.

Piko Wholefoods, designed by Solarchitect—photograph by Lightforge.

Under that umbrella is passive solar design, the design concept that uses the sun’s energy to heat and cool buildings, whether residential

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Sustainable Living

One of the myths is that building more environmentally friendly is more expensive. We’re only saying it’s a misconception because it needs to be challenged. Find a way to do it.

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Mainstays in passive solar design:

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1. Passive solar design is quite straightforward, and the principles have been around for a long time. First principles make sense, such as good orientation, good insulation, natural ventilation and using thermal mass to keep warm and cool.

2. It involves a thorough approach to looking at the site. Individual

sites across New Zealand vary, and the same is true for sites across Canterbury.

3. The regional climate and the microclimate are important, as well as how the climate is going to change in the future.

“Our journey with passive solar design is to be more energy efficient, working naturally into more environmentally friendly and healthy building, to then become more rounded in terms of sustainability,” Russell says.

Christchurch people can be regarded as a little conservative, Russell says, but the city has shown itself to be quite innovative.

With the Christchurch City Council Share an Idea campaign in postearthquake Christchurch, people saw it as an opportunity to try something different. It got a really ‘green response’ from the public, garnering over 106,000 ideas on ways to shape the recovering city.

For a lot of people, that meant rebuilding the city in a more environmentally friendly way.

“We’re constantly trying to lift the bar. We’re designing better than we ever did before. And postearthquake, we decided to lift the bar again,” Russell says.

With that in mind, Solarchitect started the NEOTM, or Net Energy Zero design standard, several years ago. The fact of the matter is that our homes can generate more energy than they use on an annual basis.

Homes do generate more in summer, which balances out a little more used in the winter.

Annually, the aim is to produce a zero net energy bill, saving you thousands in the process. That’s the leading idea behind NEO, and Solarchitect believes it is commercially viable.

It’s based on everything Solarchitect has learned from practicing the past several decades. It’s a challenge that requires the client to live in their home in a different way than they’re used to perhaps, but still maintains a high level of comfort and convenience.

One thing that Russell stressed was that while it’s important to anticipate what’s to come, we really need to be focusing on the current problems that we face in housing.

“We’re a little tired of environmental design being described as ‘for the future’. We should be designing for this to happen now. However, the anticipatory nature of what we’re doing means we are able plan ahead for the changes we are likely to see,” Russell says.

Russell Devlin and Solarchitect continue to be an integral part of the sustainable architectural design effort in New Zealand that is actively breaking down myths surrounding green building.

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Falling into autumn and winter What can lifestyle block owners do to get ahead of the seasonal curve?

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As we head towards autumn and winter, both city-dwelling homeowners and lifestyle block owners alike must start planning for the months ahead.

What I strongly recommend is for lifestyle people, if they’re serious about farming the area that they’ve got, is to getting a soil test done.

Whether it’s staying alert at the end of the dry season so the long grass on your property doesn’t light up like a Christmas tree in February, or preparing to store winter supplies for your animals, it pays dividends to start preparing now.

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percent efficiency – that’s exactly the same with soil,” Doug says.

Property owners need to look at three things: • What they need to do.

• What they want to do.

• What they can afford to do.

Especially with lifestyle block owners, the steps taken now will set the tone of your property for the rest of year. If you’re serious about turning a part of your property into a place for profit, you need to decide whether you farm it yourself or look at the option of leasing the land out.

“Do they need to spend all their time chasing after this acreage — or can they sit back and enjoy where they are and lease that land for someone to graze their animals on?

“For some people, it’s a very viable option. Especially since most people are working during the week, and they want to spend time to themselves during the weekend,” Croy Lifestyle Block

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“What I strongly recommend is for lifestyle people, if they’re serious about farming the area that they’ve got, is getting a soil test done.

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One of the main tests used measures the pH levels in the soil, which tells how sweet the soil is. It should be around 6.0 to 6.2, Doug says, and anything below that will stifle higher producing grasses from growing.

Contrary to popular belief, soil testing is not a very dear expense. Either an independent contractor or Doug himself will come in to take soil samples from your property.

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Rural Living & Lifestyle Blocks From there, the samples taken are sent away to an independent soil testing outfit in Auckland, with the test results coming back within seven working days.

Doug’s rate is $65 per test, with an additional rate for mileage and his time, at $35 per hour.

What’s done with the results is completely up to the property owner. One option is getting custom-made fertilisers tailored to your soil’s needs with New Zealand’s Fertilisers – the cost, depending on what is needed, can be brought down to as low as $200 dollars per hectare.

Other options are to buy standard blends from fertiliser companies, which have ready-made blends that may match what you require.

“Coming into the autumn period, it’s an ideal time to put it on your pastures. That will set them up for the early spring period when you want the grass to grow at its best,” Doug says.

Taking stock of your pasture growth is critical leading into

winter, as you will need to know how much stock it will feed, and what other feed you need to conserve or purchase leading into the winter. Not only is it unethical to neglect your animals, it is very illegal.

‘Lifestylers’ • Putting weight on animals for breeding season and a winter coat • Irrigation system installed if you’re planning to farm property • Extra fencing to prevent animals from straying • Setting up a system so you’re not spending every weekend maintaining the farm

• If you are going to mate animals, it is critical that they are in as good a condition as possible

• Ensuring your stock has adequate shelter for both summer and winter.

• You have adequate feed reserves to get them through the winter

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• You are very vigilant around this time of total fire bans, so that your place does start a fire.

For more expert farming and lifestyle block tips, contact Doug Croy at (027) 300 0230 – with over 45 years of farming experience, you know you’re in good hands.

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