Grand Designs cliff-hanger creates prototype for steep sites
ExtraMile Consulting worked on this cliff-hanger, read more on the project here.
Hidden away in the bush-clad hills and valleys are hundreds of building sites within a couple of kilometres of the Wellington CBD. But despite their magnificent views and close proximity to the city, these sites are constantly bypassed by potential buyers, for one simple reason - they're too steep.
For architect Nic Ballara, this was no drawback. Determined to build a spectacular home for his wife Callie and daughter Mila, Ballara came up with a design for a house that would literally hang off a 45-degree cliff face. His project, known as the gravity-defying house, was filmed for Grand Designs New Zealand.
Read full article on the Stuff website here.
Hidden away in the bush-clad hills and valleys are hundreds of building sites within a couple of kilometres of the Wellington CBD. But despite their magnificent views and close proximity to the city, these sites are constantly bypassed by potential buyers, for one simple reason - they're too steep.
For architect Nic Ballara, this was no drawback. Determined to build a spectacular home for his wife Callie and daughter Mila, Ballara came up with a design for a house that would literally hang off a 45-degree cliff face. His project, known as the gravity-defying house, was filmed for Grand Designs New Zealand.
Read full article on the Stuff website here.
Factory of dreams churns out ready-to-live-in homes
ExtraMile Consulting worked on the Albany Highway project, view it here.
One of the most astonishing responses to Auckland's housing crisis has seen a North Shore factory turning out multi-level housing units ready to be lived in almost as soon as they leave the manufacturer's floor.
In Lego-style but on a giant scale, 10 housing components are almost finished at the city's only high-rise house factory, each perched on 30 castor wheels ready to be pushed out the door, loaded on to 14m-long trucks, sped across the city and craned on to their sites.
Read full article on NZ Herald website here.
One of the most astonishing responses to Auckland's housing crisis has seen a North Shore factory turning out multi-level housing units ready to be lived in almost as soon as they leave the manufacturer's floor.
In Lego-style but on a giant scale, 10 housing components are almost finished at the city's only high-rise house factory, each perched on 30 castor wheels ready to be pushed out the door, loaded on to 14m-long trucks, sped across the city and craned on to their sites.
Read full article on NZ Herald website here.
Air NZ Launches $8m training facility in Christchurch
ExtraMile Consulting worked on this development, view the completed project here.
Air New Zealand has launched a new $8 million aviation engineer education facility in Christchurch to draw in extra foreign students.
The national airline wants to boost international and domestic trainee numbers at the Orchard Rd facility located north of Christchurch Airport as international data shows increasing demand for aviation engineers.
An innovative timber framed hangar is one part of the Christchurch Air New Zealand Aviation Institute facility. It allows planes for trainee engineers to work on to be wheeled in and out of a covered space. There are nearby classrooms and administrative offices that fit in with a training facility that can meet European engineering standards.
Read full article on the stuff website here.
Air New Zealand has launched a new $8 million aviation engineer education facility in Christchurch to draw in extra foreign students.
The national airline wants to boost international and domestic trainee numbers at the Orchard Rd facility located north of Christchurch Airport as international data shows increasing demand for aviation engineers.
An innovative timber framed hangar is one part of the Christchurch Air New Zealand Aviation Institute facility. It allows planes for trainee engineers to work on to be wheeled in and out of a covered space. There are nearby classrooms and administrative offices that fit in with a training facility that can meet European engineering standards.
Read full article on the stuff website here.