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How other designers are using architectural products around New Zealand.

October 2026

Precision at Scale: How J-Frame Supports High-Performance Offsite Construction

As offsite construction continues to gain momentum, precision is becoming increasingly important to both building performance and construction efficiency.

A Roof Designed to Be Seen: Custom Orb Crowns a Multi-Award-Winning Christchurch Home

A Roof Designed to Be Seen: Custom Orb Crowns a Multi-Award-Winning Christchurch Home

Steel & Tube’s Christchurch Roofing Supply and Install team managed the project from quote to installation, delivering a cohesive roofing package for Kennedys Bush House that brought together pitched metal roofing, low-slope membrane areas and coordinated finishing elements.

Striking New Front Façade for Hamilton Central Library

Striking New Front Façade for Hamilton Central Library

The technically complex front façade for Hamilton Central Library incorporates 495 LED lights for visual displays and extra night-time illumination on the building’s pedestrian-only Garden Place frontage.

New 5 Green Star Innovation Hub Focuses on Biophilic Design and Reducing Embodied Carbon

New 5 Green Star Innovation Hub Focuses on Biophilic Design and Reducing Embodied Carbon

Designed by Warren and Mahoney’s Wellington studio and led by Associate Principal Catherine O’Hare and her team, PHF Science's new innovation hub was inspired by the raw kawakawa plant and features a roofline that supports rainwater harvesting and solar energy generation.

Prolam Glulam Helps Shape an Award-Winning Architect’s Low-Carbon Home

Prolam Glulam Helps Shape an Award-Winning Architect’s Low-Carbon Home

Architect Hugh Tennent’s Kāpiti Coast home combines passive house principles with an all-timber structural approach. Prolam glulam is integral to both its performance and architectural expression.

Protecting One New Zealand Stadium Year-Round

Protecting One New Zealand Stadium Year-Round

The landmark venue at Te Kaha in Christchurch required protective flooring and waterproofing systems that deliver long-term durability, safety and performance.

A Fresh Start for a Modern Workplace

A Fresh Start for a Modern Workplace

General New Zealand's office transformation showcases how thoughtful product selection can enhance everyday workplace functionality.

Designing Timeless Yet Contemporary Townhouse Facades with Alpine Brick

Designing Timeless Yet Contemporary Townhouse Facades with Alpine Brick

The distinctive texture and colour variation of PGH’s Alpine Brick adds a modern twist to this architectural townhouse development while providing the trusted quality, durability and low maintenance brick is known for. 

Fireplace with Flexible Flue Ensures a Sleek, Built-in Look for an Architectural Home

Fireplace with Flexible Flue Ensures a Sleek, Built-in Look for an Architectural Home

In a Melbourne home shaped by art, memory and travel, Homeroom Studio was engaged to reimagine a space built around a lifetime of collected objects and stories.

Ravenscar House Museum: Warm Roof, Tanking and Waterproofing Solutions

Ravenscar House Museum: Warm Roof, Tanking and Waterproofing Solutions

Nuralite worked closely with Patterson Associates throughout the developed design phase to provide a complete waterproofing solution across all three areas of the building.

Paving the Way for Low-Carbon Infrastructure and a Circular Economy

Paving the Way for Low-Carbon Infrastructure and a Circular Economy

Discover how recycled tyres turned into permeable paving are transforming urban infrastructure, cutting carbon emissions by up to 79%, and building a greener circular economy.

Custom Aluminium Louvre Facade Transforms Ageing Commercial Structure on Auckland’s North Shore

Custom Aluminium Louvre Facade Transforms Ageing Commercial Structure on Auckland’s North Shore

A bespoke aluminium louvre system by Altech Systems gave the Woodside building in Northcote a new architectural identity while improving solar shading and thermal performance.

Low-Carbon Glulam Portals Give a Distinct Edge to New Rangiora Commercial Build

Low-Carbon Glulam Portals Give a Distinct Edge to New Rangiora Commercial Build

A look at how Techlam's precision-manufactured timber portals provided a low-carbon, fast-assembled alternative to steel in Rangiora.

Achieving a Low Maintenance Woodgrain Facade for a Remote Outdoor Education Campus

Achieving a Low Maintenance Woodgrain Facade for a Remote Outdoor Education Campus

The Metwood woodgrain coating provided a natural timber look for aluminium cladding and soffits of St Cuthberts School’s Kahanui Campus while ensuring the hard-wearing durability the remote property required. 

A Thicker, Tighter Building Wrap Keeps Today Homes’ Building Schedule Moving

A Thicker, Tighter Building Wrap Keeps Today Homes’ Building Schedule Moving

With a construction schedule of around 200 homes a year, Canterbury’s Today Homes relies on UNI PLUS Flexible Air Barrier to keep its builds weatherproof while work continues inside.

Smart Logistics and NZ Manufacturing Deliver 4,300m² Insulated Roof on a Tight Schedule

Smart Logistics and NZ Manufacturing Deliver 4,300m² Insulated Roof on a Tight Schedule

Discover how Kingspan’s locally manufactured KSN1000FC Five Crown Roof & Wall Panel helped deliver 4,300m² of high-performance roofing at Rāwhiti School through smart logistics, just-in-time manufacturing and close project collaboration.

Provista Provides Balustrade, Window Shroud and Louvre Solutions for Manchester Square

Provista Provides Balustrade, Window Shroud and Louvre Solutions for Manchester Square

Provista were pleased to supply durable low maintenance balustrades for the 7-block development in the heart of Christchurch, as well as the newest additions to the range — window shrouds and facade louvres.

Fenta Ceiling Tiles at Work in Burger King Restaurants Nationwide

Fenta Ceiling Tiles at Work in Burger King Restaurants Nationwide

Burger King restaurants across New Zealand rely on Fenta Ceiling Tiles from Bates Surfaces to help maintain operations day in and day out.

Hassell's New Melbourne Studio Pushes saveBOARD in a New Direction While Achieving Net Carbon Negative

Hassell's New Melbourne Studio Pushes saveBOARD in a New Direction While Achieving Net Carbon Negative

The project's full lifecycle carbon footprint (A1-A5) comes in at -1,547kg CO2e. Contributing to overall lower net carbon is 400m² of saveBOARD Paperfaced wall and ceiling linings, with custom perforation and a raw texture for ceilings, and a bold pink colour adding flair to walls.

Balancing Durability, Functionality and Warmth at Nurse Maude Hospice

Balancing Durability, Functionality and Warmth at Nurse Maude Hospice

A purpose-built hospice in Christchurch designed to provide comfort, dignity and peace for patients and their whānau. Flooring played an important role in supporting this vision.

Award-Winning Port Tarakohe Amenities Building Integrates Fencing into the Design

Award-Winning Port Tarakohe Amenities Building Integrates Fencing into the Design

SentryPanel Rod Top fencing carries the building’s distinctive bronze detailing through to the boundary while providing practical security for its working harbour setting.

A Solution that Improves Hygiene and Reduces Environmental Impact at IKEA Auckland

A Solution that Improves Hygiene and Reduces Environmental Impact at IKEA Auckland

Dyson's Airblade V was chosen for IKEA Auckland, helping to ensure greater hygiene and streamlined maintenance in the store's high-traffic washrooms.

Precision Detail Takes Top Honours

Precision Detail Takes Top Honours

Two 13-metre-long sliding door systems that disappear completely into wall cavities are at the heart of this award-winning Northland home.

Form, Function and Fun: Customised Acoustic Ceilings for Merivale Community Centre

Form, Function and Fun: Customised Acoustic Ceilings for Merivale Community Centre

When DGSE designed the new Merivale Community Centre in Tauranga, creating a calm, acoustically isolated environment was critical to the building's success.

Demand-Driven Building Controls Support Low Carbon Design at Booking.com HQ

Demand-Driven Building Controls Support Low Carbon Design at Booking.com HQ

At Booking.com's 65,000 m² Amsterdam campus, 1,272 ESYLUX ATMO multi-sensors help lighting and HVAC respond to occupancy, daylight and indoor environmental conditions.

FMG Backs NZ Wool with Floc Acoustic Walls

FMG Backs NZ Wool with Floc Acoustic Walls

This is what a high-value use for New Zealand strong wool looks like.

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