Well, looking back to last year’s blog, now that I have horrified you all with the realities of a bad foundation choices, take solace from the fact that any ...

There was never a truer saying in life than “build a good foundation to get a good result” in other words put in the work at the beginning to reap the reward...

Once you have read all my dribble, decided on your Designer, and decided on the type of building you want to live in and make your home. The next big things ...

Last month we talked about what you must research when looking for a designer. There are also things you MUST avoid! The Designer “avoid” list: Standard Plan...

When looking for a design professional there are several points that you should research, as below. The Designer “must have” list: Professional Recognition: ...

So you have decided to take the plunge and get a bespoke architectural solution for your next home, which involves you providing the “bucket list” for the pr...

Well you’ve made it through my rant about what’s not right, so how can we do it right. Firstly I’m going to put in a caveat here on the following writing, as...

Part of my reasoning that the current situation we find ourselves in is sooooooooo ridiculous, revolves around the a feel-good statement that keeps getting q...

Unfortunately for us mere mortals living in this beautiful country called New Zealand, for the past few years as a whole, the Gods of industry (being legisla...

The question that I am always asking myself, what is good design and in particular, what is good architectural design? Over the next few BLOGs I will try to ...

Well I’ve been asked to write my first “BLOG” for the new web site, and I’m still not sure why they asked me to do this, as I didn’t even know what the word ...