Design solutions and ideas – Christchurch Architect

Paul King | Freelance Architect

Are You Really Ready to Build?

Problems? What problems? If you are building for the first time, it is only natural that you would feel pretty excited and enthusiastic about getting things under way – it is after all an exciting thing you are doing – very possibly a once in a lifetime thing. For the most part, potential problems and pitfalls […]

Common Design Mistakes #1: Fencing

Can you spot the fence design mistake?

Reducing Building Costs

(A version of this article was published in The Press newspaper, Christchurch, and on the Stuff website on 4/7/2020) After “How much will it cost”, probably the second most common question I hear (once the shock has worn off) is; “how do I build it more cheaply?”. There are certainly a bunch of options that can save […]

Collaboration with intelligent and enthusiastic clients, as well as intelligent and experienced builders and others in the project delivery team tends to yield richer, more effective, and often more exciting solutions.

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I love a challenge ... Bring me something juicy that others might find 'too hard', and I am hooked.

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If I have learned anything in 25+ years of practice, it is that listening carefully, and keeping an open mind is vital; and that valuable design insights and opportunities can come from the most unexpected quarters.

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