Insights

Celebrating Matariki encourages us to pause and take stock, reflect on the past year and look to the future.

There’s no denying that this is a turbulent time for the construction industry in New Zealand and around the world. As always, it’s how those in the industry adapt to these challenges and changes that will define the built environment of the future. 

At Arch Group, the three arms of the business are sharpening their specialties to move with the trends, and positively contribute to the future of our cities.

As 2021 winds down, it’s just the beginning for challenges facing the construction industry, after an embattled few years struggling through the pandemic.

It’s how we respond that will determine what happens next. While it’s understandable in unprecedented times like these to think day by day, there’s a significant need to rise to the challenge and plan for the future, or risk being left behind.

If there’s anything we’ve learnt over the years, it’s that with challenge, comes opportunity. Resolution Arch took on building remediation as its core challenge and over the years, it’s become clear that with that challenge comes huge opportunity to add value, create clever solutions and to genuinely make a positive impact on the lives of the people we work with.

At the end of the whirlwind of change that is 2021, we’re looking back at the last 13 years of business. We’re reflecting on our projects, the impact we’ve had and what’s next for the future of building remediation.

Here are some images from the early design stages of a home in Castor Bay, North Shore, completed by our sister company Infusion Arch.

This project involves alterations to an extensive home on a clifftop site. An older wing of the home will be replaced with one which uses shuttered concrete and metal cladding. Large windows with shutters take advantage of ocean views while retaining the option to enclose the internal spaces.

The new addition will contrast to the existing plaster home, and retain the dramatic bridge which connects both wings of the house.

We'd like to share a few images of the early stages of this residential development design!

From our sister company Infusion Arch, these ten homes in West Harbour are staggered down a long sloping site. The proposed layouts take full advantage of the site to yield spacious family homes in a medium density zone.

We've been working on a development project in Hobsonville Point, designing homes for the new "master-planned community". These images from the early design stages show the near-future of Auckland in higher-density living.

We're pleased to have not one, but two of our recent projects featured in Architizer.com's list of 10 Stunning Coastal Houses Across New Zealand! Head over to https://architizer.com/blog/new-zealand-homes/ to read the article.

If you prefer you could also like the photo of our Granny's Bay Residence on Instagram, along with over 11,500 other fans!https://www.instagram.com/p/BWvv-0DDehk/

We're excited to share that two of our projects received recognition at the ADNZ Regional Awards last week, including a Highly Commended for the Hekerua Bay residence!

Located near Oneroa Beach, Waiheke Island, the Hekerua Bay home sits on a very steep site, facing north with views towards Hekerua Bay and beyond. This new build was designed to maximise the coastal views using a limited budget, and provide multiple flexible outdoor spaces.

Our Granny's Bay residence also received recognition in the category for alterations and additions. The approach to the home directs focus to horizontal ribbed zinc clad box mimicking the grey moody hues and rippling waves of the Manukau Harbour. Living spaces are purposefully directed to the view south with a series of decks, layered as platforms down the site.

Here's another great timelapse of progress over at our new home!

Now the precast concrete walls are in place, you can watch structural steel being installed, cross laminated timber floors going in, and timber walls going up!

This residential development in Hastings celebrates being ecologically friendly, and champions the Smarter Small Home concept.

This new residential development enjoys an outlook across the neighbouring public park.  Each of the 11 homes boasts a 6 Homestar rating, which means that the homes are "better quality - warmer, drier, healthier and cost less to run". Based on our Smarter Small Home models, the homes were designed with a focus on space efficiency, low maintenance, and eco-friendly design principles. Solar panels and high standards of insulation are present throughout. 

Construction is underway, with 4 units already complete. 

To see more of our cost effective Smarter Small Home designs, head over to the SSH projects on our wesbite - http://bit.ly/2q5hLPJ

We're making progress over at our new home in Nixon Street. 

The foundations are down and ready for raising the precast concrete panel walls next week, so watch this space!

Check out the transformation of this house in Glendowie.

Here are some early images of one of our projects on a sloping site located a short walk from Castor Bay.

Here are some early images of one of our projects on a sloping site in Gulf Harbour with expansive views of the sea.