Category Archives: Architecture

Day 16: First concept drawings from Box Living

Today we went into Box Living’s offices in Eden Terrace to see the first concept drawings for our house. It was a little surreal going into their offices, because it wasn’t all that long ago that we (and especially Regan) … Continue reading

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Day 0: Meeting with Dan Heyworth from Box Living

Six months have flown by. We’ve been talking with a friend who is an architect since April and he’s been so helpful in getting us to the point we’re at now. In short: we’ve gone through the phases of dreaming … Continue reading

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Pinterest

I got hooked on Pinterest recently and here’s some houses I love the design of….

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Like this too

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More house designs I’m liking

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When do you start building?

Like being asked “How’s married life” or “When’s the baby due”, once you’ve bought land, it seems the cliche question is a variation on “When do you start building?” (or “How’s the house plans coming along?”). The more people we … Continue reading

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Quite like this too

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A house I like

Found in NZ House and Garden Magazine: …movie theatre… five bedrooms with en suites… Lockwood design which features industrial steel rather than wooden framing. Pete Bossley Architects had made the concept drawings for Lockwood and this became the basic structure; … Continue reading

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