CLEAN & GREEN
“Only one wall and some flooring survived this heroic renovation in Mt Maunganui which turned a notorious eyesore into an airy home full of thoughtful spaces the whole family can enjoy.”
Text by Holly Jean Brooker
Photography by Alice Veysey
ATA were honoured at the ADNZ Bay of Plenty and Waikato Regional Awards recently. ATA won the Compact (up to 150m2) New Home Category with Tui’s Nest and received a Highly Commended for the New Home over 300m2 with Pauanui..
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Hi, I’m Rose, the newest member of ATA. How and why buildings are put together in a certain way pulls me in. I want to know more. I want to learn. I want to get well involved. When I’m not..
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PERFECT PITCH Project – Shared family Bach Designer – Adam Taylor Architecture Location – Pauanui, Coromandel Brief – A Bach that caters to two families, without losing the original laid back, camping feel of the former set-up
Fit for purpose A new home’s rural setting is just right for a couple who aim to live off the land while running their business from home. The couple moved into a caravan on the land two years..
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ATA is an ADNZ national award winner. Adam Taylor’s ‘Chain Mail’ won the Architectural Designers New Zealand (ADNZ) national award for Residential New Homes 150m2 – 300m2. The judges described it as a “box on top of a box”. “It..
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Walk through the Stewart House in this incredible video by Archipro.co.nz and Kaynemaile Ltd.
In the world of architecture, Adam Taylor is a relatively new player. However, his designs are garnering awards and, with it, a loyal following of clients and proponents. Justin Foote from Urbis catches up with the Mount Maunganui-based architectural designer..
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Medium-density housing doesn’t have to be ugly and cheaply built. Not if ATA have anything to do with it anyway. There is no doubt that the urbanisation and intensification of Tauranga requires change. Now more than ever that train..
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Sentiments like ‘my home, my castle’ and ‘there’s no place like home’ talk to the fundamental role the family home plays in reflecting and indeed shaping our identity. Hence why a renovation or build project plan for a family home..
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The Tauranga Chamber of Commerce and Hilary Cutfield, chair of LinkT Young People in Business, are delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Young Read Woudberg LinkT Awards and Ball 2017. This year saw a record number of entrants…
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Smart Building: Working around material prices to create cost efficiencies. Efficiencies come in many forms when building a bespoke home, but it is perhaps keeping things local and incorporating the use of materials manufactured in a controlled environment that..
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Creative innovative team Beach front, lake front, high end projects Reg Architect or Architectural Designer Adam Taylor ARCHITECTURE is a leading architectural practice based in Mt Maunganui. ATA is recognised as providing high quality design and documentation on a..
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A climax of any nature is better when it’s higher, longer, and smoother than predicted. There has been talk of the housing market flattening out. However, that talk couldn’t be further from the facts. In the recently released National Construction..
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Nick Harrison is anything but your typical small town guy. He is broad and worldly in his thinking. Dedicated to and driven by the design process. Born in Whanganui and raised in the Hawkes Bay where he met his wife..
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Prefabrication is better than traditional construction methodologies for so many reasons. Computer numerically controlled (CNC) technology ensures pinpoint accuracy and significantly less waste. The real clincher though is speed. A prefabricated home can potentially be put together in 1 day…
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Simply by reading this blog you value design. As in true design. If you wanted the same thing that your neighbour has you would probably be looking at the same website your neighbour looked at. When you design from..
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The ATA team had the pleasure of attending ‘Paradigm Shift’ with fellow Designers and Architects which is being held at various locations around the country this month. John Klein was the keynote speaker and what a freaking inspiration he was. ..
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The terms ‘sustainability’ and ‘eco’ are not obvious on Adam Taylor’s website. They are there (see if you can find them). But perhaps the future of green design is embedded in good design. Not something separate. Homestar Practitioner Among..
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Born and bred in the Wellington region Sam Riddiford spent his early years growing up on the Kapiti Coast. Having always enjoyed design and doing things with his hands Sam liked the idea of becoming a builder. This was after he..
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Last month we flew the ‘Sustainable design’ flag at the Down to Earth Expo at ASB Stadium Baypark in Tauranga. It was the very first one and the only ‘green’ or sustainable expo in the Bay of Plenty so we..
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