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
Shug Life won a Gold Award and was the Regional Category Winner for a Renovation $500,000 – $1 Million. The House of the Year judges said “The removal by hand of the majority of the first floor gave flexibility for..
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Ben came to ata from another national award-winning studio specialising in bespoke residential architecture. Someone asked me how old the new guy we just hired was and I said ahh about our age (mid, ok late 30s). Turns out he’s..
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Colour in architecture is as important as form. It has a direct impact on our perception of a space, our mood and our movements. Colour is total at ata. A comprehensive research review for NASA (Wise et al, 1988) found..
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Eleanor ‘A True Classic’ by ata featured in Bay of Plenty Times Indulge Magazine Words by Monique Balvert-O’Conner Photography by Media Masters
“Architectural Designer Adam Taylor’s concept for this family retreat was to be low-slung and modernist and to look as if it were floating on its little peninsula – Tairua Harbour is on one side and canals on the other. The..
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Here is your opportunity. Adam Taylor ARCHITECTURE is an award winning architectural practice based in Mt Maunganui and are seeking an epic Architectural Designer. ATA provide high quality design and documentation on a wide range of architectural projects. Members of..
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Are site observations really necessary or just extra fees? ATA take the responsibility as your home designer very seriously. Once the design has been finalised it’s over to the builder to turn our drawings into physical form. That doesn’t mean..
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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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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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