Oh dear. This abandoned, sad-looking orphan was once a striking, modern home with a mix of vertical and horizontal timber weatherboards and a great big Oamaru stone fireplace at its heart. C’mon, look into those big, pleading eyes (or windows) and say it’s not worth saving!?
…continue reading 15a Garden Rd. Peter Beaven.
We don’t normally do real estate listings, but why not?
This townhouse is particularly good; designed around ’66 and renovated nicely in the noughties by Warren & Mahoney’s Richard McGowan (please contact Richard directly with any questions regarding the chequer plate stair treads). The building feels like the perfect prototype (and archetype) of the modern Christchurch inner-city home: beautiful and efficient in materials and design. At the open home make sure to say loudly, “mmm, very Miles”.
Underneath the pergola, rooftop solar panels and various TV aerials might just be a very nicely designed home sitting up on top of Mount Pleasant. It would be good to see it without the ‘flair’ and was originally designed by Ron George for himself.
…continue reading 297 Cannon Hill Cr. AR (Ron) George
Great weather over the weekend, perfect for peeking over fences and spotting this T-shape beauty up on the Cashmere Hills. The solid garage door doesn’t feel right, but it’s a remarkably intact, well cared for original home.
…continue reading 9 Cracroft Tce. Poore House. Minson, Henning Hansen.
Dean sent in these pics of his new flat. A late 60s design in classic early W&M style: concrete block with rimu and meranti timber detailing. Dean has done a nice job inside and needs to club the body corporate like baby seals until they return the exterior to crisp white.
…continue reading 104 Rossall St. John Brown Flats. Warren & Mahoney.
We love Pixie houses (almost as much as Justin) and it’s been a while since we featured one. The home was mentioned in Home & Building in 1963 saying, “how sensitively it is possible to unite home and garden”. Bafflingly, the garden has been replaced with a pool, which due to the Christchurch climate acts for the most part of the year as a hole full of water.
…continue reading 22 Garden Rd. R L Ronaldson House. Warren & Mahoney.
Designed to give maximum sun to as many rooms as possible, this concrete block and weatherboard design featured in the Christchurch Art Gallery Group Show, November 1963. Originally the blocks were painted white, but on the whole the home is well-preserved and still looks smart.
…continue reading 19 McDougall Ave. Hobbs House. Lawry and Sellars.
Keith Mackenzie’s own home built in 1961, showing the delicate skills of this much underrated firm. Hall & Mackenzie were former partners of Paul Pascoe and lead designers of the University of Canterbury’s formidable Registry building.
…continue reading 23 Desmond St. Mackenzie House. Hall & Mackenzie.
There’s a lot to like about this submission in Fendalton with its crisp graphic lines and startled panda-eye windows.
Nice pyramid roof forms, a departure from the earlier Pixies. We’ll take it, sans Subaru.
…continue reading 19 Jacksons Rd. R W Smart House. Warren & Mahoney.
Guy Sellars’ own home designed in 1954. Guy and his wife still live here and he continues to practice as an architect into his 80th year. In 2008 won a local NZIA award for this house designed for his son.
…continue reading 20 Webb St. Sellars House. Lawry and Sellars.
Built in 1961, this small block of four flats is looking sad and defeated, but behind the trees and faded paint are the remnants of great architecture. Nice big deep concrete beams and a great chimney. Dear owner, please sort it out.
…continue reading 63 Papanui Rd. J J Connor flats. Warren & Mahoney.
