Christchurch Modern » 1976 http://www.christchurchmodern.co.nz A collection of modern houses in Christchurch, New Zealand. Wed, 06 Dec 2017 01:16:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 5a Snowdon Rd. Forbes House. Warren & Mahoney. http://www.christchurchmodern.co.nz/2008/10/forbes-house-1976-warren-and-mahoney/ http://www.christchurchmodern.co.nz/2008/10/forbes-house-1976-warren-and-mahoney/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:09:39 +0000 admin http://www.christchurchmodern.co.nz/?p=241 Designed in 1976 for a wealthy builder, the Forbes House is arguably the grandest of Warren & Mahoney’s residential buildings of the time. The house is formidable: raw, exposed concrete beams dominate, yet it’s elegant and totally cool.

There’s been some interior un-design over subsequent years, but nothing that can’t be fixed. A good house for a 70s era Playboy party.

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