Christchurch Modern » Bill Royal 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=3.0.4 134 Dyers Pass Rd. William Taurau Royal. http://www.christchurchmodern.co.nz/2009/10/134-dyers-pass-rd-william-taurau-royal/ http://www.christchurchmodern.co.nz/2009/10/134-dyers-pass-rd-william-taurau-royal/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:23:15 +0000 admin http://www.christchurchmodern.co.nz/?p=1914 The house that Bill built, from concrete blocks and cedar. A standout, family home on the hill, loaded with sharp angles, a hint of origami and a splash of nautical colour. Must be the nicest carport in the city.

]]> http://www.christchurchmodern.co.nz/2009/10/134-dyers-pass-rd-william-taurau-royal/feed/ 0 49 Clifton Tce. Belworthy House. William Taurau Royal. http://www.christchurchmodern.co.nz/2009/08/49-clifton-tce-belworthy-house-w-taurau-bill-royal/ http://www.christchurchmodern.co.nz/2009/08/49-clifton-tce-belworthy-house-w-taurau-bill-royal/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:58:22 +0000 admin http://www.christchurchmodern.co.nz/?p=1841 Created for a bachelor, well-known Christchurch florist Cliff Belworthy, his cat and two fox terriers. Cliff was adamant he wasn’t prepared to “live in a house like Mrs Jones on the corner” and asked for a house “that no sane person would copy”. His only practical request: “two bedrooms, as far apart as possible”.

The house was completed in 1969 and has been extended since to make it more family-friendly, presumably, losing some of its tight original design.

Bill Royal & family.

From 1950 to 1954 Bill Royal was employed by the Ministry of Works in Auckland and Christchurch, and from 1955 to 1960 worked for the Canterbury and Auckland Education Boards. Bill then became an associate partner of Warren, Mahoney and Associates, before setting up private practice.


]]> http://www.christchurchmodern.co.nz/2009/08/49-clifton-tce-belworthy-house-w-taurau-bill-royal/feed/ 1