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When we’re not designing or creating, we’re thinking. A lot. We love to think and Lisa loves to write. Here, she shares her latest musings with you.

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Oct 15, 2018

Wilderness Trail

For those of you who have been following our blog for a while, you will know that we are influenced strongly by the New Zealand landscape and climate in our colour palettes and architecture designs.

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Oct 1, 2018

Blackbird house renovation

It was a pleasure to collaborate with a wonderful family whose Farm Cove property was due for an upgrade.

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Sep 18, 2018

Eco Home

We are so thrilled to be featured in the recent publication by Melinda Williams ' Eco Home'.

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Feb 27, 2018

What is Good

When it comes to designing sustainable architecture, we look at many aspects - your site, your brief, your life, how you need it to function, and the climate that you are in.

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Jan 31, 2018

Greytown Heritage

Greytown has a main street full of carefully restored heritge timber buildings dating from when it was established in the 1850s in the Wairarapa.

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