seismic engineering

A couple of weeks ago, David and I attended the ‘Seismic Engineering for Non-Engineers’ course, which was organised by the New Zealand Institute of Building Surveyors. Presenters were Martin Webb, and James Henderson, from Frazer Thomas, and these guys covered …

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we make nice things

At mitchinsonsimiona this is our motto. ‘nice’ is one of those feel-good, adjectives, that we encourage our clients to own. The term is very subjective, some things will be pleasant or attractive to some, but not to others. It is …

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The big picture

There are times when you have to make the hard call, to demolish and start again. It was tempting with this project, given the condition of the group of buildings occupying this site. Three different structures, had been relocated from …

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Kakariki [street] House

When we stumbled upon this property, in Kakariki Street, it had been sitting vacant for ages. Located behind an existing house, down a long right of way, difficult planning restrictions, ground like a ski-slope, large protected trees, and to top …

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working with wendys

The Wendy’s hamburger brand was founded by Dave Thomas, in Columbus Ohio, in 1969, and is now the worlds third largest hamburger chain. Here in New Zealand, the philosophy ‘Quality is our Recipe’ encompasses the whole Wendys experience, right down …

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