Bruce Mitchinson

The first thing we often tell our clients to do, is to slow down. Time is always an issue, however the best way to set yourself up, to be able to manage time, is to invest time in getting well …

Word has it that 5000sqm is the minimum site area per person required for self sufficiency. On suburban sites, with average areas of around 500sqm, obviously this falls well short of any possibility of going it alone, for the average …

“Building is easy” says the architect, and this is reinforced by clever advertising, like the DIY do-up shows, that have become popular evening TV viewing. Why is it then, that we continually hear of the stress, and frustration, that building …

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 …

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 …

People often comment, that it must be great to be an architect, and to be able to design your own home. I must admit, it sounds good in theory, but in my experience, architects make difficult clients. It is impossible …