During our years of collaborating with design teams, we’ve learnt that architects tend to approach house additions in one of two ways. Either they seek to maintain a consistent look with the existing structure – effectively match it – or they opt to do something completely different. On this project, it was the former. Our…
Located at the top of Clifton Hill in Sumner, Christchurch, this home was built to maximise the incredible 360 degree views of the Pacific Ocean and Port Hills. LM Architectural Builders’ managing director, Leo Meredith, was engaged to consult on this project from the outset. The client was looking for a sunny, protected site with…
We’re often tasked with building a client’s dream home – a compliment we appreciate, and a responsibility we take very seriously. But on this particular project, with post COVID construction costs booming and major Gib delays hitting the construction sector, the stakes felt especially high. We know how easy it is for building project budgets…
Building a new house that needs to look old is the kind of challenge we like. This traditional, English/gothic-style country home was unlike anything we’d built before. With features including colonial window bars and trims, custom-made steel stairs and decorative exposed timber features both internally and externally, this project was a departure from New Zealand…
Every now and then, we step outside of the square to try something different. When W2 Architects put forward LM Architectural Builders for this showroom refurbishment project, we jumped at the chance. Archibalds is the home of the automotive industry’s most premium brands: Audi, Porsche, Jaguar, Land Rover and more. What was missing from their showroom…
A few years back, LM Architectural Builders had the privilege of building the award-winning Kowhai House in Ashley Gorge, near Christchurch. Our team were delighted to head back to the site again to start work on a ‘granny flat’ to sit alongside Kowhai House. Like the original build next door, the Kowhai Pod House is…
