Merry Christmas from ADa

Well it is that time of the year again. Time to dust off the Christmas decorations, put up the tree and try and get someone under the misletoe.

To all our clients, associates and friends we hope that everyone has a safe and relaxing Christmas and we look forward with optimism to a the productive and profitable New Year.

All the best from the team @ ADa

Homestyle publication

We have had one of our award winning houses published in the November edition of Homestyle magazine.
A great accolade for the design team (Peter and collegue Brynn Macauley), Mike (architectural documentation), the client (Graeme & Jacqui Nelson) and the builder (Dean Billott - BK Developers). Grab a copy of the magazine or view the article on our website
http://www.adarchitecture.co.nz/33PeterDavisfinalproof.pdf

Continuing Professional Developement

Peter attended an ADNZ Wellington Branch meeting on Wed 11th Nov - subject: House Re-Cladding
Michael attended a NZIA workshop on Wed 18th Nov - subject: Sustainable architecture
Mike and Alex will be attending a BRANZ seminar on Energy efficency on Dec 1st

Nature Coast

Peter and Jon recently attended a function held by Nature Coast and have subsequently become members. We are passionate about our local community, and supporting the ideas of Nature Coast fits very well with our ethos. Watch out for Nature Coast publications going out to wellington Homes in the New Year along with a profile of our business on the Nature Coast website http://www.naturecoast.co.nz/

New staff member

Hugh Marfell, a garduate Architectural Technician from WelTec will join the team at AD Architecture, starting on Monday 30th Nov. We are conficent Hugh will be great assett to the practice and we look forward to his contribution.

Ferndale Showhome open

Peter, Jon and Denise attended the opening of the new David Reid Homes - Kapiti showhome on Wed 25th Nov. This home is rated excellent by the Greenstar accreditation and showcases many eco and sustainable features along with being a great looking house that sits perfectly into its bush reserve setting. The home is open to the public on Wed - Sun 1pm -3pm.
http://www.ferndaletrust.co.nz/

Eco block visit

On Thursday 22nd October ADa staff visited a site in Peka Peka Beach to see firsthand how ECO blocks are used to construct a new house.

ECO Blocks are a polyblock system which is very easy to install by a builder and give a high insulation value of R3.5 min.

They can be used to formed many shapes (including curves) and are very environmentally friendly as they have no CFC's, HCFC's, CO2 or other ozone depleting substances are used or released during manufacturing or construction. 40% of the material used to produce ECO Blocks is recycled.

Once the building is completed you will have a very solid , warm and comfortable home that requires minimal maintenance.

If you are interested in this product and require further information please visit www.eco-blocknz.co.nz.

Jon

ADNZ National Conference - October 2009

Peter and I have just been to the '09 conference which was held at the Wairakei Resort in Taupo.

We both enjoyed the programmed events...and the additional non-programmed events (golf, tennis etc) with my personal highlight being the Resene Design Awards where I received a finalist award for my Ngaio townhouse project.

Other highlights included;
- meeting up with professional collegues / friends
- mingling with sponsers and learning about new products
- hearing Jonathan Mane-Wheoki's thought provoking presentation
- browsing the display of design award entries (incredible varity and quality)

The ADNZ conference makes up part of our CPD point requirement for professional ADNZ membership and besides which has become an enjoyable annual event for us both to attend.

Jon

see ADNZ website http://www.adnz.org.nz