Category: Architect
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Build Aotearoa 8: Cool by Design
Many people might be surprised to know that the New Zealand Building Code does not require any consideration of overheating in homes. The energy efficiency requirements in our code are based only on the ability of buildings to keep warm without excessive heat loss. There is nothing to prevent homes from being designed with large…
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261: Casey Curtis
“You could be an architect one day,” was a comment made by an school teacher that has influenced the life of Casey Curtis. Out of necessity, Casey joined a group home builder after completing her deisgn degree in Christchurch. It was 2010 and she felt fortunate to have a job at the time as the…
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256: An Update on New Zealand’s First Passive House Co-Housing Project
Tim Ross featured on Home Style Green in episode 191 to talk about getting started on New Zealand’s first Passive House co-housing project. I interviewed Tim again a year ago as we were kicking off the Passive House Podcast, and the Dunedin Toiora High Street Co-housing project was well underway. My apologies to Tim for…
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255: From Biophilic Design to Passive House
Justine Money describes herself as a British-Maori-Australian Architect. She brings a strong cultural sensibility to her practice. In this discussion, we chat about why Justine decided to take up the challenge of studying architecture as a mature-aged student, and her journey from biophilic design to Passive House.
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253: How to build a Passive House family home on a tight budget
Joseph Lyth is building his family home on a very tight budget. He’s also building to the Passive House standard. In this interview, he shares some of his insights into why we must change the way we’ve been building ‘wooden tents’ in New Zealand, and how to go about creating a fit-for-purpose family home with…
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240: Unearthing Passive House
Dean Hoggart found geology fascinating. He followed this passion hoping for a career in geothermal energy. After becoming a successful geotechnical engineer and drilling holes looking for oil and minerals, Dean realised he wasn’t really doing what he’d like to be doing. So he took a leap and changed career. Today, he’s a Certified Passive…
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239: How to Build the Right Home
Jennifer Crawford first appeared on Home Style Green when Our New Home Coach was just getting started. Six years on, she’s back to discuss her journey and why she still believes strongly in helping people build the right home. 2020 has been an interesting year for everyone, Jennifer included. A few months after starting a…
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235: Bonsai Design + Build
While on tour as a young US Marine, Josh Oqueli was stationed in Spain for 6 months. In Barcelona, he walked into the Basílica de la Sagrada Família. At the time, he didn’t know about the architect and master builder, Antoni Gaudi, but the experience of entering this enchanted space inspired Josh to find out.…
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231: Designing Light and Treading Lightly
How is overlighting of our internal environments, and overshading our cities, affecting our wellbeing? These are some of the things that Antony DiMase of DiMase Architects thinks about in his role as an Architect and as a conscientious member of modern society. During our chat, we discussed the role that architecture can play in making…
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229: Be Significant
The rural town of Goulburn sits between Canberra and Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. With a population of around 24,000, it may not be huge, but its location makes it significant. In 2004 Simon Croker established SC Design Solutions in the Goulburn. During our conversation, Simon shared his inspiration and ideas on how designers…