Concrete Delivers Strength, Comfort and Beauty

Great strength combined with great beauty can emerge from even the worst of human tragedies.

The people of Napier showed this when they rebuilt their city following the devastating 1931 earthquake. The people of Christchurch will also rebuild with strength and vision, using the latest and best materials and design. 

Concrete in all its many forms will be the foundation and the heart of the majority of residential properties that are built in Christchurch and throughout New Zealand in the coming years.

The reason for this is simple: concrete offers strength, comfort and beauty.

 

Coming Home to Concrete: Chapters

1 Introduction
2 Do it Once, Do it Right
3 Coming Home to Something Different
4 Coming Home to Concrete Floors

 
5 Coming Home to a Warm Home
6 Coming Home to a Complete Finish
7 Concrete for the Future
8 Concrete for the Long Haul
“If you're wanting a family home for the long term then concrete is a great material to do that with. Concrete homes are definitely there for the test of time.”

Michael O'Brien, Architect.
 

Case Study Film - Madams' Home

 

How can an innovative approach to concrete improve life for a busy family? The Madams family purchased their home in Churton Park, and discovered the advantages of concrete homes.

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Case Study Film - Cabbage Tree Vineyard

 

David Bull of the Cabbage Tree Vineyard says timber couldn’t deliver what he and wife Winifred were looking for in their ambitious building project in Martinborough.

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