New Zealand Commercial Design Trends Series NZ Commercial Design Trends Vol. 35/02C | Page 36

Top, middle, and lower These modern
commercial style projects are all built by
Fowler Homes: North Canterbury Fish &
Game facilities; The Resort; and the John
McGlashan College rumpus room.
DIVERSE APPROACH
Long a highly respected home design and build company in New Zealand,
Fowler Homes continues to extend its expertise in stand-out commercial designs
The design and build knowledge acquired from
decades of creating homes that New Zealanders
love has enabled Fowler Homes to cross over into
the world of commercial design. Over the years,
the company has built vet clinics, a ski lodge, a
Japanese bath house and is currently building St
Albans medical centre in Christchurch. Here is a
snapshot of three recent commercial projects that
Fowler Homes is rightly extremely proud of.
For the first project featured, Fowler Homes Otago
was asked to tender for the John McGlashan College
rumpus room and BBQ area plus landscaping.
On winning the job, the branch created an
attractive cedar-clad, mono-pitch building ideal for
boarders to have as a noisy space to hang out in.
The attached BBQ area is in Khol-toned ViBlock
and offers another great social gathering area.
As this was a school environment, Fowler Homes
had to minimise disruption to school pupils and
staff by working to a very tight timeframe over the
Christmas school holidays. This was achieved by
ensuring all product and materials were on site
early on in the scheme, along with the relevant
contractors, despite the holiday period. The project
was delivered on time and strictly to budget.
The second project shown here – The Resort
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– was designed and built for a private owner but
has all the functionality of a resort destination.
The Fowler Homes Cambridge design is all about
indoor-outdoor flow, while the contemporary Corten
steel cladding will weather to elegant effect.
Lastly, North Canterbury Fish & Game needed
new facilities to replace those lost in the Christchurch
earthquakes. Created by Fowler Homes Christchurch,
the modern new building highlights Fish & Game’s
relationship with nature. It has a steep roof pitch,
western red cedar weatherboards, a natural river-
stone wall, and gabion baskets. Custom macrocarpa
work stations, a file storage room and meeting tables
were all built by Fowler Homes on site.
Whatever your commercial or design and build
project, it will benefit from highly experienced
designers and constructors, backed by a wealth of
industry knowledge. Fowler Homes has a long
history of completing complex builds on time and
to a budget that doesn’t shift over time.
Talk with Fowler Homes’ experienced regional
owners for a builder’s perspective to give a practical
direction to your next project: www.fowlerhomes.co.nz
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