Mar 134 minSimple sustainable living hacks : from personal to architecturalWhile you may think you are just one small, teeny tiny person and can’t make a difference, but if everyone did something small that would amount to something...
Mar 51 minArchitects Regatta '20Pacific Environments participated in GIB’s annual Architects Regatta last Monday afternoon (24 Feb), The PENZL team was comprised of Lyn, Miranda + Mini-Mira...
Dec 11, 20191 minYellow Treehouse still making headlinesDespite being 11 years old now, the Yellow Treehouse is still making headlines in online and print publications. Heres the latest we have been sent: Did you ...
Dec 6, 20192 minHow we used to do things around hereimages from Google How people used to work before the days of computers and CAD. Not sure these images would meet current day H+S standards... These images s...
Dec 1, 20193 minEco Design Advisor ConferenceIn October, Rachel, Mat, Ella, Lyn and David attended the Eco Design Advisor conference. This event brings together people from Government, Councils, univers...
Oct 25, 20191 minArchitects DeclareIn May 2019, the Architects Declare initiative was launched by architects in the United Kingdom to raise awareness of global climate change and bio-diversity...
Oct 24, 20192 minWaitakere Gardens Retirement Village turns 20Yesterday (Thu 24 Oct) Waitakere Gardens (now part of the MetlifeCare Group) celebrated it’s 20 Anniversary of Stage 1 opening in 1999. Peter Bourke (our cli...
Oct 7, 20192 minEnvironmentally Sustainable Design in the PENZL officeIn August, Pacific Environments, along with a number of NZ based Architects, signed Architects Declare NZ. The following open letter is inspired by our UK co...
Oct 7, 20191 minClearwater Quays - leading the wayThe Clearwater Quays apartments designed by Phil and Roger at Pacific Environments for Red Stag, are leading the way being constructed in engineered mass tim...
Sep 2, 20192 minOpening Whitby Lakes Retirement VillageWhitby Lakes Village has just celebrated its final opening on 29 Aug 2019, following many years of hard work. Pete Eising was first introduced to it by Sandy...
Aug 27, 20192 minMiranda reflects on her Masters of Urban DesignAfter five years of architectural study at university, the last thing I envisaged myself doing was going back to study again. So, it took a lot of pondering...
Jul 30, 20193 minRVA Conference BrisbaneAt the beginning of July I attended the Retirement Villages Association conference in Brisbane. These conferences are usually very inspiring and cover a wid...
Jun 26, 20193 minEmily's AdventuresOne month from now will I set off on my OE, but to be perfectly honest, it is not going to be easy leaving this cool place. So, I want to take this opportuni...
Jun 17, 20191 minGrey Lynn School time lapseHow awesome is this time lapse of the construction at Grey Lynn School? This has been put together over about 24 months of construction.
Jun 10, 20191 minPink Ribbon Brunch RaffleThis year Pacific Environments are hosting a Pink Ribbon Brunch with the staff to help raise some funds for breast cancer research. As part of our fundraisin...
May 22, 20192 minPacific Environments Billington InteriorsIn March this year Roger Billington joined Pacific Environments New Zealand Ltd (PENZL) as the interior design lead. Bringing the successful brand, Billingto...
May 8, 20192 minBlessing Grey Lynn SchoolToday, at dawn, we had the pleasure of attending the blessing of a school project that we have been working on in the office for the last six years. We have...
May 8, 20191 minOne Minute with...Tane PrattTane Pratt / Architect / Associate / Pacific Environments Best workplace memory? Electric go-karts for team building Favourite thing about Pacific Environmen...
Mar 28, 20191 minPacific Environments BillingtonInteriors team: Abi, Roger and Sara Pacific Environments has welcomed Roger Billington to head our Interior Design team. Roger has returned to New Zealand af...
Mar 26, 20191 minProperty Council Residential SummitThe Property Council Residential Development Summit was held recently and we asked Associate Miranda about the day. Pete and Tane explaining their winning ta...
