“The New Zealand Home” was an 7-part commissioned documentary series airing on Television New Zealand in 2016. Presented by architect Ken Crosson and broadcaster Goran Paladin, the series embarks on a country-wide quest to discover the quintessential New Zealand home.
Episode 4 examines the domestic architecture of the 1950s, using the Dorset Street Flats to illustrate the new modernist style of living taking root in the cities. www.dorsetstreetflats.com/the-new-zealand-home Videoclip used with permission of Warner Bros. International Television Production NZ. REBUILD UPDATE
The plastic wrap comes off the Flats on Friday, just in time for the rain! Photos by Waynne Williams. REBUILD UPDATE
Project Manager Greg Young looking particularly pleased with the new roof yesterday. (Thanks to Judith for the photo). Our thanks to the Christchurch City Council Sustainability and Community Resilience Committee, who this morning awarded a $240,000 Heritage Incentive Grant to the Dorset Street Flats rebuild project.
From our good friend, Jessica Halliday.
Read more at https://thespinoff.co.nz/partner/objectspace/22-03-2021/the-single-object-the-truth-and-beauty-of-the-christchurch-town-halls-concrete REBUILD UPDATE
A major milestone reached this week, with the structural work on the Flats now completed. The steelwork is all in, and the concrete block-work has been strengthened. Also, our application for CCC Heritage funding has been submitted, and we are eagerly awaiting the result. |
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