The Box™ World of Architecture & Construction
All the latest information, thinkpieces and news from Box™
Dan Heyworth | Guest Writer in The Spinoff
Prefab building, the great hope for the housing crisis, is teetering on disaster
Box™ features in NZ House & Garden – August Issue
This stunning Box™ home in Westmere features in the August issue of NZ House & Garden. https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/houses/105380778/A-light-and-art-filled-Auckland-home
Box™ comes up Trumps – it’s not fake news!!!
Box™ scoops 4 awards at the 2018 Master Build House of the Year competition The Creative House https://www.box.co.nz/portfolio/the-creativehome-2/ won Gold and Overall Regional Award for PlaceMakers…
How Box™ Saves You Money
In short: by not re-inventing the wheel on each project and working efficiently as an end-to-end design and build company. Do you think that architects…
Comparing Apples with Oranges: Understanding m²
When someone gives you a ‘square metre’ rate, it is often impossible to know what is included in this. How do you accurately compare one…
Building Your Budget
The most important thing is to be clear on what your budget is. And be honest about it! You may have a clear idea or…
Frequently Asked Questions
What budgets do you build for? Box™ has worked with building cost budgets from $500k to $3m. Typically, total project budgets are between $500,000 and…
A New Box™ Build on a Special Waterfront Site
The challenge for the Box™ design team was to create a spatially efficient home that maximized the panoramic views of the Manukau Harbour. The end…
Co-housing: an island example
Written by Claire McCall The proposed co-housing development in Grey Lynn (see cohaus.co.nz) is a vision for urban living that includes less reliance on cars…