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Places to Drink Wine
Ever wanted to drink in a working wine cellar? We have created as part of the Poppies of Martinborough Winery Project the ultimate of...
Mar 9, 2020


Site Specific Design
What an awesome summer it is turning out to be! This summer has proved particularly windy and hot. It has lead to much discussion in the...
Mar 9, 2020


2019 It's a Wrap
It is December already? Time flies when you are having fun! The tail end of the awards season saw Victoria being Highly Commended in the...
Dec 9, 2019


New Kids on the Block - MOY HALL
Designed with a Scottish Cabin in mind, Moy Hall's Winery Restaurant is all that and more. Clean lines, textured finishes and bespoke...
Jul 25, 2019


Easy Living in Martinborough
Contrasting, yet complimenting. Warm, grainy, textural wood, matched with cool, dark industrial steel and concrete. Modern style, made...
Jul 25, 2019


Rivers Edge - Te Awa Glamping Project
At the tail end of 2018 we helped bring a beautiful glamping tent to life. River's Edge Retreat is unique accommodation set in the...
Jun 20, 2019


Palliser Estate - Martinborough
Palliser Estate is one of New Zealand’s premier wine brands - it is known and enjoyed around the world. We wanted to design a cellar door...
Apr 16, 2019


TE WAIHINGA CENTRE - Martinborough
I have been involved in the Waihinga Centre Project since 2013. Firstly out of concern for the future of the Martinborough Town Hall and...
Mar 7, 2019


Resource Consenting - 6 best tips
Perception Planning is a team of resource management planning, landscape and freshwater professionals based in Martinborough, Taupō and...
Jun 25, 2018


House Cladding... so many options!
The cladding you choose for your home is an important step in defining the look and feel of the project—you may have strong ideas or you...
Jun 25, 2018


Dreaming About Summer?
You might be dreaming about a new bach right now as you rug up around the fire —or you may already be planning that ski chalet in...
Jun 25, 2018


What is a Licensed Building Practitioner?
LBPs are designers, carpenters, brick and blocklayers, roofers, external plasterers, site and foundations specialists who have been...
Jun 25, 2018


Palliser Estate- a fusion of design and wine
We are currently working with Palliser Estate to design and update their wine tasting room and offices. We love working alongside local...
Jun 21, 2018


NEW TECHNOLOGY
Sometimes reading a plan is hard– and you cant imagine yourself in a space. At VRA we have started producing digital ‘3D walk throughs’...
Jun 21, 2018


TILING... where to begin
Tiles have developed so far since the beginning of their time. Tiles were first seen in the second century AD, being used by the Kings...
Jun 21, 2018


Writing a Brief
Renovating or building a new house can and should be fun and exciting - for everyone involved. However far too often we hear horror...
Jun 21, 2018


The perfect pergola...
We LOVE a good pergola at VRA and include them wherever we can. A pergola is a transition space between the outside and the inside—providing
Apr 16, 2018
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