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August 2009
MILFORD SOUND LODGE NAMED BEST COMMERCIAL BUILDING
The design for the Milford Sound Lodge won Steve Humpherson another top accolade at the 2009 Otago/Southland Regional ADNZ Awards. The judges singled out his project for "demonstrating a sensitivity to site with chalets that integrate recreational habitation with serene nature." Take a look at the Milford Sound Lodge chalets in the case studies section... And if you are planning a trip to this stunning World Heritage area, remember to book yourself a room with view!
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ADNZ AWARD FOR BEST ROOF DESIGN
Sorted Architecture also claimed the 2009 ADNZ Otago/Southland Roof Design Award for work on a lakeside residence in Wanaka. The judges praised Steve Humpherson's "clever use of roof forms to allow the winter sun to penetrate deep into living areas that are situated to take advantage of south-facing views." They also commanded it as "a remarkably simple solution to a complex plan for an expansive rambling residence on a site with many restrictions and complications."
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July 2009
Sorted Architecture unveils concept for new Catholic Church
Designed with a trilogy of 'light, water and mountains' as its core inspiration, the building imagined by Steve Humpherson has the capacity to host three hundred people. The concept for the church was presented in 3D, giving everyone the opportunity to appreciate key design features as if walking through the building.
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28.10.08
TE ANAU AIRPORT NAMED TOP COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL BUILDING IN 2008 ADNZ/RESENE NATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS
The 2008 ADNZ/Resene National Design Awards ended with a win for Wanaka practice Sorted Architecture. Founding partner and architectural designer Steve Humpherson took the top accolade in the Commercial/Industrial Design category for the Te Anau Airport at Manapouri.
Inaugurated in April 2008 by Sir Tim Wallis, the Te Anau Airport at Manapouri was inspired by the aviation history of deer recovery in the region. Combining tradition and modernity, its rural shed aesthetics were designed to enhance passengers’ travel experience by giving them a sense of the area’s heritage.
With a construction cost of $1.6 million, the terminal was also built to be as energy efficient and environmental-friendly as possible, boasting insulation well above code standards, high level opening windows for passive ventilation, Northern glazing for passive solar gain, corrugated clad water tanks to collect roof rainwater and locally sourced timbers and stone.
The ADNZ/Resene Awards judges commented that “The Te Anau Airport at Manapouri achieved a memorable and rewarding enhancement to the site, with a confident and elegant orchestration of vernacular materials and forms.”
Following his ADNZ/Resene National Design Awards win, Steve Humpherson of Sorted Architecture said: “It’s great for us to win the Commercial/Industrial Design Award because people might not know about this side of our work. We’ve been mostly associated with residential projects, even though we’ve been designing commercial buildings for a long time.”
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02.05.08
TE ANAU AIRPORT AT MANAPOURI
Combining tradition and modernity, the new airport building captures the essence of Southland by incorporating local materials and elements of the region's heritage and landscapes such as bridges.
Created as a collection of inter-linked autonomous spaces, the terminal now has the capacity to host three operators, with expected footfall of up to sixty passengers at a time.
Built with solar gain in mind, the building also features high level opening windows which allow for natural ventilation. Corrugated steel clad tanks collect roof rainwater to be used for irrigation.
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28.12.07
At Sorted Architecture we hope the new year brings new passions.
We would like to thank all of our clients for all of your support.
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3.09.07
Congratulations Steve Humpherson for winning the ADNZ /Resene Regional Design Awards for Resendtial New Single Dwelling over 250m2. The award is for the Acton-Admas residence on Hogan Lane, Wanaka. Also congratulations to the Sorted Design team for the digital photography and graphic design of the presentation.
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28.05.07
Our growing design base of residential homes and commercial developments has necessitated a recruitment drive for technicians and we have found three of the very best. Rebecca Donnelly returned to Wanaka after completing the diploma in Architectural Draughting at the Otago Polytechnic, Mike Finlay decided while living in Whistler that Wanaka would be his home and moved here from Hamilton. Michael Daffern moved to Wanaka from Brighton England looking for the wonderful Wanaka lifestyle. He is an experienced architect and is our Senior Architectural Technician.
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WELCOME TO 2007
We wish you all a happy and successful year. 2007 is going to be an exciting year here at Sorted with numerous, fantastic projects on the go and the best team around to ensure they go smoothly.
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30.10.06
Congratulations Steve Humpherson.
Winner of the ADNZ National Design Award for Residential Single Dwelling up to 250m2.
Thank you to Brenda Jessup and Tony Lynch for allowing us to enter their beautiful Albert Town home into the awards.
Click here for a closer look.
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07.08.06
Congratulations Steve (one of the directors of Sorted Architecture), who was awarded first place for the Regional ADNZ Design Awards – Residential New Single Dwelling 250m2.
"We really liked the illusion of the house seeming like a small bach from one angle and becoming a town house as viewed from other aspects…a resourceful and environmentally friendly, contemporary residence." - ADNZ Award judges, Otago Daily Times.
Click here for a closer look.
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10.05.06
We welcome Andrew to the team.
Andrew Batchelor - Architectural Technician
I was born and bred in Christchurch. I am an Aquarius, aged twenty-seven; and have been passionate about Architecture and Urban Design since I was at kindergarten, building entire cities with my building blocks.
Upgraded Software
Sorted Architecture has made the upgrade to become an ArchiCad Select Customer.
ArchiCad Select offers Sorted preferential technical backup and training along with exclusive accessories and object libraries allowing us to incorporate items such as Native plants and local materials within our drawings. Sorted will automatically be provided with all software updates and accessories ensuring that we always have the most current technologies available.
BBE Workshop
Postponed until further notice.
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25.01.06
Chris has returned to New Zealand from a month in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. In between admiring the scenery and (some of) the resort designs, he visited architectural masterpieces such as the Royal Palaces of Bangkok & Phnom Phem, and the ancient city of Angkor. Other highlights included the use of water features and rain water harvesting in both domestic and commercial buildings, and the traditional Thai house of former architect Jim Thomson with it's fantastic open plan living area that flows out to a tropical courtyard.
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16.11.05
The Bremner Bay residence (as shown in our residential portfolio) has both the cover image and feature article in the latest Trends 'New Homes' magazine Vol 21 No17. This residence also features in the latest Australian Trends 'Home and Apartment' magazine. The photography of the cover and article highlights what a great building this is with stunning images both internally and externally.
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07.10.05
With the print shop moved into ground level premises (directly downstairs), Sorted Architecture now has a nice big space to play with. We are actively seeking generous product suppliers to help with our fitout.
Pearce Place (see Work in Progress) has now started on site, we cant wait to see the design in the flesh.
Processing of Building Consents by the local authority is taking anywhere between 1 and 3 months. This can make programming for contractors very difficult.
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19.08.05
Steve Humpherson one of the directors of Sorted Architecture has just won the ADNZ Regional James Hardie Residential New Single Dwelling Award. www.bremnerbaycottage.com
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17.08.05
Watch this space, Sorted is expanding and so we are moving the printing, copying and business services into a new ground floor space opening 3rd of October 2005.