VR Headsets
There’s been a lot of talk lately about Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR). At Fox & Associates we’ve been watching to see when this technology will enable new or improved products for our clients. The potential is that we’ll have a new way to communicate design proposals (or even create designs) in a…
Read MoreSculptures on the Peninsula – Imagination Transforming the Landscape
Fox and Associates are proud sponsors of the magnificent Sculptures on the Peninsula, the largest contemporary sculptural exhibition in the South Island. Sculptures on the Peninsula attracts both leading and emerging sculptors, who successfully turn the beautiful Loudon Farm in Banks Peninsula into a melting pot of creativity. As sponsors, this exhibition is perfectly aligned to…
Read MoreIn the Back of Beyond – Surveying the High Country
Black Hill Station Following the south bank of the Rakaia River and nestled against the Southern Alps, Black Hill Station is located 25 kilometres inland from the Rakaia Gorge. Spectacular in its remoteness, the farm is an expanse of tussock covered terrain, alpine streams and mountainous ranges. Black Hill Station wanted to diversify their farming…
Read MoreHelping a Banks Peninsula Community Protect its Indigenous Ecosystems
Kakanui Reserve Up behind Tūtehuarewa Marae in Koukourārata (Port Levy) the Kakanui Reserve rises on the steep eastern slopes of Port Levy. With some of the best remnants of native bush on Banks Peninsula, an early urupā (cemetery) and sacred burial caves, all are now protected and cared for within the 87 hectare reserve. Kakanui…
Read MoreLegacy Series: Lake Hood
Through outstanding surveying, engineering and land design work, we helped create this unique aquatic playground and lakeside residential development. Lake Hood is a lakeside village for a community of people seeking space, tranquillity, waterfront living and a recreational destination for outdoor and water sport enthusiasts. The ability to extract high quality roading metal underlying the…
Read MoreLegacy Series: Redmund Spur
Through diligent planning and creative subdivision and engineering consultancy work, we’re transforming the lower Port Hills slopes of Redmund Spur into a highly desirable mix of residential housing typology. Situated on Cashmere Road, between Hoon Hay Valley and Kennedy’s Bush, Redmund Spur is an exclusive hillside residential development that combines an attractive rural outlook…
Read MoreLegacy Series: Broad Oaks
Setting a new standard for hillside development in Christchurch, Broad Oaks includes many new design features and site-specific engineering solutions. Residential hillside developments are never easy. This major 280 section/35 hectare development rising from the Heathcote River to the top of Huntsbury, with the need for two pump houses, two water reservations plus…
Read MoreUsing 3D Laser Scanning to model the Canterbury University Engineering Building
Lauded as one of the largest building projects in NZ, Canterbury University is undergoing an exciting transformation that will deliver some of the most modern teaching, learning and research facilities in the southern hemisphere. A key project is the expansion and complete modernisation of the Canterbury University Engineering Building. What makes this construction project really…
Read MoreCreating Legacies That Go Beyond Land
Orana Wildlife Park’s Great Ape Centre Orana Wildlife Park’s Great Ape Centre is home to New Zealand’s only Gorillas. The arrival of these magnificent Western Lowland Gorillas signalled Orana’s commitment to the international zoo-based breeding programme for this critically endangered species. Bringing the Gorillas to New Zealand required Orana to develop an exhibit utilising a…
Read MoreBanks Peninsula Conservation Trust
Fox and Associates is proud to announce our new three year partnership with the Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust (BPCT) as a gold sponsor of the BPCT’s covenanting programme. We’ve had a long association with Banks Peninsula; from our many Banks Peninsula-based clients as well as our ongoing sponsorship of the biennial Sculpture on the Peninsula. This…
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