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Blending Tradition with Innovation.
The Coatesville Farmhouse, recently highlighted as Archipro's Project of the Month, is a striking blend of modern design and traditional farmhouse aesthetics.
Quiet Elegance
When the owners first came across this site, and spoke with architect Evelyn McNamara about the possibility of designing a home for their family of seven.
Light Catcher.
Jose Gutierrez Architects transformed this character villa, located on a typical Grey Lynn street, into a contemporary oasis - a place that moves between lightness and solidity with a fluid grace.
Inside Story.
Forgiving flooring that looks and feels fantastic, coloured concrete’s virtues are indisputable.
A reprieve from the ordinary.
This luxury lodge in the heart of the South Island has been flawlessly designed by Warren and Mahoney
Decadence Underfoot.
In a pool house that opens to a midcentury modern home in Remuera, an interior palette was designed to reflect the original architectural language and create a strong narrative between old and new.
Colour match your concrete.
Sophisticated flooring outside and in, it’s time-honoured, on-trend and can be tailored to you.
Two Palettes.
Four design houses join forces to create two alluring interior material palettes, each with a distinctly New Zealand aesthetic.
Reimagining Urban Landscapes: The Integral Role of PeterFell’s Texture Safe System in Waterfront Developments Across New Zealand
In an era where urban development strategies are constantly being redefined, the role of innovative materials and construction techniques cannot be overstated.
Reflections of Aotearoa: PeterFell’s darkest concrete oxide finds its match on North Piha Beach.
There’s a new surf life-saving tower on North Piha Beach. It’s circular, sculptural, made almost entirely of concrete, and coloured with PeterFell’s 699 SuperBlack oxide — a shade that speaks to the famously dark and rugged West Coast.
Material Connection
In a rural setting that feels far removed from the city on the outskirts of which it is located, this Auckland home unfolded over a decade or so.
Elemental
Wedged between bush and sea, this Coromandel home is devised as a place of quiet; a place to bunker down, a place to escape to – and a place from which to enjoy the outdoors.
Urban Gallery
On the threshold between residential and commercial precincts, a concrete building was designed as a link between the two .
PeterFell sponsors book celebrating inspired New Zealand architecture.
Cape to Bluff, A survey of residential architecture from Aotearoa New Zealand, takes readers on a captivating journey through thirty of the most architecturally stunning homes in the country.
Art and architecture.
Reaching out in different directions, this home, the 2023 City Home of the Year, cantilevers out to capture different views — of the city and the sea.
Webinar: Innovation with Concrete – The Key Role of Colour.
Listen to leading architects such as Pete Bossley from Bossley Architects, Craig South from South Architects, and Greg Young from Young Architects as they discuss their recent projects and how concrete was used to enhance their designs.
Pioneering Coloured Concrete in New Zealand’s Concrete Award
PeterFell is synonymous with innovation in coloured concrete in New Zealand, collaborating with architects, designers, and builders to craft visually striking and distinctive spaces.
Reflecting the natural drama of the landscape.
There’s a wonderful feeling of being one with the land here.
In synch with the sand.
The small seaside village of Piha, nestled on rugged coastline just west of Auckland, is renowned for its strong surf.
Durability with a touch of divinity.
It could be said that there was some divine inspiration at work in the design of this award-winning Christchurch home.
Natural good looks made to endure.
There’s something wonderfully primal about the dramatic sweep of Christchurch’s east coast, with its mix of tussock, sand, sea and dunes.
Enhancing views with the natural beauty of concrete.
The dramatic use of concrete, extensive glazing and timber accents are the order of the day in this stunning family home nestled in the hills above Christchurch’s seaside suburb of Sumner.
Honed perfection.
Designed by AW Architects, the orientation of this rural home was determined by views of the surrounding peaks – the Remarkables and Coronet Peak.
Marsden Cove Residence.
Overlooking the water, this stunning home evokes a sense of calm with a light-filled aesthetic. Championed by concrete forms, its materiality is harmonious inside and out.
Webinar: Designing with Concrete – Curves, Colour and Contrast
Watch this recorded webinar to hear from architect Rich Naish from RTA Studio, concreteologist Ross Bannan from Bannan Construction and PeterFell’s Regional Manager Paul Dwight about the latest innovations in concrete and the exciting new ways architects are using this age-old material.
Waiheke House: integrating new and old through concrete forms
The new pavilion addition to this award-winning Waiheke bach was integrated through the use of captivating concrete forms.
A Modern Stone.
“The brief called for materials that were durable, had integrity, and aged well.
In New Zealand, working in timber is so appropriate both for the environment and economy, but this site necessitated a substantial material to not only create a protective solid mass but also [one] that reflected the site’s materiality.
“The concrete precast panels are, in a way, poured stone — an updated version of the stone used for basic shelter by the miners.”
A bunker by the lake
Something solid, grounded, and bunker-like has erupted on the lakeside at Rotoiti. Evelyn McNamara’s Lake House is somewhat monolithic in form and uses a robust combination of materials that exudes a strong presence and a feeling of being protected. It could be deemed brutalist, but there is something more also going on here.
Te Raekura Redcliffs Primary School
A design that incorporates a precast coloured concrete facade, creating a dramatic main entry to the site.
The future of polished concrete
There are five choices to make when specifying a honed or polished concrete floor, but it is the last that is the most important...
Texture Safe proves best non-slip solution for Tauranga Council.
When the Tauranga District Council was looking for a stylish way to make their concrete Tidal Stairs safe and slip free, Texture Safe came up trumps where other options had failed.
Waiariki Institute of Technology, Health and Science in Rotorua
Featuring our colour PFL 791 from the Aqua Range, the spectacular new building at Waiariki Institute of Technology in Rotorua has been created by Darryl Church Architecture, together with MOAA architects.
Knox Church, Christchurch by Wilkie + Bruce architect
The completion of the re-building of Knox Church in Christchurch is significant as it is such a well-known building on a very high profile corner and the church shares a history with many local residents.
Clevedon Pool
This outdoor area has achieved all the owners wanted and more. PeterFell specialist in coloured concrete.
Grey Lynn, Auckland
Bannan Construction using Peter Fell Oxide have done a brilliant job on this Grey Lynn Project.
Wairepo Swamp Walk, Kingsland, Auckland
Intense black concrete has been created with Peter Fell colour 699, aka SuperBlack, working in contrast to a very white concrete utilising a white Titanium Dioxide from Peter Fell also.
Waterview Skatepark
The design brief included a requirement for artistic elements to break up the mass of grey concrete, hence the coloured concrete choices.
Station R by Ockham Residential
Architect Martin King of Ockham Residential used a clever selection of Peter Fell colours on their recently completed Station R project in Auckland's Mt Eden
Mission Bay Pavilion
Herbst Architects have teamed up with Katie Lockhart Studio to custom design the outdoor concrete furniture for top eatery Mission Bay Pavilion. PFL 301 colour was used to get the perfect tone for the environment!
In harmony with nature
The word "environment" describes the relationship between an object and its surroundings, and it is the overarching concept behind Alp, an apartment building designed by Akihisa Hirata in Akabane, Tokyo.
Curvy Basin and Remarkables Ski Field
An impressive 2400m3 concrete was for the new Base Building (1600m above sea level) at the Remarkables Ski Field. Over 150m3 was coloured concrete for the decks.
Bespoke Colour
PeterFell created this rich, bespoke colour for the Longroom in Ponsonby, central Auckland.
Cast in concrete
An award-winning Arrowtown home by Richard Naish of RTA Studio makes the most of coloured concrete by Peter Fell.
Coloured Concrete and Manicured Gardens
This urban retreat has been designed with environmentally conscious entertainers in mind. Coloured concrete carefully merged with manicured gardens creates a feeling of both serenity, and creativity!
Playing with colour
This urban retreat has been designed with environmentally conscious entertainers in mind. Coloured concrete carefully merged with manicured gardens creates a feeling of both serenity, and creativity!
The Base Shopping Centre, Hamilton
This urban retreat has been designed with environmentally conscious entertainers in mind. Coloured concrete carefully merged with manicured gardens creates a feeling of both serenity, and creativity!
Bay House
This urban retreat has been designed with environmentally conscious entertainers in mind. Coloured concrete carefully merged with manicured gardens creates a feeling of both serenity, and creativity!
Structural Geometry
Widely favoured for the industrial edge it lends flooring, concrete’s design potential is far more varied than you may realise. Peter Fell is one company that’s successfully embracing the geometric properties of this malleable substrate in ways we’ve never seen before.
The Mayfair Building
Seddon GRC Innovations asked the PeterFell team to recreate an oxide colour for the façade panel that replicated the look and feel of the 1906 building.
Passive solar benefits far exceed expectation
With a northerly aspect perfectly suited to take advantage of passive solar, this house extension was designed for the sun, but even so the owners have been very pleasantly surprised just how warm it is. So much in fact that it's actually the favourite part of their whole renovation.
