Metal Jacket House, Papamoa

By Jigsaw Architects

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The design of this beach house explores the potential of predominantly prefinished structural components to achieve a cost effective residential build with a high level of spatial and textural richness. The primary material palette consists of Cross Laminated Timber, Glulam, insulated metal SIP panels and plywood.

The consistent planes of the black insulated metal SIP panels define volume and give a sense of enclosure whereas the exposed timber and joinery components demarcate function and give textural richness within the volume. This composition of selections also enables a spaciousness that defies the small footprint. The informal, restrained living requirements of the clients contribute to this sense by limiting spatial functions to the essentials.

Jigsaw Architects
Bay of Plenty

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Metal Jacket House, Papamoa

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Jigsaw architects team combine a strong balance of technical and creative talent.

Our core skills encompass architecture and interiors with specialist knowledge in sustainable design, commercial, healthcare and industrial projects.

We excel in delivering a full architectural service with integrated Project Management.

Our team aim to fuse creative design and professional practice with a considered and personal approach. This has resulted in repeat business from our existing clients. 

Our goal is to facilitate the process to achieve meaningful built environments with respect to the client, the natural and urban environments.

Our underlying design premise promotes sustainable environments and our commitment to ESD has been recognized with award-winning ESD projects.

ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES

We offer architectural and project management services and have professional experience in many work sectors. Our staff use advanced tools to help our clients achieve the best designs and add value to their projects.

RESOURCES

Jigsaw currently employs 10 staff including Architects, Architectural graduates and Architectural technicians. Additional staff are employed on contract as and when required.  

Our senior practitioners hold professional assessor roles for both the New Zealand Registered Architects Board and the Licensed Practitioners Board. A number of our staff have stood on the local School Board of Trustees, voluntarily extending our design and construction expertise into the local community.    

Jigsaw utilize the most current design tools and modelling software to assist in the design evaluation and development process. These tools allow us to comprehensively assess and understand our clients proposed environments.


The employment of BIM technology has recently allowed Jigsaw Architects to manage and deliver very technical projects with a full consultant team all working off a centralized BIM model.  

The use of the BIM data extends to the construction monitoring and contract communication through the construction stage and has the potential to deliver multiple data outputs for the clients' future operations and facilities management.

  • Architectural Design
  • Bid Evaluation
  • Brief preparation  
  • Building Consent application  
  • Commissioning
  • 3D Design modelling
  • BIM
  • Construction Observation
  • Contract Administration
  • Contract Documentation
  • Design Management
  • Dilapidation Reporting
  • Expert Evidence
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Green Star Consulting
  • Interior Design
  • Landscape Design
  • Planning & Analysis
  • Process Evaluation & Control
  • Project Management
  • Pre-feasibility studies
  • Quality Control
  • Resource Consent applications
  • Site Evaluation and Selection