Beaven, Peter, 1925-2012
Dates
- Existence: 1925 - 2012
Biography
Peter Beaven was born in 1925 and was a Architect in Christchurch and designed a range of prominent buildings including Chateau on the Park Hotel and the Lyttelton Road Tunnel Administration building. After loosing his office in the Provincial Council Chambers during the February 2011 Earthquakes Beaven moved to Blenheim. In 2003, Beaven was awarded the New Zealand Institute of Architecture's Gold Medal. Beaven died in 2012.
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Abbot and Baird Office Building Additions, 1964
Plans for additions to the office building of Abbot and Baird on Victoria Street. Includes exterior elevations, interior floor plans and techical drawings.
Created by Architect Peter Beaven.
Also includes a folder of specifications.
Canterbury Terminating Building Society, 1958-1959
Plans for Canterbury Terminating Building Society building at 159 Manchester Street on the corner with High Street. Includes exterior drawings and elevations, interior floor plans and those relating to the penthouse area, caretaker's residence, partition details, toilets, shop frontage, roof spaces, window designs and stairways.
Created by Architects B J Ager and Peter Beaven in association.
City Art Gallery, 1987
Plans for a proposed City Art Gallery in the Old Government Buildings in Cathedral Square with frontage to Worcester Street. Includes exterior elevations and interior floor plans.
Created by Architect Peter Beaven.
Grand Hotel Alterations, 1959-1960
Alterations to the Grand Hotel at 135 Cashel Street for The Herbert Shoe Company Ltd. Includes interior floor plans and technical drawings including a staircase plan.
Created by Architect Peter Beaven.
Includes a sheet of correspondence relating to amendments to specifications.
Manchester Unity Building, 1964
Plans for the Manchester Unity Building on the corner of Manchester Street and Worcester Street. Includes a site plan, exterior elevations, interior floor plans and technical drawings.
Created by Architect Peter Beaven.
Also includes a folder of specifications.
R A Robertson Office Building, 1961-1962
Plans for a new office building for R A Robertson on Cashel Street. Includes exterior elevations, interior floor plans and technical drawings.
Created by Architect Peter Beaven.
Also includes a set of specifications.
Warners Redevelopment, 1998-1999
Plans for the development of Warners at 50 Cathedral Square. Includes site sketches, site plans, landscaping plans, exterior elevations and interior floor plans.
Created by Architect Peter Beaven.