ent ric ▁and ▁provoc ative ▁by ▁the ▁public ▁but ▁in ▁later ▁years ▁it ▁became ▁em ulated ▁by ▁young ▁modern ▁architect s . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁K ul ka ▁was ▁the ▁chief ▁architect ▁of ▁the ▁F let cher ▁Const ruction ▁Company ▁for ▁whom ▁he ▁designed ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁commercial ▁and ▁public ▁buildings ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁private ▁houses . ▁His ▁designs ▁were ▁diverse : ▁family ▁homes , ▁b ung al ows , ▁beach ▁houses , ▁bush ▁batch es , ▁gall er ied ▁houses , ▁apart ments , ▁libraries , ▁churches ▁and ▁monuments . ▁These ▁were ▁largely ▁realized ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁although ▁he ▁did ▁build ▁a ▁limited ▁amount ▁of ▁structures ▁through ▁F let cher ▁Building ▁in ▁Sam oa , ▁T ong a ▁and ▁F iji . ▁ ▁K ul ka ▁followed ▁changes ▁to ▁building ▁technology ▁closely ▁and ▁employed ▁these ▁new ▁techniques ▁in ▁his ▁commercial ▁designs . ▁K ul ka ▁is ▁estimated ▁to ▁have ▁designed ▁and ▁realized ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁commercial ▁structures ▁throughout ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁post ▁war ▁industrial ization . ▁Character istic ▁ ▁features ▁of ▁K ul ka ' s ▁commercial ▁structures ▁include ▁simple , ▁solid ▁fac ades ▁and ▁the ▁avoid ance ▁of ▁struct ural ▁or ▁decor ative ▁exhibition ism . ▁His ▁simple ▁exterior ▁en velop es ▁accord ed ▁with ▁a ▁post ▁war ▁m ood , ▁which ▁fav oured ▁civ ic ▁mod esty ▁and ▁utility . ▁The ▁reception ▁and ▁board ▁rooms ▁of ▁these ▁commercial ▁structures ▁were ▁l ined