Tag: Hospitality | Architecture Now

Cabinet of curiosities

Projects | Amanda Harkness explores the dramatic interior narrative, combining the exotic and eclectic with the comfortable, of Wellington’s Naumi Studio Hotel by Material Creative.

Found in translation

Projects | Jeremy Smith samples the high life low down at the a r + d and Bossley Architects-designed Park Hyatt in Auckland’s Wynyard Quarter.

Projects | This NZIA Local Award winner takes inspiration from the Pacific Rim, creating a flexible space that offers the comforts of home but can function as a luxury lodge, all poised under an undulating roofline.

Two sides of Sala

Projects | Alongside this boutique gym’s first space, opened in 2018, a second studio space designed by Mijntje Lepoutre offers both continuity and change for the brand.

NZ vs NY: Ahi and Saxon + Parole

Projects | Two recent restaurant additions to Auckland’s Commercial Bay boast some of the best public views of the civic precinct. Federico Monsalve discovers what sets them apart.

Commercial Bay: Saxon + Parole

Projects | Take a first look at the newly-opened Saxon + Parole – the equestrian-themed American restaurant in Auckland’s Commercial Bay.

Food halls of the future: BaseHall

Projects | Linehouse – co-founded by New Zealander – proves hospitality spaces can have all the luxury of fine dining coupled with a dynamic food offering.

Back to the bone

Projects | John Sutherland explores Cheshire Architects’ reoccupation of a former seaplane hangar at Hobsonville Point, Auckland.

Stage directions: Ste. Marie

Projects | Theatre, the fine arts and a high level of empathy are at the core of this Vancouver design practice.

New-age stardom: Dark Sky Project

Projects | Abigail Hurst explores Takapō’s brightest star, a new project by Sheppard & Rout Architects.

Wilderness for the wealthy: The Lindis

Projects | Chris Barton finds the undulating roof lines of this lodge by Architecture Workshop at one with the topography that inspired them.

SO/ Playful: Inside SO/ Auckland

Projects | A hotel in Auckland takes on a volcanic theme and a celebrity fashion designer to inject personality and a lot of oomph.

Long live the Queen: Queen’s Rise

Projects | This 1860s’ Auckland building has been brought back to life by making use of clever design and well-curated hospitality.

‘Anti-style’: El Equipo Creativo

People | This Barcelona-based troupe’s self-baptised ‘anti-style’ ethos has given it a serious edge in the hospitality design world.

In good spirits

Review | See 12 unique buildings dedicated to our favourite tipples: from a rooftop that sprouts wildflowers to a hidden tequila cave.

Serving of cottage pie: Rita restaurant

Projects | A small, unassuming worker’s cottage in Wellington’s Aro Valley has taken on a new lease of life with the opening of Rita.

Camp Glenorchy: Net Zero accommodation

Projects | A campground in Otago’s idyllic Glenorchy is hoping to lead by example in sustainability.

Alpine comforts: QT Queenstown Hotel

Projects | Federico Monsalve explores the QT Hotel in Queenstown and discovers a colourful and engaging space.

Sense of theatre: Lillius

Projects | Auckland’s Lillius is a new restaurant with the right mix of luxe and grit to fit with its city-fringe neighbourhood.

Fortified luxury

Projects | With Kinloch Lodge, Patterson Associates and Virginia Fisher have created a modern-day castle on the banks of Lake Taupō.