Tag: Houses | Architecture Now

Southern solitude: Bruny Island Cabin

Projects | Built as an escape from everyday life, this cabin celebrates the Tasmanian landscape and is a reminder of simple pleasures.

Best of 2018: Top five houses

Projects | As the year comes to a close, we revisit some of the best New Zealand houses of the year.

Elegant solution: Bellevue Hill House IV

Projects | This large but nuanced house by Popov Bass in Sydney is an exemplar of complex architectural problem-solving.

Urbane ambition: King Bill

Projects | This playful addition to an 1850s terrace aims to ‘give something back’ by creating a lush oasis in the heart of Melbourne.

Villa gone rogue

Projects | Strict heritage protections did not stop this villa from becoming somewhat of a rebel among its neighbours.

‘An arm or a leg’: Forest Pavilion

Projects | A linear pavilion pays homage to California modernism: an oasis of calm on the edge of a forested enclave in Titirangi.

Alluring and bold: Mixed Use House

Projects | A multi-generational home and commercial tenancy coexist in Melbourne’s St Kilda and rethink traditional family housing.

A home of two halves: Swiss renovation

Projects | A sprawling 16th-century Swiss house near Lake Lugano pays homage to two eras and to the couple that has restored it.

Rural reminders: 12 Year House

Projects | This contemporary hideaway captures idyllic, panoramic views of an inlet at Rotokura/Cable Bay, near Nelson.

Surf and turf: Tiger Prawn

Projects | Inspired by the tiger prawn, this is both a gesture for public delight and a series of spaces to be privately enjoyed.

The eco-ethical house: case studies

Review | Take a look at three houses which were designed to be kind to the environment.

‘Essentially romantic’: Eyelid House

Projects | Fiona Winzar of Fred Architecture reflects on the first project that began a new chapter of her life, Eyelid House.

Full bloom: Terrarium House

Projects | The maverick move of inserting a lush, tree and fern-filled void in the place of a front verandah distinguishes this cottage.

Inescapable views: Ruby House

Projects | The aqua-coloured waters of Ruby Bay and its surrounding green hilltops form the backdrop for this stunning house.

Sweet isolation: Wyuna hideaway

Projects | A lush home at the edge of the world provides a majestic haven with views and inherent calm.

Golden glow: Rhodes House

Projects | This award-winning Christchurch house is both a gallery for the owners’ art collection and a work of art in itself.

Twenty years of Urbis: Part two

Projects | Architects, designers and former Urbis editors pick their dream New Zealand space from the last two decades.

Twenty years of Urbis: Part one

Projects | Architects, designers and former Urbis editors pick their dream New Zealand space from the last two decades.

Divine proportions: Station Cabin

Projects | This Otago cabin is small yet perfectly formed, with quirky design features that expand the space in clever ways.

Projects | Through a series of simple but effective alterations Northbourne Architecture and Design has transformed an existing terrace house into a more functional, light-filled home with a luminous street presence.