Tag: Residential | Architecture Now

Swan Lake

Projects | In this excerpt from the new book Suzanne Turley: Private Gardens of Aotearoa, we step into one of Turley’s master strokes.

Surprising grandeur: Fitzroy Terrace

Projects | New shifts in volume and dramatic apertures to the sky in this Victorian terrace house create the illusion of impossibly spacious proportions.

Precious metals: Interior renovation

Projects | A pared-back palette of natural textures and specialised finishes gives this Parnell house a sense of timeless sophistication.

A calming plan: Courted House

Projects | Embracing the elements inherent in traditional courtyard houses, this home is poised, powerful and surprisingly flexible.

Dramatic contrast: Mayfield Ave Residence

Projects | Wanting a larger outdoor space while also seeking an increase of the internal floor area seems mutually exclusive… or is it?

Living pavilion: Recrafted Art House

Projects | An Arts & Crafts home in Auckland’s Remuera receives a sympathetic renovation that looks to both history and the future.

Black beauty: Kinloch House

Projects | A fresh take on an unconventional building material has resulted in an energy-efficient, low-maintenance house that is turning a lot of heads.

Dichromatic duo: Hello Houses

Projects | Perpetuating the verandah culture that exists in Port Fairy, this pair of houses makes a friendly addition to the neighbourhood.

Happily mewed up: Wynyard Central

Projects | Chris Barton explores the Architectus way as seen in its radical arrangement of apartment types at the heart of this waterfront development.

Hint of oak: Victorian alteration

Projects | A heritage Victorian house with a mature oak tree at its heart receives an alteration that injects plenty of joy and vibrancy.

Uncompromising geometry: Hawthorn House

Projects | Two monolithic pavilions shrouded in concrete result from a skilful balance of architectural expression, material composition and comfort.

In Focus: Building smarter (part two)

Practice | Explore two more alternative methods of construction that may help us on the path to building homes for a brighter future.

Elemental: Jack’s Point house

Projects | This home is at ease within the rugged nature of Queenstown’s landscape.

Encore: Saratoga House

Projects | We visit a Herne Bay home with a honeyed glow and a sweet-sounding past, transformed by Verso Architecture + Interiors.

Coming together: His and Hers House

Projects | Sculpted around the simple daily enactment of the owners’ newly shared life, this addition represents a binding together of stories, memories and moments.

Trademark lyricism: Stradbroke House

Projects | Well versed in designing for the tropical Queensland climate, the Gabriel and Elizabeth Poole and Tim Bennetton have collaborated to deliver an exuberant South Stradbroke Island holiday home for the owner and her four grandsons.

Perfect chemistry: Warehouse wonder

Projects | This former factory has been transformed into a spacious family home, a sports car repository and an equine genetics laboratory.

Under one roof: Daylesford Longhouse

Projects | This year’s Australian House of the Year is also a farm building, greenhouse and cooking school, all within a 110-metre-long prefabricated shed.

Surf and canopy: Costa Rica Tree House

Projects | Dreams of living in a tree house culminated in this Costa Rican vacation spot, dripping in verdure.

Mountain living: Roys Peak House

Projects | A contemporary Mason & Wales Architects holiday house in Wanaka pays homage to the ‘crib’, the classic South Island back-country tramping hut.