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Guy Marriage visits Porirua’s new food and events space, Kai Tahi, by Chris Moller Architecture + Urbanism and MacKay Curtis.
DCA Architects of Transformation has teamed up with Plus Architecture to design a luxury hotel for Rotorua’s lakefront, to sit alongside RCG’s Wai Ariki Hot Springs and Spa.
Anthony Hōete investigates the skilled stacking of Hiwa, the University of Auckland’s new Recreation and Wellness Centre by Warren and Mahoney and MJMA Toronto.
Rogan Nash Architects designed this beachside holiday home to be considerate of its space in nature and surrounding neighbours. First published in 2015.
Two award-winning compact homes reimagine the double garage footprint, proving good design can create affordable, attainable and joyful spaces for living.
This bold holiday home designed by Kamermans & Co Architects features a renovated container as a bedroom. the First published in 2011.
Chris Barton visits the Catalina Bay Apartments in Hobsonville Point by Architectus and finds meticulous planning, embracing and disrupting the grid.
Mark Southcombe finds Warren and Mahoney’s addition to Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery in Whanganuito be a beautiful space for dialogue, reflecting a stunning combination of old and new.
Amanda Harkness considers the vision behind Leuschke Group Architects’ landmark apartment building in the affluent suburb of Remuera, in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
Partner content:The BNZ branch refurbishment project is built on New Zealand-grown wool, using renewable fibre to create inviting, high-performing retail spaces.
Carolyn Hill visits the Hills Residences on the banks of the Waikato River and finds both beauty and tenacity in the Edwards White Architects adaptive reuse project.
The Monk Mackenzie-designed Te Henga Kāinga Whakahirahira marae and papakāinga represents a significant milestone in the cultural revival of iwi, Te Kawerau ā Maki.
Matthew Webby visits the spectacular Punangairi, the new visitor centre in Paparoa National Park on the northern West Coast of the South Island by Sheppard & Rout.
Designwell creative director Alexander Wastney describes the careful balancing act of designing a space that is part showroom, part workplace and part hospitality venue.
A contemporary interpretation of a much-loved Lockwood bach honours memories while creating fresh connections to a lakeside setting.
Carolyn Smith has designed a family house that makes the most of a small, steep site in Point Chevalier, Auckland. First published in 2011.
A home away from home for a young family, and at times their friends and extended family, takes on the form of a holiday encampment.
Bill McKay looks at the transformation of Air New Zealand House on Auckland’s waterfront, into Te Kaha – Deloitte Centre by Warren and Mahoney.
Partner content: The Māwhera Pā, Pounamu Pathway, a groundbreaking project that seamlessly integrates cultural storytelling with modern design and technology.
Bill McKay investigates the modular construction used on for the Kāinga Ora project, 1243 Great North Road, in Auckland’s Point Chevalier.
In Pelorus Sounds, one of New Zealand’s most beautiful locations, sits a stunning home that meanders down the hillside. First published in 2017.
Matt Grant recounts the story of the historically significant interior renovation project by Austrian architect Ernst Plischke: Paul’s Book Arcade.
Financed by the Ted Manson Foundation and designed by mc2 architects, the Westlight Apartments in Glen Eden mixes social housing and ownership and it seems to work reasonably well.
John Walsh explores the thresholds that mediate the formidable aspect and family dynamics of S.K.I. House in Wānaka by Roberts Gray Architects.
Nick Roberts explores notions of lineage, authorship and in-house research at Tukutuku, Jasmax’s latest addition to Auckland University of Technology’s North Campus.
A humble renovation of a brick-and-tile house in Takapuna, now with a new addition that creates a useful internal courtyard. First published in 2016.
Trudie Bradbourne explores the layers of cultural history embodied in Te Whare Hononga, in Ngāmotu New Plymouth, by Tennent Brown Architects.
Andrew Barrie navigates the confluence of old and new comprising Waimea Nurseries’ staff and administration facilities, designed by Irving Smith Architects.
This horseshoe-shaped house maximises the ocean views on a steep suburban plot in Nelson. First published in 2017.
Two of the largest pieces of public art ever created in New Zealand — one an encompassing glass artwork, and the other a 32 metre high tiled wall — adorn the NZICC opening 2025.
Dorita Hannah tours Toi Manawa Kīngi Kāreti, King’s College’s new performing arts centre, and enjoys the dynamic tension in Patterson Associates’ design.
Auckland-based interior design studio Material Creative stepped up to the plate in delivering this fun, new waterfront eatery within a tight time frame. Amanda Harkness takes a closer look.
Studio Pacific Architecture has released its designs for four key projects which will reshape the New Zealand Parliament’s Western Precinct.
A close architect–client connection aided the transformation of this Wellington villa into an elegant and light-filled home. First published in 2016.
The newly completed café in Tamahere by Turner Road Architecture has all the ingredients of a hospitality destination: style, comfort and distinction.
Bento, a new line of modular, transportable cabins by designers and siblings Tomek and Gosia Piatek, offers eco-friendly, sustainable features and Japanese-inspired aesthetic.
Kanat Studio’s interior design for Netball North Harbour has completely transformed the 70-year-old facility, creating a proud home fit for Auckland’s netball community.
Nicholas Auld of OTO Group Architecture, talks us through the process and design solution for a funeral home interior in the industrial suburb of Penrose in Auckland.
This subtly designed family beach house peeks out from behind a large pōhutukawa tree on a busy, beachfront site. First published in 2017.
Felicity Brenchley explores the collaborative design process behind Whangārei’s new civic centre, Te Iwitahi, by Team Architects Auckland.