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A Japanese engawa – or porch – captures the panoramic view of Tasman Bay into this home’s sculptural, nautical form.
Barnaby Bennett and Jessica Halliday give perspective on the exterior architecture of Tūranga, the new ChCh central library.
Privacy and community, work and play, contemplation and collaboration are all themes explored in this 1887 German villa.
Explore a Nelson house deriving from the investigation into the opportunities afforded by concrete tilt panel construction.
A ridge line retreat on Waiheke Island takes visitors on a considered journey of panoramic views.
Though not exactly a house, the residential world can learn a lot from the luxury lodge’s ‘blend into nature’ attitude.
We look back at this 2010 house in Northland. Suggestive of a refined barn, it serves as a place to watch over one’s land.
A landscape architect-turned-sculptor and her psychiatrist husband have used native plants to create an engaging garden.
This Victorian terrace house in Melbourne brings the gardens inside, creating a nourishing and restful backdrop for life.
An historic provincial concert hall and new teaching and rehearsal spaces draw talent and visitors from around the world.
From the new book, Patterson: Houses of Aotearoa: we celebrate a beautiful beachside bach by Andrew Patterson.
Responding to its tricky triangular block, this house is an inversion of the traditional two-storey home.
Justine Harvey gives a brief history of the ‘Cinderella City’ and Julia Gatley explores its recent rejuvenation.
With sparkling waters on one side and lush mountains on the other, this house is the stuff tropical dreams are made of.
This precisely curated extension to a Queensland home responds to the intensity of the sun and evokes a sense of calm.
Locals want everyone to know there’s a lot more to tempt tourists into this settlement than an affinity with rubber boots.
Rocket Lab’s new Auckland headquarters boasts a good dollop of theatre, science fiction and the very serious business of sending satellites into space. We set out to discover how its interior design copes with the very unique brief.
A Sydney home subverts the physical and conceptual limitations of an “unapologetically suburban” setting.
Step inside the converted-warehouse Rotterdam home of this Dutch-New Zealand rising industrial design star.
This new beach house is an elegant and respectful re-imagining of the original modernist shack that once stood on the site.
This Ponsonby home was renovated with the hope of maximising the social and entertainment potential of its garden area.
This home in Melbourne’s Barrington blurs the spatial boundaries between inside and out.
Christchurch’s new central library welcomes all and inspires the pursuit of knowledge.
This abode draws the eye to the celebrated view while inspiring a tactile connection to the interior of the house.
Built as an escape from everyday life, this cabin celebrates the Tasmanian landscape and is a reminder of simple pleasures.
A look back at our most popular commercial projects in New Zealand of 2018.
As the year comes to a close, we revisit some of the best New Zealand houses of the year.
This large but nuanced house by Popov Bass in Sydney is an exemplar of complex architectural problem-solving.
Outside In tells us about the aesthetic and physical benefits of integrating planting into design.
This playful addition to an 1850s terrace aims to ‘give something back’ by creating a lush oasis in the heart of Melbourne.
Landscape Architecture Aotearoa checks in on the transformation of the Lyttelton Harbour.
Strict heritage protections did not stop this villa from becoming somewhat of a rebel among its neighbours.
This 1860s’ Auckland building has been brought back to life by making use of clever design and well-curated hospitality.
A linear pavilion pays homage to California modernism: an oasis of calm on the edge of a forested enclave in Titirangi.
A multi-generational home and commercial tenancy coexist in Melbourne’s St Kilda and rethink traditional family housing.
A sprawling 16th-century Swiss house near Lake Lugano pays homage to two eras and to the couple that has restored it.
Amanda Harkness tours this co-working space to find what makes it different from the brand’s previous iterations.
This contemporary hideaway captures idyllic, panoramic views of an inlet at Rotokura/Cable Bay, near Nelson.
Big angular roofs cloak 30 homes designed by Stevens Lawson Architects for a significant site owned by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei.
Inspired by the tiger prawn, this is both a gesture for public delight and a series of spaces to be privately enjoyed.