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This house employs traditional architectural motifs in unconventional ways, while responding to its site, street and city.
As Federico Monsalve finds out, Wellington’s new Sofitel accomplishes domesticity through variety and texture.
A New Zealand-Japanese collaboration has resulted in a highly innovative LVL timber school in the heart of Christchurch.
Textures and natural materials abound in this Auckland home, yet a soothing palette ensures its art and objects does not visually burden its inhabitants.
Auckland’s city fringe has never looked brighter, with a new vibrant orange multi-use residential building by CCCA.
This Italian apartment shows that emulating elegance is easy; creating style with substance is a far more elusive enterprise.
In Melbourne, Architects EAT has converted a shopping centre tenancy into a two-sided spot for destination dining.
Design matriarchs Patrizia Moroso and Patricia Urquiola have come together to create the former’s contemporary Italian home.
This stylish family home intelligently tackles urban restrictions by building directly under London.
An interplay between “sensual curve and straight edge” gives spatial drama and delight to this addition to this Sydney home.
A new theatre complex in the heart of Auckland’s Wynyard Quarter is a vibrant hive-like complex.
Fashion designer Kenzo Takada opens the doors to his beloved Paris apartment.
A house extension in France that is adventurous, honest and respects its surrounding landscape.
Made of timber, stone and steel, and topped with concrete, this home is the result of exceptional interaction between layers.
2016’s Australian House of the Year is a warm, inviting gem on Sydney’s Darling Harbour.
Ola Studio takes cues, but not directly, from the existing 1880s home to create Garth House.
A couple’s collection of rare and unusual design and art pieces finds harmony in this tiny loft apartment.
ArtWok’s new fit-out encompasses ideas of street dining with the colours of Asian spices in a contemporary setting.
Renovations have breathed new life into a Californian bungalow, while still respecting the much-loved existing dwelling.
This striking cabin in central Norway uses glass, timber and pared-back design for an Oslo family’s ideal mountain getaway.
Justine Harvey spoke with Gold Medal-winning architect Stuart Gardyne about one of his smallest-ever projects.
Inspired by a Japanese ‘sleeping box’, this Berlin apartment radiates colour.
This compelling extension to a terrace house in Melbourne shows just how much can be achieved with a small footprint.
A collection of interconnected alcoves redefines the notion of a traditional farmhouse in this Gordonton homestead.
An exploration of how the Fisher & Paykel Experience Centres in New York and Sydney are preparing for the future of retail.
RTA Studio Architects’ bold and innovative design has supported the transformation of a troubled school in the Bay of Plenty.
Big interior design ideas fill this shoebox-sized apartment in Taiwan.
This timber-clad extension to a late-nineteenth-century home blends contemporary design with a historical context.
A refuge for introverts living extroverted lives gives rise to a compact house that hints at concealment and… superheroes.
Fonterra adopts activity-based working practices with the creation of its clean, green, corporate base in downtown Auckland.
A small, dark worker’s cottage in Island Bay has been turned into a spacious home that is perfect for entertaining.
Harris Butt Architecture’s museum is a subtle addition to a cluster of important buildings that discuss New Zealand’s history.
Sandra Kaji-O’Grady previews Vo Trong Nghia Architects’ pavilion Green Ladder, SCAF’s 2016 Fugitive Structures commission.
A dark box in Brisbane has been transformed into a garden-centric, light-filled house where views abound.
A Tasmanian home informed by the tactility and comfort of an antique book collection.
Cheshire Architects’ Rore Kāhu, in the Bay of Islands, is a portal that propels its visitors out to distant historic sites.
Precast concrete, steel and glass come together to form this robust holiday house perched on the Tasmanian coast.
A central spine with dynamic details draws focus into the core of this Newmarket office.
Studio Pacific Architecture’s new mixed-use apartment building is a classy addition to the heart of Wellington city.
As the shortest day of the year draws close, ArchitectureNow takes a look at some of the cosiest spaces from our archives.