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A building designed by Ivan Mercep of JASMaD in the early ‘80s has been seamlessly refurbished by RTA Studio.
Eighty kilometres north of Auckland city on the eastern coast, Leigh is a magnet for marine researchers.
In New York’s trendy Tribeca, New Zealand architects Fearon Hay have designed a world class apartment full of unique charm.
A small Wellington park gets revised for a new generation of urban use.
There has been a clearing of the decks in this building that is opening new doorways.
Tommy Honey outlines the major capital works programme at the University and reviews its latest wave of buildings.
Boffa Miskell ventures under the bridge and works up a public plaza in a tricky position.
A large ‘zone-based’ fit-out by Studio Pacific Architecture has put this engineering consultancy’s expertise on show.
Taking ‘mixed use’ to new extremes, this bar and restaurant is also a fully functioning custom motorcycle workshop.
Athfield Architects’ inspirational building for Massey University Wellington is a fine response to site.
A graphic design firm takes on a large, light-filled floor plate and takes care of the things that matter most.
Tennent + Brown Architects have realised the metaphorical essence of Te Whare Tapa Wha.
On a coastal site Strachan Group Architects have designed a comfortable and appropriate dwelling, first published in 2012.
A watershed Wellington structure designed by architecture +.
An award-winning fit-out by Switch and Frame Architecture.
This family house has a supple plan that generates, around a central courtyard, a surprising array of enjoyable spaces, first published in 2012.
An inventive reworking of an old New Zealand PostShop by Chris Stevens has breathed life into a formerly moribund corner.
A fresh look for a tech-savvy global company by HBO+EMTB.
With vistas across Lake Wanaka to the Southern Alps, Sarah Scott Architects’ elegant church offers a sense of occasion.
This restaurant’s visual aesthetic, devised by architects Noel Lane and Tom Rowe, is based on dichotomy.
Phil Smith Architects’ child-care centre in Kawakawa is an embodiment of kaitiakitanga or care for the environment.
Jellicoe Street, North Wharf Promenade and Silo Park (Auckland) by Taylor Cullity Lethlean with Wraight + Associates.
Mansergh Graham Landscape Architecture adds a naturalistic fringe to a big glass box with a brutal side.
This rebuild project in Christchurch will overlook Latimer Square, which has become a focus for post-quake activity.
A cross-Tasman collaboration results in a sympathetic addition to one of Wellington’s much-loved cinema buildings.
Pontoons, a pier, boardwalk and sand-covered beach are just some of the citizen-friendly interventions at Judges Bay.
This project incorporates the latest in seismic design technologies.
An iconic beach graced with an exquisite house by Herbst Architects, first published in 2012.
This warm and welcoming holiday home makes the most of local form and its cool location. First published in 2012.
RTA Studio’s new training centre for New Zealand’s firefighters is pure ‘form follows function’.
Stage one of transportation network for the North Shore of Auckland – connecting parks, reserves and backyards.
A pragmatic Christchurch office building by Sheppard & Rout Architects features a secret vantage point.
Looking upwards on Wellington’s Willis Street is a wonderful spectacle - the articulated facade of an office building.
Behind a dramatic screen of twisted metal ribbons, AECOM and Warren & Mahoney have created an open space for students.
This extension in Wellington comprises two bridges, a stream, steep terrain and retaining walls.
Athfield Architects’ covered wicket at Scots College mimics ‘good cricket weather’ on a dour Wellington day.
A large commercial building project in Auckland’s Wynyard Quarter.
A cool, calm and collected kitchen designed by John Mills, first published in 2012.
This colourful fit-out derives its visual features from aspects of rolling stock and other railroad-related devices.
The Court Theatre was one of many Christchurch institutions made homeless in the February earthquake.