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Led by Ignite Architects and a team of specialists, the two 2000m2 stages located in West Auckland, are equipped to support New Zealand’s booming film sector.
Space, light and order — the ingredients for architecture with soul — are all present in this house designed by Steven Lloyd Architects in Auckland’s Coxs Bay. First published in 2014.
This house is a Southern belle — the successful fusion of architecture and the surrounding natural landscape. First published in 2014.
Pared back in form and materials, this house puts in an honest day’s work. First published in 2014.
Students studying Architecture have been called on to re-imagine Auckland’s Uptown district as part of a four-day Uptown Futures Festival held over Matariki.
Matthew Webby soaks in the sun, the water and the sustainability of Ōpuke Thermal Pools and Spa by Sheppard & Rout Architects.
Evžen Novák explores the structural and clinical complexities and patient focus of Wellington’s new children’s hospital Te Wao Nui — ‘The Great Forest’ by Studio Design + Architecture.
The first stage of Generus Living Group’s latest high-end retirement village designed by Peddlethorp, The Foundation, is due for completion in September.
Amanda Harkness talks to Spacecraft Architects about its first foray into co-housing and the happy end result.
An addition to a railway cottage by Atelierworkshop shows off its sensitive side. First published in 2012.
In an area imbued with history comes a modern incarnation. First published in 2014.
This lovingly crafted and comfortable home has a unique personality. First published in 2014.
Pip Cheshire navigates the striking arrangement of formal and informal space at RTA Studio’s Zed House, located in the affluent suburb of Fendalton, in Ōtautahi Christchurch.
Stack Interiors has created a home with soul in the central-Auckland workplace of retirement community operator Arvida. We speak to designer Lauren Scott about the process.
Fisher & Paykel Appliances has released the design of its new global headquarters in Auckland’s Penrose.
Deidre Brown tells the founding story of Te Taumata o Kupe, Te Mahurehure Marae, by TOA Architects.
This seaside home in Christchurch’s Sumner draws on both site and context for its exterior cladding, alluding to the ubiquitous driftwood at the nearby water’s edge.
This year’s winning Brick Bay Folly, ‘Te Reo o te Hau’, ‘The Voice of the Kōkōhau’, asks us to listen to the voice of the wind and explore the kōrero it has with its surroundings.
A collaboration between architects Sheppard & Rout, and flooring supplier GH Commercial, champions New Zealand wool carpet tiles for Lincoln’s Agricultural Sciences Building.
The Department of Conservation’s (DOC) Dolomite Point Redevelopment Project at Punakaiki opening late October, incorporates FSC-certified timber and a green roof.
The spirit of Frank Lloyd Wright finds a home in New Zealand. First published in 2013.
Connected to, yet standing proud of, its surroundings, this bach is akin to an eyrie. First published in 2014.
Island life — designed as a retreat, this home nurtures the soul, first published in 2014.
John Walsh talks to Gary Todd of Gary Todd Architecture about his award-winning Ebb-Dunedin and its underlying narrative to connect the building in place and time.
Metlifecare’s latest offering, Gulf Rise, recently opened its clubhouse at the heart of the coastal village. Urban Lounge’s lead designer, Katherine Lennox, tells interior editor of Architecture New Zealand about the interior design studio’s thinking behind the communal spaces.
Work has begun on Kirikiriroa Hamilton’s new performing arts centre, designed by Jasmax in collaboration with British theatre design consultants Charcoalblue’s Melbourne studio.
Jade Kake explores the multilayered design features of Te Kooti Whenua Māori, the new Māori Land Court in Whangārei, by GHDWoodhead creativespaces and Studio Pasifika.
Amanda Harkness visits Monk Mackenzie’s Jervois apartments in Auckland’s Herne Bay and finds an intriguing treatment of private and public realms.
The green light has been given for construction of the eastern section of Te Hā Noa, Auckland’s new linear park — from Elliott Street to Kitchener Street — to begin.
Jasper van der Lingen is entranced by Warren and Mahoney’s Flock Hill Station in Canterbury — in a dream-like setting of silent mountains, still lakes and framed skies.
Long and short – elongated forms help knit this house to its site. First published in 2014.
Four pavilions create a communal feel without compromising privacy at this simple yet comfortable holiday home. First published in 2013.
A place to stand – a fallen tree replanted on a remote headland. First published in 2013.
Financial adviser Alex Wang opens art-filled, designer office in Victoria Park — the design led by Buster Caldwell of concept and interior design studio Wonder Group.
Jerram Tocker Barron Architects Motueka Public Library is a sustainable net-zero building that fulfilled a complex brief for just under 3.8 million.
The 2022 Te Kāhui Whaihanga Resene Student Design Awards winner, AUT MArch (Prof) student Matangireia Yates Francis describes his project Tūhononga.
Amanda Harkness investigates Studio Pacific Architecture’s adaptive re-use of Brandon House and finds a makeover that delivers some impressive sustainability credentials.
Te Pou Theatre’s interior fit-out, led by architect Graeme Burgess, has te ao Māori at its heart and, through this kaupapa, is redefining indigenous architecture in NZ.
Amanda Harkness explores the dramatic interior narrative, combining the exotic and eclectic with the comfortable, of Wellington’s Naumi Studio Hotel by Material Creative.
In Karekare Surf Lifesaving Club by Richard Priest Architect, in association with 106 Architects, Sir Bob Harvey finds a modest building designed to merge with its majestic setting.