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Inside the Len Lye

Inside the Len Lye

Posted: 9 Nov 2015

Is it possible to create a space that captures, frames and celebrates the constant movement of Len Lye’s work?

A project remembered

A project remembered

Posted: 4 Nov 2015

In 1985 David Mitchell was commissioned to design a modest house in Muriwai. Thirty years on, he remembers the process.

Games Village for the 2015 Pacific Games

Games Village for the 2015 Pacific Games

Posted: 3 Nov 2015

The games village is envisaged as a point of engagement between the heart of the country, its people and the outside world.

Australia’s favourite house: Villa Marittima wins People's Choice Award

Australia’s fave house: Villa Marittima

Posted: 2 Nov 2015

Robin Williams Architect’s Villa Marittima has won the 2015 Australian National Architecture Awards People’s Choice Award.

Vanishing point: Balmoral House

Vanishing point: Balmoral House

Clinton Murray and Polly Harbison - Architects in Association

This Sydney house follows Isamu Noguchi’s philosophy that art should “disappear” or become one with its surroundings.

Residential buildings
A wee dram

A wee dram

Posted: 30 Oct 2015

Set in the Cardrona Valley is a building the sight of which is sure to warm the cockles on a cold winter’s morn.

Reasserting heritage: Te Oro

Reasserting heritage: Te Oro

Posted: 29 Oct 2015

With its roots in Pacific culture, Archimedia’s new community centre has been likened to “a giant musical instrument”.

Onehunga Foreshore

Onehunga Foreshore

Posted: 26 Oct 2015

Isthmus’ design concept is thought to be the world’s largest such coastal reclamation project for recreational purposes.

A punch above: Malvern Residence

A punch above: Malvern Residence

Nixon Tulloch Fortey Architecture, Doherty Design Studio

A modest 1970s brick house in Melbourne’s inner south-east is given a renewed, quiet confidence.

Stirling effort leads to success

Stirling effort leads to success

Posted: 16 Oct 2015

Kiwi architect Daniel Lewis is part of the team that has won the coveted 2015 RIBA Stirling Prize for best new UK building.

O'Sullivan Studio

O’Sullivan Studio

Posted: 12 Oct 2015

Michael O’Sullivan has an unconventional architectural approach as client, architect and builder of his Lyttleton studio.

Nip and tuck: Orama

Nip and tuck: Orama

Smart Design Studio

Smart Design Studio performed “radical and transformative surgery” on a Victorian house in Sydney to create a well-lit home.

Residential buildings
Matterhorn

Matterhorn

Posted: 9 Oct 2015

Auckland’s version of an iconic, 52-year-old hospitality spot in Wellington pays well-informed homage to its predecessor.

Top five houses of 2014

Top five houses of 2014

Posted: 7 Oct 2015

ArchitectureNow looks back over 2014’s top five highest-viewed residential projects.

Len Lye Centre

Len Lye Centre

Posted: 5 Oct 2015

Patterson Associates’ sculptural art gallery invokes the spirit of renowned Kiwi artist Len Lye and New Plymouth’s culture.

Seaside luxe: Superette

Seaside luxe: Superette

Posted: 1 Oct 2015

An atmosphere of breezy laid-back luxury imbues this new retail space, befitting its suburban location.

Houses revisited: Fernhill house

Houses revisited: Fernhill house

Anna-Marie Chin Architects

The angular forms of this large house create a play of light and shadow that mimics the alpine environment in which it sits, first published in 2015.

Residential buildings
Portland House and Gardens

Portland House and Gardens

Posted: 22 Sep 2015

Architect-designed to engage with the expansive gardens and surrounding landscape, this house is a creative labour of love.

Reflections of a landscape

Reflections of a landscape

Posted: 18 Sep 2015

This Queenstown home has a seamless connection to its surrounding landscape.

Houses revisited: Point Chevalier house

Houses revisited: Point Chevalier house

Posted: 16 Sep 2015

A juxtaposition of materials, coupled with bold lines, produces a visually arresting family home, first published in 2015.

Community minded: Rānui Library

Community minded: Rānui Library

Posted: 14 Sep 2015

Jasmax has involved the community in the form and functions of its design for a library in Rānui, West Auckland.

Zen master: Rippon House

Zen master: Rippon House

Gerry Rippon of Towell and Rippon

Designed in 1969, this house embodies a personalized vision for living in Australia that is still relevant today.

Residential buildings
Houses revisited: Cardrona River house

Houses revisited: Cardrona River house

Mason & Wales Architects

A years-long love affair with the Otago region has finally borne fruit for an ex-pat family a long way from home, first published in 2015.

Residential buildings
Te Atatu Peninsula Library and Community Centre

Te Atatu Peninsula Library

Posted: 7 Sep 2015

Moller Architects’ library and community centre features dynamic interior spaces and façade sunscreens.

Game on

Game on

Posted: 4 Sep 2015

A multidiscipline sports centre in Ashburton sets the scene for future developments of this nature.

Pukeahu National War Memorial Park

Pukeahu National War Memorial Park

Posted: 1 Sep 2015

Created to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign, the first major battle for Anzac soldiers in WWI.

Forest retreat

Forest retreat

Posted: 31 Aug 2015

With spring upon us, Architecture Now showcases some of the most interesting forest-situated homes of the last five years.

The secret garden: Pilkingtons

The secret garden: Pilkingtons

Posted: 25 Aug 2015

Abundant greenery, vibrant colour and organic shapes conjure up a lush oasis in the middle of Auckland’s CBD.

Shock proof

Shock proof

Posted: 21 Aug 2015

World-first technology has given Young Hunter House in Christchurch the ability to withstand a one-in-2500-year seismic event.

Knox Presbyterian Church rebuild

Knox Presbyterian Church rebuild

Posted: 19 Aug 2015

Wilkie + Bruce Architects has spruced up the original soaring timber archways of Knox Church in Christchurch.

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