Architecture Now
Loading...
  • Home
  • News
  • Projects
  • Review
  • Practice
  • People
  • Awards
  • Magazine

Projects

RSS
Loading...

Category

Residential buildings Commercial / public buildings Interiors Construction Landscape / urban design

Type

Residential Houses Public / civic Commercial Workplace Alts and adds Education Hospitality Universities / colleges Apartments Kitchens Bars and cafes Retail Culture / arts Restaurants Bathrooms Refurbishment Religious Sport Adaptive re-use

City

Auckland Wellington Sydney Melbourne Christchurch Brisbane New Plymouth Nelson Queenstown Coromandel Dunedin Hamilton Mornington Peninsula Napier Papamoa Tauranga Arrowtown Ballarat Falls Creek Glenorchy

Year completed

2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
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.

Striking it rich

Striking it rich

Posted: 14 Aug 2015

This much-lauded house owes as much to creative imagination and serendipitous discovery as it does to the industrial history of its location.

Blyth Performing  Arts Centre

Blyth Performing Arts Centre

Posted: 11 Aug 2015

Fluid and lively: Stevens Lawson Architects’ new performing arts centre at Iona College in Havelock North.

In an ideal world

In an ideal world

Posted: 5 Aug 2015

The Ideal House is a high-performance home that has been built to showcase the latest in sustainable design and materials.

Social Kitchen

Social Kitchen

Posted: 3 Aug 2015

Concrete walls, taxidermy, collected objects, pops of colour – and, of course, great food – come together.

Te Oro

Te Oro

Posted: 30 Jul 2015

A vibrant home for the performing and visual arts takes its design cues from the community it serves.

Houses revisited: Grey Lynn garage

Houses revisited: Grey Lynn garage

Mark Smith: Architect

A former inner city mechanic’s workshop is reimagined as a New York-style loft, first published 2015.

Residential buildings
Myers Park

Myers Park

Posted: 28 Jul 2015

This historic, inner-city park returns to its original purpose as a ‘shared urban backyard’ through its vibrant playspace.

Out of the past

Out of the past

Brosnan Construction

Built as a warehouse in 1926, the PR Colebrook building is being repurposed into Auckland’s ‘newest’ apartment building.

Residential buildings
TRA

TRA

Posted: 23 Jul 2015

Aesthetic and programmatic elements that articulated the client’s values led to the Supreme Award at the 2015 Interior Awards.

Back from the dead: Pitches Store

Back from the dead: Pitches Store

Michael Wyatt Architect

More than a century of history is encapsulated within the walls of this restored building.

Commercial / public buildings
Lucas House and Upper Queen Street buildings

Lucas House and Upper Queen Street

Posted: 21 Jul 2015

Irving Smith Jack Architects has added to its family of innovative earthquake-resistant timber buildings in Nelson.

Class act

Class act

Arrow International

Sticking to the ABCs of construction meant this school was completed in record time.

Commercial / public buildings
The great wide open

The great wide open

Posted: 16 Jul 2015

The PurePod manages to combine sleeping under the stars with all the comforts of home.

Aurecon

Aurecon

Posted: 10 Jul 2015

Capitalising on the interior space’s engineering functions and materials were key drivers in this workplace’s refit.

Just hit play

Just hit play

Hawkins Construction

A purpose-built community centre resolves a 20-year need for the youth of Glen Innes.

Commercial / public buildings
Icebreaker

Icebreaker

Posted: 7 Jul 2015

The Grey Lynn headquarters is a functional and inspirational workplace, that embodies the essence of this iconic brand.

Te Pātaka Kōrero o Te Hau Kapua: Devonport Library

Te Pātaka Kōrero o Te Hau Kapua

Posted: 6 Jul 2015

Athfield Architects’ Devonport library is a domesticated setting that speaks of community as well as local architecture.

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Posted: 2 Jul 2015

A revitalised art deco building offers plenty of natural light, vibrancy and workplace innovation.

Passchendaele Memorial Garden

Passchendaele Memorial Garden

Posted: 2 Jul 2015

Positioned upon the battle site, the memorial garden will be completed in time to commemorate the centennial anniversary.

Three Kings House

Three Kings House

Roy Wilson

From a steep, almost inaccessible site springs a multilevel family home.

Residential buildings
more
loading

Get the best delivered to your inbox

Follow us

  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • Mobile site
AGM Publishing Limited
  • About us
  • Contributors
  • Advertise
  • Privacy policy
  • Contact
  • Terms of use
Copyright © 2026 AGM A Division of BCI Central