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Houses revisited: Oakura house

Houses revisited: Oakura house

Posted: 15 Mar 2024

Like an origami model, this experimental family home folds and bends along its site. First published in 2015.

Material Focus: Waka Kotahi NZTA

Material Focus: Waka Kotahi NZTA

Posted: 13 Mar 2024

We talk to André Bankier-Perry of (DGSE) about the delivery of a 9000m2 government workplace fit-out, and how social sustainability was pivotal throughout the scheme.

Finding peace in the chaos

Finding peace in the chaos

Posted: 6 Mar 2024

Linehouse, co-founded by New Zealand expat Briar Hickling, has transformed the façade and seven floors of CentralWorld in Bangkok.

Western Sydney's first five-star hotel

Western Sydney’s first five-star hotel

Posted: 1 Mar 2024

Designed by Turner Studio, the Pullman Penrith is Western Sydney’s first five-star hotel coupled with a world-class conference centre.

Energy at the cellar door

Energy at the cellar door

Posted: 21 Feb 2024

Amanda Harkness visits The Runholder on the outskirts of Martinborough, where Nott Architects has created a new home for Te Kairanga and two of its sister brands.

Houses revisited: Mellons Bay house

Houses revisited: Mellons Bay house

Daniel Marshall Architects

The relationship between land and water has been explored through the architecture of this clifftop residence, first published in 2015.

Residential buildings
Houses revisited: Langs Beach House

Houses revisited: Langs Beach House

Box™ Design & Build

An architecturally designed modular system makes the ideal inter-generational holiday home, first published in 2015.

Residential buildings
Houses revisited: Wanaka house

Houses revisited: Wanaka house

Richard Shackleton Architects, Tony Quirk Builders

This modernist house eschews the traditional vernacular yet remains complementary to its surroundings, first published in 2015.

Residential buildings
Resonating to different frequencies

Resonating to different frequencies

Posted: 7 Feb 2024

Guy Marriage considers the Herculean task undertaken by Architecture + in the design and restoration of five buildings on Wellington’s busiest intersection at 8 Willis Street.

The resilience of the diagram

The resilience of the diagram

Posted: 31 Jan 2024

Nick Roberts explores the design evolution of Monk Mackenzie’s Edition apartments in Parnell — from the promise of the building’s early renderings to its interiors by Bureaux.

Opening of Te Arikinui Pullman Auckland Airport Hotel delivers fusion of cultural and high-end design

A fusion of cultural and high-end design

Posted: 24 Jan 2024

Te Arikinui Pullman Auckland Airport Hotel — Waikato-Tainui’s $200m project — has officially opened and displays both architectural and cultural significance.

Ka hoki ki te whare huri ai e!

Ka hoki ki te whare huri ai e!

Posted: 19 Jan 2024

Rameka Alexander-Tu’inukuafe and Saul Roberts take a uniquely Māori view in their exploration of RCG’s Wai Ariki Hot Springs and Spa in Rotorua.

Houses revisited: Mairangi Bay house

Houses revisited: Mairangi Bay house

Jason Gibson Architects

A floor-to-ceiling renovation transforms this 1960s bungalow into a sleek, contemporary house, first published in 2015.

Residential buildings
Houses revisited: Freemans Bay house

Houses revisited: Freemans Bay house

Posted: 19 Jan 2024

A traditional villa gets a less-than-traditional addition with this contemporary ‘about face’, first published in 2015.

Houses revisited: Mellons Bay house

Houses revisited: Mellons Bay house

t+ Architects, t+ Architects

The simple, almost minimal form of this house belies the level of amenity enjoyed by the family who call it home, first published in 2015.

Residential buildings
Interior Spaces: The theatre of dining

Interior Spaces: The theatre of dining

Posted: 18 Jan 2024

In Bivacco, hospitality maestro Izzard Design has worked its trademark transformative magic. Amanda Harkness checks out the performance.

A striking peak for fine dining

A striking peak for fine dining

Posted: 11 Jan 2024

We speak to designer Tony Butel of Ground Up Studio about the Black Diamond, his third major collaboration with luxury experience providers The Lindis Group.

Invercargill Central transforms CBD

Invercargill Central transforms CBD

Posted: 10 Jan 2024

The transformation of a city centre block in Invercargill by Buchan has created a new heart for New Zealand’s southernmost city.

Warm walls and good manners

Warm walls and good manners

Posted: 13 Dec 2023

Bill McKay visits Te Mātāwai, Kāinga Ora’s new mixed-tenure, high-density social housing development in Auckland’s Greys Avenue by Mode Design.

Interior Spaces: Committed to quality

Interior Spaces: Committed to quality

Posted: 23 Nov 2023

When it comes to medium-density housing, Ōtautahi-based practice Sheppard & Rout has form. Amanda Harkness considers its latest project, Worcester Terraces.

Vernacular adventure

Vernacular adventure

Posted: 22 Nov 2023

On the upper reaches of Lake Wakatipu, RTA Studio and Bureaux go high concept with traditional types at The Great Glenorchy Alpine Base Camp.

Timber arch sets record for size

Timber arch sets record for size

Posted: 21 Nov 2023

Air New Zealand’s new Hangar 4 is set to be the largest timber arch in the southern hemisphere.

Manaaki te whare, Manaaki te whenua, Manaaki te iwi

Manaaki te whare, Manaaki te whenua, Manaaki te iwi

Posted: 15 Nov 2023

The result of a fruitful Marutūāhu-Ockham Iwi partnership, Manaaki is the largest apartment complex to have ever been built outside of Auckland’s CBD.

Houses revisited: Dalefield house

Houses revisited: Dalefield house

Team Green Architects

The idiomatic style of the architecture belies the cutting-edge technology that lies at the heart of this home. First published in 2015.

Residential buildings
Houses revisited: South Canterbury farmhouse

Houses revisited: South Canterbury farmhouse

Jarrod Midgley Architect

This off-the-grid farmhouse proves that with sustainable architecture size doesn’t matter, first published in 2015.

Residential buildings
Houses revisited: Otago stable house

Houses revisited: Otago stable house

Jackie Gillies + Associates

An 1890s stable block is transformed into a warm, modern family home, first published 2015.

Residential buildings
Viewfinder: Top five with Mark Scowen

Viewfinder: Top five with Mark Scowen

Posted: 8 Nov 2023

Mark Scowen is an Auckland-based photographer, specialising in architecture, interiors, landscapes and urban design.

He pari kārohirohi, he whakapapa pounamu

He pari kārohirohi, he whakapapa pounamu

Posted: 1 Nov 2023

Rameka Alexander-Tu’inukuafe and Saul Roberts have prepared a pātere to be viewed before reading their review of Wai Ariki Hot Springs and Spa.

Fluidity in form

Fluidity in form

Posted: 31 Oct 2023

The bold, fluid form of Buchan’s Sonata Apartments in Auckland’s St Heliers deals with the demanding building envelope setbacks in a creative way.

Polished professionalism

Polished professionalism

Posted: 25 Oct 2023

The design and fit-out of this new-build orthodontist practice was a first for the client and KKID, both embracing an opportunity to break with convention.

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