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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

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University Plaza

University Plaza

Warren and Mahoney, McCoy and Wixon Architects

Sport and higher learning move a little closer together at a University of Otago satellite campus by Warren and Mahoney.

Interiors
Epsom House

Epsom House

Posted: 17 Oct 2012

Function is paired with fine finishes in the bathrooms and laundry of this house designed by Hilary Scully.

University of Auckland: University Hall

UoA: University Hall

Warren and Mahoney

Warren and Mahoney has designed two student accommodation blocks to meet increasing demand and expectations.

Commercial / public buildings
Norris Ward McKinnon

Norris Ward McKinnon

Wingate + Farquhar

A Hamilton law firm with a 90-plus-year history is led into a forward-thinking fit-out by Wingate + Farquhar.

Interiors
Houses Revisited: Parau House

Houses Revisited: Parau House

Posted: 10 Oct 2012

Tucked into the bush in West Auckland, this house has bathrooms that respond to the natural environment. First published in 2012.

University of Auckland: Arts 1 redevelopment

UoA: Arts 1 redevelopment

RTA Studio

A building designed by Ivan Mercep of JASMaD in the early ‘80s has been seamlessly refurbished by RTA Studio.

Commercial / public buildings
University of Auckland: Leigh Marine Laboratory

UoA: Leigh Marine Laboratory

Cheshire Architects

Eighty kilometres north of Auckland city on the eastern coast, Leigh is a magnet for marine researchers.

Commercial / public buildings
Upper echelon

Upper echelon

Posted: 2 Oct 2012

In New York’s trendy Tribeca, New Zealand architects Fearon Hay have designed a world class apartment full of unique charm.

Cobblestone Park

Cobblestone Park

Wraight + Associates

A small Wellington park gets revised for a new generation of urban use.

Landscape / urban design
Massey University's College of Creative Arts (CoCA)

College of Creative Arts Wellington

Athfield Architects

There has been a clearing of the decks in this building that is opening new doorways.

Interiors
The University of Auckland

The University of Auckland

Posted: 25 Sep 2012

Tommy Honey outlines the major capital works programme at the University and reviews its latest wave of buildings.

Wai-atarau Plaza

Wai-atarau Plaza

Boffa Miskell

Boffa Miskell ventures under the bridge and works up a public plaza in a tricky position.

Landscape / urban design
Beca

Beca

Studio Pacific Architecture

A large ‘zone-based’ fit-out by Studio Pacific Architecture has put this engineering consultancy’s expertise on show.

Interiors
York Street Mechanics

York Street Mechanics

Bureaux

Taking ‘mixed use’ to new extremes, this bar and restaurant is also a fully functioning custom motorcycle workshop.

Interiors
Creative Arts Building – Te Ara Hihiko

Creative Arts Building – Te Ara Hihiko

Athfield Architects

Athfield Architects’ inspirational building for Massey University Wellington is a fine response to site.

Commercial / public buildings
Alt Group

Alt Group

IMO, Alt Group

A graphic design firm takes on a large, light-filled floor plate and takes care of the things that matter most.

Interiors
Nga Purapura, Te Wananga o Raukawa

Nga Purapura, Te Wananga o Raukawa

Tennent + Brown Architects

Tennent + Brown Architects have realised the metaphorical essence of Te Whare Tapa Wha.

Commercial / public buildings
Houses Revisited: Owhanake Bay House

Houses Revisited: Owhanake Bay House

Posted: 22 Aug 2012

On a coastal site Strachan Group Architects have designed a comfortable and appropriate dwelling, first published in 2012.

Te Raukura Te Wharewaka o Poneke

Te Raukura Te Wharewaka o Poneke

architecture +

A watershed Wellington structure designed by architecture +.

Commercial / public buildings
Platinum sports

Platinum sports

Frame Architecture, Switch

An award-winning fit-out by Switch and Frame Architecture.

Interiors
Houses Revisited: House for Five

Houses Revisited: House for Five

Posted: 15 Aug 2012

This family house has a supple plan that generates, around a central courtyard, a surprising array of enjoyable spaces, first published in 2012.

Kokako

Kokako

ctrl SPACE

An inventive reworking of an old New Zealand PostShop by Chris Stevens has breathed life into a formerly moribund corner.

Interiors
Citrix

Citrix

Arena Investment Management

A fresh look for a tech-savvy global company by HBO+EMTB.

Interiors
Holy Family Catholic Church

Holy Family Catholic Church

Sarah Scott Architects

With vistas across Lake Wanaka to the Southern Alps, Sarah Scott Architects’ elegant church offers a sense of occasion.

Commercial / public buildings
James

James

Posted: 26 Jul 2012

This restaurant’s visual aesthetic, devised by architects Noel Lane and Tom Rowe, is based on dichotomy.

Interiors
Te Mirumiru

Te Mirumiru

Phil Smith Architects

Phil Smith Architects’ child-care centre in Kawakawa is an embodiment of kaitiakitanga or care for the environment.

Commercial / public buildings
Jellicoe Street, North Wharf Promenade and Silo Park

Jellicoe Street, North Wharf Promenade and Silo Park

Taylor Cullity Lethlean Melbourne, Wraight + Associates

Jellicoe Street, North Wharf Promenade and Silo Park (Auckland) by Taylor Cullity Lethlean with Wraight + Associates.

Landscape / urban design
University of Waikato Student Centre

University of Waikato Student Centre

Mansergh Graham Landscape Architecture, University of Waikato

Mansergh Graham Landscape Architecture adds a naturalistic fringe to a big glass box with a brutal side.

Commercial / public buildings
Latimer Hotel - first on the block

Latimer Hotel

Lanyon & Le Compte Construction Ltd

This rebuild project in Christchurch will overlook Latimer Square, which has become a focus for post-quake activity.

Construction
Embassy

Embassy

Wellington City Council

A cross-Tasman collaboration results in a sympathetic addition to one of Wellington’s much-loved cinema buildings.

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