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The newest addition to the Sylvia Park precinct, 3 Te Kehu Way by Woods Bagot and Peddlethorp marks the next step in Sylvia Park’s evolution into a vibrant, mixed-use neighbourhood.
Guy Marriage negotiates the black diagrid structure and sinuous, muscular swoops of Tākina’s confectionary-coloured façade and finds plenty of attraction in Wellington’s new convention centre by Studio Pacific Architecture.
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.
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.
An addition to a railway cottage by Atelierworkshop shows off its sensitive side. First published in 2012.
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.
Connected to, yet standing proud of, its surroundings, this bach is akin to an eyrie. First published in 2014.
The spirit of Frank Lloyd Wright finds a home in New Zealand. First published in 2013.
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.