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The modern bach: Pourerere Beach House

The modern bach: Pourerere Beach House

Posted: 13 Dec 2017

With modest materials and a simple, social layout, this Hawke’s Bay beach house fits with its original bach neighbours.

High performance

High performance

Posted: 18 Jan 2018

Giltrap Group’s new Great North Road showroom is a gallery of automotive artistry.

Home on high

Home on high

Posted: 12 Mar 2018

A balance of textures and light has transformed this New York loft into a comfortable family home.

Colonial charm: Stratford Street House

Colonial charm: Stratford Street House

Posted: 28 Mar 2018

A few surprises lurk behind the front door of this seemingly unassuming villa in Parnell, Auckland.

A good fit: Montreal Street House

A good fit: Montreal Street House

Posted: 25 Apr 2018

Situated in the heart of Christchurch, this distinctive barn-red house is very hard to miss.

Of the earth: Californian retreat

Of the earth: Californian retreat

Posted: 28 May 2018

On a property encompassing a walnut orchard, this family escape treads lightly on the earth from which it has been built.

Gold standard: Freemans Bay Apartment

Gold standard: Freemans Bay Apartment

Posted: 4 Jun 2018

Downsizing has by no means equated to downgrading for the owners of this apartment in Auckland’s inner suburbs.

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
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.

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.

Inner-city haven

Inner-city haven

Posted: 3 Dec 2015

An urban eyrie enjoys views of Auckland’s most iconic built and natural landscapes.

Flexible space: AW Architects

Flexible space: AW Architects

Posted: 25 Feb 2016

Unexpected materials and pops of colour make this a highly vibrant shared space in Christchurch.

Through the looking glass

Through the looking glass

Posted: 26 Jan 2017

Camille Khouri ventures to Waiheke Island’s newest winery, Tantalus Estate, and discovers sensory surprises galore.

Creative capital

Creative capital

Posted: 6 Sep 2018

Wellington is seeing a boom in its creative education sector and now its facilities are starting to follow suit.

Golden glow: Rhodes House

Golden glow: Rhodes House

Posted: 8 Oct 2018

This award-winning Christchurch house is both a gallery for the owners’ art collection and a work of art in itself.

Sweet isolation: Wyuna hideaway

Sweet isolation: Wyuna hideaway

Posted: 15 Oct 2018

A lush home at the edge of the world provides a majestic haven with views and inherent calm.

Capital character: Deloitte Wellington

Capital character: Deloitte Wellington

Posted: 6 Jun 2019

Wellington’s cityscape and natural textures are brought inside Deloitte’s new headquarters.

On a good buzz: B:Hive Smales Farm

On a good buzz: B:Hive Smales Farm

Posted: 19 Jun 2019

This co-working space on Auckland’s North Shore is, by all accounts, a success story for its owners and its tenants.

Well grounded: Oliver's Ridge

Well grounded: Oliver’s Ridge

Posted: 12 Aug 2019

With a clear mandate to be elegant, yet passive, Queenstown’s Team Green Architects has delivered a home that is powerful in many respects.

Refreshing the Inn: Auckland Airport hotel

Refreshing the Inn: Auckland Airport hotel

Posted: 5 Sep 2019

The newly renovated Holiday Inn near Auckland Airport presents a bright and welcoming front with a contemporary, Pacific-inspired aesthetic.

Mountain living: Roys Peak House

Mountain living: Roys Peak House

Posted: 18 Sep 2019

A contemporary Mason & Wales Architects holiday house in Wanaka pays homage to the ‘crib’, the classic South Island back-country tramping hut.

Elemental: Jack's Point house

Elemental: Jack’s Point house

Posted: 30 Oct 2019

This home is at ease within the rugged nature of Queenstown’s landscape.

Landing place: West Meadows house

Landing place: West Meadows house

Posted: 4 Mar 2020

With lakeside views and an alpine backdrop, this award-winning South Island house is perfectly positioned to be a home for all seasons.

Inward gaze: Heartland

Inward gaze: Heartland

Posted: 16 Jun 2016

A central spine with dynamic details draws focus into the core of this Newmarket office.

Buon appetito

Buon appetito

Posted: 8 Dec 2016

A new Auckland eatery with its heart in an Italian market and an alternative way of doing things.

Sleight of hand

Sleight of hand

Posted: 20 Apr 2017

This interior, devised by the film industry, is equal parts escapism, kid’s haven and functional – all with a dash of magic.

Home with Hoppen

Home with Hoppen

Posted: 18 Sep 2017

As British interior design’s star Kelly Hoppen celebrates 40 years in the industry, we step into the place she calls home.

Lovingly crafted: Courtyard House

Lovingly crafted: Courtyard House

Posted: 3 Oct 2017

This former worker’s cottage has been slowly transformed into an ideal and permanent home for two Wellington architects.

Quietly modern: Mahurangi House

Quietly modern: Mahurangi House

Posted: 17 Oct 2017

This idyllic site on the water’s edge in Mahurangi East called for a home that tapped into the calm serenity of the area.

Fortified luxury

Fortified luxury

Posted: 30 Nov 2017

With Kinloch Lodge, Patterson Associates and Virginia Fisher have created a modern-day castle on the banks of Lake Taupō.

Richness in texture: Westmere House

Richness in texture: Westmere House

Posted: 19 Mar 2018

A modern addition breathes new life into this 1929 home in Westmere, Auckland, without overpowering its original glory.

Bare bones: Hallensteins

Bare bones: Hallensteins

Posted: 19 Nov 2015

The narrative of the heritage building – and the 150-year old clothing brand – informed the raw industrial look of this interior fit-out.

Vogel's Revival

Vogel’s Revival

Posted: 11 Feb 2016

In Dunedin’s long-forgotten heritage precinct, some locals are rejuvenating the city – from the inside out.

Sparking a fire

Sparking a fire

Posted: 18 Feb 2016

The renaming of Telecom has provided the company the ideal opportunity to rethink its brand image and its retail spaces.

Justice and Emergency Services Precinct

Justice and Emergency Services Precinct

Posted: 19 Jun 2018

Being open and even a little friendly, Christchurch’s latest public building inverts the norm for justice buildings.

The third place: Tūranga

The third place: Tūranga

Posted: 17 Jan 2019

Christchurch’s new central library welcomes all and inspires the pursuit of knowledge.

Walking the talk

Walking the talk

Posted: 7 Jul 2016

Fonterra adopts activity-based working practices with the creation of its clean, green, corporate base in downtown Auckland.

Team approach: Waterview Connection

Team approach: Waterview Connection

Posted: 23 Jan 2018

The Waterview Connection is a collaborative design effort by architects Warren and Mahoney and the Well-Connected Alliance.

Fluid forms: ANZ Centre, Christchurch

Fluid forms: ANZ Centre, Christchurch

Posted: 13 Mar 2018

A central-city block in Christchurch has been revitalised by this multi-use building with a striking atrium and faceted form.

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