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Architect Eliska Lewis has designed an inviting family house with a clever staged approach. First published in 2013.
A finely balanced family house by Sheppard & Rout Architects shows how to make big-scale spaces harmonious. First published in 2013.
Jonathan Smith has created an elegant and individual house in this renovation on Auckland’s North Shore. First published in 2013.
A modern-day barbican, designed by Tennent Brown Architects, stands vigil at the entry to Wellington. First published in 2013.
The iconic Kiwi bach comes of age on the rugged West Coast. First published in 2013.
The spirit of Frank Lloyd Wright finds a home in New Zealand. First published in 2013.
Of the land – this contemporary home merges indoors with out. First published in 2013.
The sum of its parts - every detail carefully considered to create a singular whole. First published in 2013.
House at the top of the world – a lakefront home that invites the world in. First published in 2013.
Four pavilions create a communal feel without compromising privacy at this simple yet comfortable holiday home. First published in 2013.
A place to stand – a fallen tree replanted on a remote headland. First published in 2013.
Located right next to the ocean, this house continues a long-held family tradition with the Coromandel Coast. First published in 2013.
Connected to, yet standing proud of, its surroundings, this bach is akin to an eyrie. First published in 2014.
Island life — designed as a retreat, this home nurtures the soul, first published in 2014.
Long and short – elongated forms help knit this house to its site. First published in 2014.
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.
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.
Sentry-like edifices mark the entry to this surprisingly open family home. First published in 2014.
The fractured forms of this house reference the site’s geological past. First published in 2015.
Future proofing ensures this holiday home will see its owners into their retirement. First published in 2015.
The idiomatic style of the architecture belies the cutting-edge technology that lies at the heart of this home. First published in 2015.
This off-the-grid farmhouse proves that with sustainable architecture size doesn’t matter, first published in 2015.
An 1890s stable block is transformed into a warm, modern family home, first published 2015.
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.
The relationship between land and water has been explored through the architecture of this clifftop residence, first published in 2015.
This modernist house eschews the traditional vernacular yet remains complementary to its surroundings, first published in 2015.
On a lush section, backing onto one of Auckland’s volcanoes, a tangerine-coloured gabled form pops up over a bungalow. First published in 2016.
This house’s cladding has timber battens deliberately spaced to read as the homeowners’ favourite piece of music by Bach. First published in 2016.
In the Bay of Islands, two identical cabins appear to dissolve at either end into their coastal bush setting. First published in 2016.
The angular forms of this large house create a play of light and shadow that mimics the alpine environment in which it sits, first published in 2015.
Palmer & Palmer Architects have designed a unique house with a modernist look on the bank of Nelson’s Matai River.
Old and new come together in this extended family holiday home. First published in 2014.
An alteration to a Wellington house responds to the owners’ needs while discreetly experimenting with form and space.
Look back at a house that provides a good example for urban contemporary living in a historically classified inner-city hood.
A house in Nelson models a design solution that accounts for potential increases in site density.
A house sitting on the edge of a Wellington cliff provides a challenge for architect Uche Isichei.
A subdivided section offers the opportunity to illustrate how a house can fit within a snug site.
This warm and welcoming holiday home makes the most of local form and its cool location. First published in 2012.
Strachan Group Architects make privacy and environmentally conscious living a priority. First published in 2013.
At first glance the simplicity of form of this house belies its inner workings. First published in 2013.
Subtle twists – a south-facing triangular site conjures a house of twists and turns. First published in 2013.
A juxtaposition of materials, coupled with bold lines, produces a visually arresting family home, first published in 2015.
An architecturally designed modular system makes the ideal inter-generational holiday home, first published in 2015.
This well-planned home near Leigh cleverly deals with a clifftop site where the sun and the view are in opposite directions. First published in 2016.
From the archives: Visit a home on a steep Wellington site, in an old part of town, where Parsonson Architects have designed a clever townhouse.
North of Auckland, Herbst Architects again produce a sophisticated response to climate and context in this house that we revisit from 2008.
Revisit this 2008 project where Antanas Procuta Architects (now PAUA) has some fun with an archetype in a Waikato farm manager’s house.
Revisit this home from our 2007 archives: Padma Naidu’s own house on a small Auckland section offers a lesson in modern suburban design.
Revisit a bold and brassy house by Guy Tarrant, first published in 2006, which seems eager to grapple with its suburban Auckland street.
Revisit a project where Wendy Shacklock discreetly shuns convention with a modern chalet design near Queenstown.
At her own Wanaka house, first published in 2008, Anne Salmond has turned simple sketched boxes into a comfortable home.
In another 2007 project from Gerald Parsonson, an assured house at Peka Peka rides the dunes rolling inland from an untamed coast.
Designed by Daniel Marshall, this steep site provides the setting for a cool house that steps confidently down the hill.
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.
Revisit a house on the heights above Christchurch suburb Sumner, where Wilson and Hill dug in to deliver a home out of the box.
Revisit Gus Watt’s house for his family at Eastbourne: a hand-crafted expression of his design philosophy.
At the far reaches of the Hauraki Gulf, revisit a home by Herbst Architects – one in their remarkable series of modern baches.
Revisit a home in an Auckland inner-city suburb where architect Megan Rule works with the oldest material of all.
Revisit this home, where Robin O’Donnell Architects demonstrates a command of space and light in Auckland’s Remuera.