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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
Full bloom: Terrarium House

Full bloom: Terrarium House

Posted: 19 Oct 2018

The maverick move of inserting a lush, tree and fern-filled void in the place of a front verandah distinguishes this cottage.

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
Viewfinder: David Straight's top five

Viewfinder: David Straight’s top five

Posted: 13 Jan 2021

Leading architectural photographer and name behind several books chronicling the best of New Zealand’s environment, David Straight, recounts his favourite shoots to date.

A house of two halves

A house of two halves

Posted: 19 May 2014

A 1920s’ cottage has a makeover which incorporates the old and the new in its architecture.

Whare meets verandah

Whare meets verandah

Posted: 23 Jun 2021

In the Hihiaua Cultural Centre by Moller Architects, Mike Austin finds an example of modest, bicultural architecture, which is well-grounded in the local.

The sea inside

The sea inside

Posted: 24 Mar 2014

A clever, cantilevered design allows a modern Australian home to make the most of incredible ocean views.

Houses Revisited: Material boys

Houses Revisited: Material boys

Posted: 14 Feb 2020

Bevin + Slessor’s 2009 Peka Peka house stand the test of time as a smart, contemporary take on Kiwi modernism.

Te Kōngahu / Museum of Waitangi

Te Kōngahu / Museum of Waitangi

Posted: 5 Jul 2016

Harris Butt Architecture’s museum is a subtle addition to a cluster of important buildings that discuss New Zealand’s history.

Len Lye Centre

Len Lye Centre

Posted: 5 Oct 2015

Patterson Associates’ sculptural art gallery invokes the spirit of renowned Kiwi artist Len Lye and New Plymouth’s culture.

Sir Paul Reeves Building

Sir Paul Reeves Building

Jasmax

Interior visits the future of tertiary education at AUT University’s high-tech development.

Commercial / public buildings, 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
AUT University’s Sir Paul Reeves Building

Sir Paul Reeves Building

Jasmax

Jasmax’s hub building at AUT University confidently welcomes the city of Auckland into its curving, connective spaces.

Commercial / public buildings
Whānau-focused: Kāinga Tuatahi Housing

Whānau-focused: Kāinga Tuatahi Housing

Posted: 13 Nov 2018

Big angular roofs cloak 30 homes designed by Stevens Lawson Architects for a significant site owned by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei.

Beyond breezeblock: Naranga Avenue House

Beyond breezeblock: Naranga Avenue House

James Russell Architect

James Russell Architect has employed complex layers of enclosure and transparency in the design of this Gold Coast home.

Residential buildings
Building an underground car park on a hazardous site - Holy excavation

Holy excavation

Mainzeal

Digging into the site of Auckland’s Victory Christian Church car park uncovered old gasworks relics and hazards.

Construction
Gymnastics of the cross

Gymnastics of the cross

Posted: 18 Nov 2020

Chris Barton explores the religious expression embodied in the design of The Chapel of St Peter by Stevens Lawson Architects.

Three generations, two houses, one roof

Three generations, two houses, one roof

Posted: 12 Oct 2022

Peter Wood muses on the meaning of Gustorob, Bull O’Sullivan Architecture’s long, elegant shed, landed in a rural Canterbury landscape.

The waka huia

The waka huia

Posted: 30 Mar 2016

Federico Monsalve speaks to Grant Harris of Harris Butt Architects about his recently completed Waitangi Museum.

Miramar Roxy Cinema renovation

Miramar Roxy Cinema renovation

Posted: 8 Sep 2011

An art deco makeover with a contemporary twist expressed by Weta Workshop/Anita Fijn.

Interiors
ASB Sports Centre

ASB Sports Centre

Tennent + Brown Architects

Tennent + Brown Architects’ community sports centre in Wellington deals with its harsh environs with aplomb.

Commercial / public buildings
ANZ Centre

ANZ Centre

Warren and Mahoney

Warren and Mahoney’s elegant transformation of the ANZ Centre injects a healthy dose of creativity and civic amenity.

Commercial / public buildings, Interiors
Te Wharehou o Waikaremoana

Te Wharehou o Waikaremoana

Posted: 26 Sep 2017

Lake Waikaremoana’s new visitor centre by Tennent Brown Architects returns local iwi to its ancestral home beside the lake.

Wellington's airport terminal gets a new 'rock' look

Wellington airport terminal’s new look

Studio Pacific Architecture, Warren and Mahoney

Studio Pacific Architecture and Warren and Mahoney set out to produce a new airport terminal that is a destination in itself.

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