Tag: Hospitality | Architecture Now

Serving of cottage pie: Rita restaurant

Projects | A small, unassuming worker’s cottage in Wellington’s Aro Valley has taken on a new lease of life with the opening of Rita.

Projects | A campground in Otago’s idyllic Glenorchy is hoping to lead by example in sustainability.

Projects | Federico Monsalve explores the QT Hotel in Queenstown and discovers a colourful and engaging space.

Projects | Auckland’s Lillius is a new restaurant with the right mix of luxe and grit to fit with its city-fringe neighbourhood.

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

Projects | Rebecca Zephyr Thomas steps into Happy Boy and Kiss Kiss, two Auckland restaurants designed to be Instagrammable.

Projects | An historic hotel in Auckland has its nest re-feathered in a uniquely New Zealand way.

Projects | Tara Iti’s clubhouse blends American and New Zealand ideals of comfort with a respect for the land that surrounds it.

News | Ninety-four projects, including four New Zealand spaces, have been shortlisted for the 2017 Eat Drink Design Awards.

Projects | The Smoko Room and Sawmill Brewery sit on a rural setting and take pride in their farming and agricultural surrounds.

Awards | A sumptuous, highly detailed restaurant and bakery has taken home the top award of the evening at the 2017 Interior Awards.

Projects | In Montréal, a co-working office space and hospitality venue receive a stunning and somewhat disruptive interior treatment.

Projects | A collection of whimsical knick-knacks casts a colourful spell on Wellington’s Seashore Cabaret.

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

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

Awards | A Cheshire Architects project has been highly commended in the Restaurant Design category of the 2016 Eat Drink Design Awards.

Projects | As Federico Monsalve finds out, Wellington’s new Sofitel accomplishes domesticity through variety and texture.

Projects | Auckland’s city fringe has never looked brighter, with a new vibrant orange multi-use residential building by CCCA.

Projects | In Melbourne, Architects EAT has converted a shopping centre tenancy into a two-sided spot for destination dining.

Projects | ArtWok’s new fit-out encompasses ideas of street dining with the colours of Asian spices in a contemporary setting.