Tag: Houses revisited | Architecture Now

Houses revisited: Matai house

Projects | A close architect–client connection aided the transformation of this Wellington villa into an elegant and light-filled home. First published in 2016.

Houses revisited: Pāuanui Beach house

Projects | This subtly designed family beach house peeks out from behind a large pōhutukawa tree on a busy, beachfront site. First published in 2017.

Houses revisited: Wairarapa house

Projects | This home takes on a local rural vernacular, creating an impact in the small wine-making community of Martinborough. First published in 2017.

Houses revisited: Lakeview house

Projects | This unapologetically bold house in Wanaka cantilevers over the outdoor living spaces without compromising the stunning scenery. First published in 2017.

Houses revisited: Sliding house

Projects | This hilltop family home is nestled between the Port Hills, Lake Ellesmere and the Canterbury Plains. First published in 2017.

Houses revisited: Kingswood house

Projects | A former port building overlooking Lyttelton Harbour has been rebuilt and transformed into an industrial-style home. First published in 2016.

Houses revisited: Leigh house

Projects | 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.

Houses revisited: Number 5 house

Projects | This sunny guest house is a pared-back and elegant new addition to a family of buildings on the site. First published in 2016.

Houses revisited: Jack’s Point house

Projects | The distinctive shifting roof forms of this family home appear to mimic its rugged backdrop, the Remarkables mountain range. First published in 2016.

Houses revisited: Coastal house

Projects | This house’s cladding has timber battens deliberately spaced to read as the homeowners’ favourite piece of music by Bach. First published in 2016.

Houses revisited: Stewart Island house

Projects | A three-storeyed tower pokes out above the native treetops on the edge of New Zealand’s southernmost town of Oban. First published in 2016.

Houses revisited: Seaside cabins

Projects | In the Bay of Islands, two identical cabins appear to dissolve at either end into their coastal bush setting. First published in 2016.

Houses revisited: Gable house

Projects | 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.

Houses revisited: Arnold Street house

Projects | This unassuming bungalow by McCoy + Heine Architects was extensively renovated to suit an extended family. First published in 2016.

Houses revisited: Oakura house

Projects | Like an origami model, this experimental family home folds and bends along its site. First published in 2015.

Houses revisited: Langs Beach House

Projects | An architecturally designed modular system makes the ideal inter-generational holiday home, first published in 2015.

Houses revisited: Mellons Bay house

Projects | The relationship between land and water has been explored through the architecture of this clifftop residence, first published in 2015.

Houses revisited: Wanaka house

Projects | This modernist house eschews the traditional vernacular yet remains complementary to its surroundings, first published in 2015.

Houses revisited: Freemans Bay house

Projects | A traditional villa gets a less-than-traditional addition with this contemporary ‘about face’, first published in 2015.

Houses revisited: Mellons Bay house

Projects | 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.