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In between worlds
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John Walsh explores the thresholds that mediate the formidable aspect and family dynamics of S.K.I. House in Wānaka by Roberts Gray Architects.
Technology meets craft
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Sarosh Mulla delves into the tension between technology and craftsmanship in residential architecture to uncover parallels in these seemingly disparate modes of design.
A mindful sanctuary
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This private dwelling by Kanat Studio for a client’s family member with dementia provides a peaceful respite from everyday worries and a tranquil setting for retreat.
Discovering Noel D’Arcy Blackburn
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Matt Grant visits architect Noel Blackburn’s Hillcrest house in Hamilton and decides to find out more about his work.
Houses revisited: Pipi Beach house
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Outside-the-box thinking has enabled a full-size family house to occupy a modest site. First published in 2014.
Houses revisited: Mountain landing house
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Old and new come together in this extended family holiday home. First published in 2014.
CoHo Hui 3: Tickets available now
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Aotearoa’s collective housing conference CoHo Hui is back for 2023! Hosted by The Housing Innovation Society and the AUT School of Future Environments.
Country manor come to town
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Pip Cheshire navigates the striking arrangement of formal and informal space at RTA Studio’s Zed House, located in the affluent suburb of Fendalton, in Ōtautahi Christchurch.
$250 million student village opens: 20 years in the making
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The opening of the country’s largest student accommodation facility is set to boost the infrastructure of New Zealand’s tertiary education sector.
Where mysteries live
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Jasper van der Lingen is entranced by Warren and Mahoney’s Flock Hill Station in Canterbury — in a dream-like setting of silent mountains, still lakes and framed skies.
Architects in Profile: Megan Edwards
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A Q&A with Megan Edwards Architects, creators of homes imbued with a strong sense of identity and place.
UDINZ on the Auckland Unitary Plan’s NPS-UD
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Opinion piece: Lisa Hinton from UDINZ on the NPS-UD and Enabling Housing Supply legislation’s impacts on Auckland city.
Curved encampment: Bowden House
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Jon Rennie finds delight in architect Belinda George’s elegant response to her client’s childhood memories of campsite living.
Interior Awards 2022, Residential Kitchen Award Winner
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Congratulations to this year’s Residential Kitchen Award winner.
Magical constraint
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Richard Naish contemplates what makes a good house as he visits studio/LWA’s award-winning Our House in Westmere, Auckland.
Sculpting form and material
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Architect Sam Caradus from Crosson Architects explores and contrasts material and form in the Te Kāhui Whaihanga NZIA Local Award-winning Light and Clay.
A cosy getaway: Killora Bay
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On an island escape, in an area populated by white gums and stands of grass trees, this holiday home for a young family serves as an elegant living platform that offers many ways to enjoy its bush setting.
Houses Revisited: Orthopaedic surgery
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From the archives: On a fine old Auckland street, Robin O’Donnell has extended the life of a time-worn Arts and Crafts house with ‘good bones’.
Houses Revisited: Tree house
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Look back at this home from 2006: Xsite Architecture’s wooden ark is tailor made for this slightly alternative, somewhat post-hippy site in one of the farther reaches of West Auckland.
Wondrous curves: Wahroonga House
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An earthy colour palette brings the surrounding bushland inside this laidback yet sophisticated refuge that playfully acknowledges its mid-century modernist roots.