Tag: Residential | Architecture Now

Elastic geometry: Glebe House

Projects | Crafted with deference to the sculptural potential of architecture, this compact family home with “elastic” geometry is a lesson in tectonic editing.

Sun sculpture

Projects | This Greek island holiday home combines the best of traditional architecture with modern, worldly comforts, textiles and interiors.

Witty woodwork: Seed House

Projects | Adding to the architectural legacy of a salubrious Sydney suburb, this home is a volumetric study that celebrates the inherent qualities of timber.

The good life: Matapouri Beach house

Projects | Megan Edwards Architects has created a simple, honest home, designed for a family committed to protecting the surrounding native bush and its birdlife.

Hospitality at home: Millswood House

Projects | Distinctive for the “cat’s ears” roof profile, this addition to a double-fronted cottage is the result of a three-year labour of love.

Swan Lake

Projects | In this excerpt from the new book Suzanne Turley: Private Gardens of Aotearoa, we step into one of Turley’s master strokes.

Surprising grandeur: Fitzroy Terrace

Projects | New shifts in volume and dramatic apertures to the sky in this Victorian terrace house create the illusion of impossibly spacious proportions.

Precious metals: Interior renovation

Projects | A pared-back palette of natural textures and specialised finishes gives this Parnell house a sense of timeless sophistication.

A calming plan: Courted House

Projects | Embracing the elements inherent in traditional courtyard houses, this home is poised, powerful and surprisingly flexible.

Dramatic contrast: Mayfield Ave Residence

Projects | Wanting a larger outdoor space while also seeking an increase of the internal floor area seems mutually exclusive… or is it?

Living pavilion: Recrafted Art House

Projects | An Arts & Crafts home in Auckland’s Remuera receives a sympathetic renovation that looks to both history and the future.

Black beauty: Kinloch House

Projects | A fresh take on an unconventional building material has resulted in an energy-efficient, low-maintenance house that is turning a lot of heads.

Dichromatic duo: Hello Houses

Projects | Perpetuating the verandah culture that exists in Port Fairy, this pair of houses makes a friendly addition to the neighbourhood.

Happily mewed up: Wynyard Central

Projects | Chris Barton explores the Architectus way as seen in its radical arrangement of apartment types at the heart of this waterfront development.

Hint of oak: Victorian alteration

Projects | A heritage Victorian house with a mature oak tree at its heart receives an alteration that injects plenty of joy and vibrancy.

Uncompromising geometry: Hawthorn House

Projects | Two monolithic pavilions shrouded in concrete result from a skilful balance of architectural expression, material composition and comfort.

In Focus: Building smarter (part two)

Practice | Explore two more alternative methods of construction that may help us on the path to building homes for a brighter future.

Elemental: Jack’s Point house

Projects | This home is at ease within the rugged nature of Queenstown’s landscape.

Encore: Saratoga House

Projects | We visit a Herne Bay home with a honeyed glow and a sweet-sounding past, transformed by Verso Architecture + Interiors.

Coming together: His and Hers House

Projects | Sculpted around the simple daily enactment of the owners’ newly shared life, this addition represents a binding together of stories, memories and moments.