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Out on Christchurch’s coast Andrew Watson stacks up his boxes against a steep site in this house, originally published in 2009.
One Wellington practice has been making a name fore itself in Kapiti Coast beach houses for over a decade. This 2009 house is a shining example.
Bevin + Slessor’s 2009 Peka Peka house stand the test of time as a smart, contemporary take on Kiwi modernism.
A series of multinational, not-for-profit, children’s tutoring centres has put interior design high on its priority list.
Adding to the architectural legacy of a salubrious Sydney suburb, this home is a volumetric study that celebrates the inherent qualities of timber.
Engage with Irving Smith Architects’ freezer-panel-encased refurbishment of the Whakatāne District Museum and Research Centre, Te Whare Taonga ō Taketake
Megan Edwards Architects has created a simple, honest home, designed for a family committed to protecting the surrounding native bush and its birdlife.
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.
This addition to a grand early-20th-century home reads as a generous garden room that captures the scale and movement of the nearby cypress tree.
This renowned branding think-tank takes on the role of a lifetime: to redefine itself and how its workplace personifies and facilitates that shift.
In this excerpt from the new book Suzanne Turley: Private Gardens of Aotearoa, we step into one of Turley’s master strokes.
New shifts in volume and dramatic apertures to the sky in this Victorian terrace house create the illusion of impossibly spacious proportions.
A denser take on urban housing and an out-of-this-world office space make up some of the top commercial projects this year.
From a small inner-city renovation to an expansive South Island retreat, see the best homes of the year.
This modern take on the classic walk-up apartment is arranged around a verdant central courtyard, designed to foster community.
A pared-back palette of natural textures and specialised finishes gives this Parnell house a sense of timeless sophistication.
Embracing the elements inherent in traditional courtyard houses, this home is poised, powerful and surprisingly flexible.
A seemingly endless night sky, stargazing traditions, a nearly forgotten telescope… the designers of the Dark Sky Project were spoilt for inspirational choice.
This affordable housing model’s inaugural building in Melbourne’s Brunswick serves up high-quality, sustainable design with a small footprint.
Wanting a larger outdoor space while also seeking an increase of the internal floor area seems mutually exclusive… or is it?
Arches, circles, curves – these two interiors seek a softer, more rotund way of welcoming customers.
An Arts & Crafts home in Auckland’s Remuera receives a sympathetic renovation that looks to both history and the future.
A fresh take on an unconventional building material has resulted in an energy-efficient, low-maintenance house that is turning a lot of heads.
Perpetuating the verandah culture that exists in Port Fairy, this pair of houses makes a friendly addition to the neighbourhood.
Chris Barton explores the Architectus way as seen in its radical arrangement of apartment types at the heart of this waterfront development.
A heritage Victorian house with a mature oak tree at its heart receives an alteration that injects plenty of joy and vibrancy.
We peel back some of the layers behind the law firm that was this year’s winner of the Workplace (up to 1000m2) category at the Interior Awards.
Two monolithic pavilions shrouded in concrete result from a skilful balance of architectural expression, material composition and comfort.
Theatre, the fine arts and a high level of empathy are at the core of this Vancouver design practice.
This home is at ease within the rugged nature of Queenstown’s landscape.
A long-established advertising agency has taken a fresh new approach to collaborative space.
We visit a Herne Bay home with a honeyed glow and a sweet-sounding past, transformed by Verso Architecture + Interiors.
Most childcare centres feature a rainbow of clashing colours and zany patterns, with a backdrop of practical necessities. Not in this one.
Sculpted around the simple daily enactment of the owners’ newly shared life, this addition represents a binding together of stories, memories and moments.
Ian Lochhead reflects on what the reinstatement of this building means to the local community and its sense of connectedness to place.
Landscape Architecture Aotearoa explores how a redevelopment of Hamilton’s riverfront has created an activated public space.
Well versed in designing for the tropical Queensland climate, the Gabriel and Elizabeth Poole and Tim Bennetton have collaborated to deliver an exuberant South Stradbroke Island holiday home for the owner and her four grandsons.
This former factory has been transformed into a spacious family home, a sports car repository and an equine genetics laboratory.
This development, located half an hour north of Auckland, demonstrates how master planning can create successful ecological outcomes.
This year’s Australian House of the Year is also a farm building, greenhouse and cooking school, all within a 110-metre-long prefabricated shed.