Projects
RSSThis beachside home in Tasmania is precise without being fussy, facilitating a relaxed lifestyle with a sense of grandeur.
The cultural heritage of the clients subtly influenced this reworking of a 19th century row house in Melbourne.
We speak to designers Muza Lab about this luscious hotel on rails that has been restored and is now conquering the Andes.
With hills behind and the sea a block away, this home was a gentle introduction to the city for a couple used to open fields.
A small 1920s apartment on a Californian beach, designed by architect Rudolph Schindler, is restored to its original.
The Mediterranean meets the Pacific on a grand scale in this luscious Australian duplex.
Rebecca Zephyr Thomas steps into Happy Boy and Kiss Kiss, two Auckland restaurants designed to be Instagrammable.
This renovation of a dark terrace house has resulted in a contemporary, light-filled home with striking timber elements.
Studio C is the glam yet gritty home of a collaboration between a menswear tailor, Blair Wheeler, and hairdresser Devo Peng.
We look inside the Lautner-designed home of Mark Haddawy, a Los Angeles-based collector, design and architecture fanatic.
An historic hotel in Auckland has its nest re-feathered in a uniquely New Zealand way.
A young family commissioned their best friend to create a 1970s’ Brazilian jungle pad in the Auckland suburb of Sandringham.
Towing the line between classic and modern, this Italian apartment explores colour and form in a completely refreshing and somewhat romantic way.
This Sydney apartment renovation by Retallack Thompson overcomes spatial challenges to add character and charm.
At Waimana on the northern edge of Te Uruwera, a modest wharemate absorbs the creation myth of Rangi and Papa in its form.
A meticulously crafted, small building that is constantly transformed both manually and by the natural light and waters that surround it.
This addition to a four-room cottage in Brisbane encourages its owners to share in the “magic” of treehouses and cubbies.
A unique design element brings this home into the 21st century while preserving and celebrating the original Victorian home.
Tara Iti’s clubhouse blends American and New Zealand ideals of comfort with a respect for the land that surrounds it.
This remodelled home in Melbourne has unexpectedly ended up smaller than it started, but with comfortable, useable areas.
This idyllic site on the water’s edge in Mahurangi East called for a home that tapped into the calm serenity of the area.
Camille Khouri checks out Sugar Lane Studio: a malleable space for multiple work environments.
The traditional rooms in this 1890s Auckland villa have been shuffled and ingeniously spread across various levels.
This private garden sanctuary is both an escape from city life and a retreat for a client who suffers from a sleep disorder.
This former worker’s cottage has been slowly transformed into an ideal and permanent home for two Wellington architects.
A melange of styles and impeccably curated objects turned this Parisian apartment into a welcoming and warm home.
Retaining the relaxed feel of the original beach house, this extension and renovation makes the most of the views and space.
Lake Waikaremoana’s new visitor centre by Tennent Brown Architects returns local iwi to its ancestral home beside the lake.
Xsite Architects’ zinc-clad house from 2008 stretches out to the sun and sea in a conservative Auckland suburb.
Embodying its local beachside context on the Gold Coast, this alteration and addition reconsiders the suburban status quo.
An apparently faceless building reveals itself as a layered and sculptural home that playfully controls light and shadow.
As British interior design’s star Kelly Hoppen celebrates 40 years in the industry, we step into the place she calls home.
This alteration and addition to an inter-war Queenslander by Vokes and Peters won the 2017 Australian House of the Year award.
This reductive addition to a four-room cottage endeavours to “find the essential” and in doing so, embraces human comfort.
Designed to withstand cyclones, this thoughtful house in regional Australia boasts a high level of detail and craftsmanship.
Michael O’ Sullivan has designed a lofty auditorium for the Māngere branch of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga in Auckland.
A city-fringe penthouse apartment has been transformed into a sanctuary from the city and a place to entertain guests.
In Pelorus Sounds, one of New Zealand’s most beautiful locations, sits a stunning home that meanders down the hillside.
This highly crafted addition to an Edwardian home retains the existing building’s dignified formality.
The contemporary reinvention of Russell McVeagh, one of New Zealand’s oldest legal firms, has broken age-old legal hierarchies.