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Look back at a house that provides a good example for urban contemporary living in a historically classified inner-city hood.
This restrained addition – which replaces an oversized faux period structure – revolves around a central courtyard.
This comfortable and unpretentious home is remarkably of its place and creates a compelling dialogue with the neighbourhood.
Built as an upside-down ship’s hull, this home brings the idea of an eternal, maritime summer to a completely different level.
A Japanese engawa – or porch – captures the panoramic view of Tasman Bay into this home’s sculptural, nautical form.
Privacy and community, work and play, contemplation and collaboration are all themes explored in this 1887 German villa.
A ridge line retreat on Waiheke Island takes visitors on a considered journey of panoramic views.
This Victorian terrace house in Melbourne brings the gardens inside, creating a nourishing and restful backdrop for life.
From the new book, Patterson: Houses of Aotearoa: we celebrate a beautiful beachside bach by Andrew Patterson.
Responding to its tricky triangular block, this house is an inversion of the traditional two-storey home.
With sparkling waters on one side and lush mountains on the other, this house is the stuff tropical dreams are made of.
This precisely curated extension to a Queensland home responds to the intensity of the sun and evokes a sense of calm.
A Sydney home subverts the physical and conceptual limitations of an “unapologetically suburban” setting.
Step inside the converted-warehouse Rotterdam home of this Dutch-New Zealand rising industrial design star.
This new beach house is an elegant and respectful re-imagining of the original modernist shack that once stood on the site.
This abode draws the eye to the celebrated view while inspiring a tactile connection to the interior of the house.
Built as an escape from everyday life, this cabin celebrates the Tasmanian landscape and is a reminder of simple pleasures.
As the year comes to a close, we revisit some of the best New Zealand houses of the year.
This large but nuanced house by Popov Bass in Sydney is an exemplar of complex architectural problem-solving.
This playful addition to an 1850s terrace aims to ‘give something back’ by creating a lush oasis in the heart of Melbourne.
Strict heritage protections did not stop this villa from becoming somewhat of a rebel among its neighbours.
A linear pavilion pays homage to California modernism: an oasis of calm on the edge of a forested enclave in Titirangi.
A multi-generational home and commercial tenancy coexist in Melbourne’s St Kilda and rethink traditional family housing.
A sprawling 16th-century Swiss house near Lake Lugano pays homage to two eras and to the couple that has restored it.
This contemporary hideaway captures idyllic, panoramic views of an inlet at Rotokura/Cable Bay, near Nelson.
Inspired by the tiger prawn, this is both a gesture for public delight and a series of spaces to be privately enjoyed.
Fiona Winzar of Fred Architecture reflects on the first project that began a new chapter of her life, Eyelid House.
The maverick move of inserting a lush, tree and fern-filled void in the place of a front verandah distinguishes this cottage.
The aqua-coloured waters of Ruby Bay and its surrounding green hilltops form the backdrop for this stunning house.
A lush home at the edge of the world provides a majestic haven with views and inherent calm.
This award-winning Christchurch house is both a gallery for the owners’ art collection and a work of art in itself.
Architects, designers and former Urbis editors pick their dream New Zealand space from the last two decades.
Architects, designers and former Urbis editors pick their dream New Zealand space from the last two decades.
This Otago cabin is small yet perfectly formed, with quirky design features that expand the space in clever ways.
Through a series of simple but effective alterations Northbourne Architecture and Design has transformed an existing terrace house into a more functional, light-filled home with a luminous street presence.
Photographer Leslie Williamson steps into the Pacific Palisades home of this iconic Californian architect.
Resting on a steeply sloping, heavily damaged site, this house works to stabilise and rehabilitate the land.
An existing cottage has been transformed into a modern home filled with stunning views on the Kapiti Coast.
Hatherlie House unfolds gracefully from a formal Victorian-era terrace into an expansive, contemporary living space.
A pavilion formed from the remnants of a shed, this “thrillingly simple” project makes the most of its majestic site.