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Restoring dignity through housing

Restoring dignity through housing

Posted: 28 Oct 2025

Strachan Group Architects (SGA) has designed a 24-unit apartment development in West Auckland for community housing provider Visionwest Waka Whakakitenga.

Is the solution to our big challenges hidden in plain sight?

Is the solution to our big challenges hidden in plain sight?

Posted: 24 Oct 2025

Truss House thinks so, by retooling the plants that supply 90 per cent of New Zealand houses.

Quinn Bar: Strikingly balanced

Quinn Bar: Strikingly balanced

Posted: 22 Oct 2025

Hidden behind an unassuming entrance off Mills Lane, beneath one of Auckland’s most iconic heritage buildings, lies Quinn Bar — a moody, immersive cocktail lounge unrestricted by its small floor plan.

Teulo Talks: LIVE

Teulo Talks: LIVE

Posted: 21 Oct 2025

Teulo Talks: LIVE welcomes architects, designers and manufacturers to Auckland on the 18th of November for a CPD evening with Populous, Ponting Fitzgerald and more.

Houses Revisited: Paihia House

Houses Revisited: Paihia House

Posted: 17 Oct 2025

A Herbst Architect house with a dramatic gull-wing-shaped roof offers views over the Bay of Islands from every room. First published in 2018.

A polite new neighbour

A polite new neighbour

Posted: 15 Oct 2025

Darryl Church explores the mixed-use office, hospitality, retail and accommodation development, Customs Quay Ahuriri, by RTA Studio.

Safety comes first: Winstone Wallboards’ Tauranga facility

Safety comes first: Winstone Wallboards’ Tauranga facility

Posted: 10 Oct 2025

Winstone Wallboards’ state-of-the-art Tauranga facility is setting a new safety benchmark for large-scale industrial developments in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Staging a vibrant ecosystem

Staging a vibrant ecosystem

Posted: 8 Oct 2025

Dorita Hannah visits the new, purpose-built home of The Court Theatre in Ōtautahi Christchurch, designed by London-based firm Haworth Tompkins in collaboration with Athfield Architects.

Studio Pacific delivering 88 new homes

Studio Pacific delivering 88 new homes

Posted: 7 Oct 2025

Construction is now underway at Pīrangi, a new residential development in Point England, delivered as part of the Tāmaki Regeneration Programme.

Impressionism meets innovation on the gallery floor

Impressionism meets innovation on the gallery floor

Posted: 25 Sep 2025

Melbourne National Gallery of Victoria’s French masterpieces are showcased atop GH Commercial’s bespoke carpet — blending art, design and craft.

Alpine Tray: Engineered for New Zealand conditions

Alpine Tray: Engineered for New Zealand conditions

Posted: 24 Sep 2025

Freeman Roofing’s Alpine Tray is engineered for New Zealand’s climate. With concealed fixings for a clean finish, performance on low-pitch roofs, and superior rainwater run-off, it’s built to meet the challenges of climate change — delivering durability, style and confidence in every design.

Houses Revisited: Montreal Street house

Houses Revisited: Montreal Street house

Posted: 19 Sep 2025

Situated in the heart of Christchurch, this distinctive barn-red house is very hard to miss. First published in 2018.

Authenticity restored

Authenticity restored

Posted: 17 Sep 2025

Chris Cochran explores the careful and considerate heritage restoration of The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Wellington.

Material Focus: ANZ Centre

Material Focus: ANZ Centre

Posted: 17 Sep 2025

Edge Interiors rose to the challenge of designing a spec suite for its client Invesco in Auckland’s landmark ANZ Centre. We spoke to senior interior designer Paloma Estay about the process.

Motion Sickness: Beyond the trends

Motion Sickness: Beyond the trends

Posted: 3 Sep 2025

A bold transformation by Wonder of a once-industrial building has become the third home of Motion Sickness — a creative advertising powerhouse known for its heavy-hitting campaigns and rebellious spirit.

Buddle Findlay: Lawful sophistication

Buddle Findlay: Lawful sophistication

Posted: 27 Aug 2025

After more than a decade away Buddle Findlay has returned to the heart of Ōtautahi Christchurch with a purpose-built workplace by Jasmax.

Miro Homes: Terraced housing that’s a cut above

Miro Homes: Terraced housing that’s a cut above

Posted: 22 Aug 2025

Partner content: Quality is key in the new high-end terraced housing development in the heart of Henderson.

RTA Studio: Coming home to work

RTA Studio: Coming home to work

Posted: 20 Aug 2025

RTA Studio’s move from Auckland Central was an opportunity to create a new home for its team. The new studio space fosters the wellbeing of people, place and culture.

New Zealand wool flooring grounds Taupō’s landmark civic project

New Zealand wool flooring grounds Taupō’s landmark civic project

Posted: 19 Aug 2025

New Zealand wool carpet tiles by Godfrey Hirst bring warmth, texture and local connection to Taupō’s He Whare Hono ō Tūwharetoa by DCA Architects of Transformation.

Houses Revisited: Stratford Street house

Houses Revisited: Stratford Street house

Posted: 15 Aug 2025

A few surprises lurk behind the front door of this seemingly unassuming villa in Parnell, Auckland. First published in 2018.

Working with the industrial shell

Working with the industrial shell

Posted: 13 Aug 2025

Set within the robust shell of a central-suburb warehouse, Studio 11:11’s fit-out plays with light, scale and texture to create a workplace that is intimate, bright and human.

Home made with heirlooms

Home made with heirlooms

Posted: 6 Aug 2025

Matuku Moana, by Studio Brick Architects is a home shaped less by a formal brief, and more by evolving circumstance and intuition.

Celebrating Cromwell’s rich history

Celebrating Cromwell’s rich history

Posted: 4 Aug 2025

Jasmax’s Cromwell Memorial Hall, Museum and Events Centre is 13 months into construction and due for completion in May 2026.

Unfolding treasure boxes

Unfolding treasure boxes

Posted: 30 Jul 2025

Bill McKay goes inside the crafted luxury of Horizon by SkyCity, by Moller Architects in association with Warren and Mahoney.

Houses Revisited: Courtyard house

Houses Revisited: Courtyard house

Posted: 18 Jul 2025

This former worker’s cottage has been slowly transformed into an ideal and permanent home for two Wellington architects. First published in 2017.

Folded like origami

Folded like origami

Posted: 16 Jul 2025

Guy Marriage samples both the architecture and the product offerings at DLA Architects’ Urlar winery redevelopment in the Wairarapa’s vineyard region.

The Bone Marrow Cancer Trust and Plus Architecture open new Christchurch accommodation facility

The Bone Marrow Cancer Trust and Plus Architecture open new Christchurch accommodation facility

Posted: 14 Jul 2025

The Bone Marrow Cancer Trust in collaboration with Plus Architecture has officially opened Rānui Apartments, offering 43 self-contained apartments as a sanctuary for patients and their families.

Aventuur shares vision for Auckland Surf Park masterplan

Aventuur shares vision for Auckland Surf Park masterplan

Posted: 9 Jul 2025

Studio Pacific’s design transforms Dairy Flat site into a connected, surf-centred neighbourhood.

The activator

The activator

Posted: 2 Jul 2025

Abigail Hurst explores the multifaceted Te Whare Whakatere, the Ashburton Library and Civic Centre, by Athfield Architects.

The building as a teacher

The building as a teacher

Posted: 18 Jun 2025

Rebecca Kiddle explores Ngā Mokopuna at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington by Tennent Brown Architects.

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