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Architect Mitch McKenzie discusses Coronet Ridge Resort, G2 Studio’s latest luxury boutique hotel project in Queenstown.
Jon Rennie investigates the layered mana whenua narrative and its expression in Amokura Hawke’s Bay Museum by RTA Studio.
A linear pavilion pays homage to California modernism: an oasis of calm on the edge of a forested enclave in Titirangi. First published in 2018.
Chris Barton explores Irving Smith Architects’ innovative use of timber in a three-tenancy commercial building for Tinline Property in Whakatū Nelson.
Jeremy Smith discusses Andrew Barrie Lab’s new addition to Saint Luke’s Anglican Church in Auckland, cups of tea, architectural lineages and the ways in which communities enable building.
A glazed pavilion acts as a lantern to greet visitors to this Wanaka home by Sumich Chaplin Architects. First published in 2019.
Joanna Theodore examines the meticulous peeling back of layers and reconstruction by Architectus in its careful refurbishment of Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland’s Old Choral Hall.
Jon Rennie investigates UniLodge Auckland Central by Ashton Mitchell and the evolving ethos, scale, location and social architecture of university student housing and the lifestyle it engenders.
Michelle Wang steps inside one of central Auckland’s most unusual towers, the Ron Sang-designed Choice Plaza.
A ridge line retreat on Waiheke Island takes visitors on a considered journey of panoramic views. First published in 2018.
Stack Interiors senior designer Lauren Schott talks us through the thinking behind the timeless design at this sophisticated two-storey workspace in Auckland’s city centre which features a selection of Warwick Fabrics.
Five years after completion of The Pacifica, the team at Plus Studio reflect on what this project has taught them about density design and living in Aotearoa.
At a house on the Coromandel Peninsula, by Davor Popadich Architects, John Walsh encounters a realisation of Vitruvian principles in the winner of the Sir Ian Athfield Award for Housing at the 2025 Architecture Awards.
Andrea Bell visits ACC’s new flagship building in Ōtepoti Dunedin, designed by Warren and Mahoney in collaboration with Aukaha, and finds a weaving together of cultural narratives, built heritage and sustainability.
A Japanese engawa — or porch — captures the panoramic view of Tasman Bay into this home’s sculptural, nautical form. First published in 2018.
Felicity Wallace discovers Strip Mall, winner of the Sir Miles Warren Award for Commercial Architecture at the 2025 National Architecture Awards.
Andrew Barrie visits the vast, luminous Hangar 4, the Six Green Star certified centrepiece of Air New Zealand’s maintenance base at Auckland Airport by Studio Pacific Architecture.
Academic Michael Linzey presents a new view on Heidegger and the meaning of Being.
From the new book, Patterson: Houses of Aotearoa: we celebrate a beautiful beachside bach by Andrew Patterson. First published in 2018.
A cornerstone of the Ōtautahi Christchurch cultural precinct and wider Canterbury region, Canterbury Museum houses 25 per cent of Aotearoa’s taonga.
Ian Lochhead examines the blending of the new with the old in Athfield Architects’ strengthening, conservation and refurbishment of Christchurch Boys’ High School’s Main Block.
Guy Marriage navigates the $290-million Te Rua Archives New Zealand in Wellington, the magnificently sculpted, base isolated and airtight storehouse of our country’s culture.
An existing cottage has been transformed into a modern home filled with stunning views on the Kapiti Coast. First published in 2018.
Jeremy Smith talks to Lynda Simmons about her practice of slow architecture, embodied in two pavilion additions at Onetangi, Waiheke Island.
An award-winning terrace housing project in the sought after Auckland area of Pt Chevalier is raising the bar for high-end brownfield developments in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
Made up of three gable forms, this lakeside home in Wanaka has incredible views from every room. First published in 2018.
Set within Parnell’s historic Textile Building, the new Hana Wellness Space by Pennant & Triumph transforms a century-old structure into a sanctuary of restoration and relaxation.
Muse’s Arrowtown boutique by Nikki Wilson Studio reimagines luxury retail in the South Island as a calm, confident retreat grounded in craft, materiality and understanding of customers.
Strachan Group Architects (SGA) has designed a 24-unit apartment development in West Auckland for community housing provider Visionwest Waka Whakakitenga.