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Houses Revisited: Waipukurau Kitchen

Houses Revisited: Waipukurau kitchen

Clarkson Architects

Architect Simon Clarkson and kitchen designer Leanne Larking have created a ‘green’ kitchen that doesn’t compromise on style.

Residential buildings
Honed to shine

Honed to shine

Posted: 17 May 2022

Abigail Hurst contemplates the multiple forces at play in Rolleston’s new multifunctional library, Te Ara Ātea by Warren and Mahoney.

The new net goes fishing

Auckland City Mission HomeGround

Posted: 16 May 2022

In the Auckland City Mission’s HomeGround, Stevens Lawson Architects has designed a building to support our most vulnerable with compassion and dignity.

Densification perfection – Milieu’s modern take on suburban living

Densification perfection

Posted: 4 May 2022

This new home built on a rare subdivided section in Auckland’s Mt Albert is a prime example of densification done well.

A slice of shed, diced

A slice of shed, diced

Posted: 26 Apr 2022

Architect Anna-Marie Chin visits the Central Otago House in Alexandra by RTA Studio and is impressed with the play of sculptural wedges and light.

Houses Revisited: Waikanae house

Houses Revisited: Waikanae house

Posted: 22 Apr 2022

A modern house designed by Richard Middleton makes the most of its established setting, first published in 2012.

Houses Revisited: Whiritoa house

Houses Revisited: Whiritoa house

Posted: 22 Apr 2022

An exercise in thoughtful use of space and materials by Matter Architects, first published in 2012.

Houses Revisited: Motuoapa house

Houses Revisited: Motuoapa house

Posted: 22 Apr 2022

Auckland architect Mark Frazerhurst has designed a holiday house for friends that is hardwearing without compromising good looks, first published in 2012.

River reflections

River reflections

Posted: 19 Apr 2022

Ian Lochhead on Te Pae, Christchurch’s new $450-million convention centre by Woods Bagot in association with Warren and Mahoney.

Nature play

Nature play

Posted: 19 Apr 2022

A flood-prone site in Mairangi Bay has become home to a childcare centre with a difference.

Viewfinder: Top Five with Simon Wilson

Viewfinder: Top Five with Simon Wilson

Posted: 13 Apr 2022

Simon Wilson is an Auckland-based photographer and filmmaker, specialising in architecture and interiors.

Material Focus: 205Q Hive and Lobby

Material Focus: 205Q Hive and Lobby

Posted: 6 Apr 2022

Bespoke commercial interiors specialists Cachet Group has transformed 205Q Hive and Lobby on Auckland’s Queen Street for its clients Roxy-Pacific Holdings, with a vibrant new look featuring a selection of Warwick Fabrics.

Wobbly, like the natural earth

Wobbly, like the natural earth

Posted: 30 Mar 2022

Bill McKay explores the Hundertwasser Art Centre in Whangārei by Friedensreich Hundertwasser, in collaboration with HB Architecture, Springmann Architektur and the Hundertwasser Non Profit Foundation.

Art and the outdoors

Art and the outdoors

Posted: 30 Mar 2022

A curated journey to the shoreline is forged through the renovation of this home in Cass Bay, near Lyttelton.

 Houses Revisited: Richmond house

Houses Revisited: Richmond house

Posted: 25 Mar 2022

A house at the foothills of the Richmond Ranges, designed by architect Guy Herschell, finds inspiration from local forms, first published in 2011.

Houses Revisited: Parau house

Houses Revisited: Parau house

Posted: 25 Mar 2022

A series of solid buildings are lightly linked in this west Auckland house, designed by Context Architects, first published in 2011.

Houses Revisited: Wānaka holiday house

Houses Revisited: Wānaka holiday house

Posted: 25 Mar 2022

Sarah Scott Architects have designed a warm and inviting holiday house in Wānaka, that works for every season, first published in 2011.

Making connections

Making connections

Posted: 23 Mar 2022

In the new 2degrees headquarters on Auckland’s Fanshawe Street, an Escher-like stair moves up, down and sideways, breaking down the silos and dialling up the fun. Amanda Harkness visits the Warren and Mahoney-designed workplace.

Shipshape in Rothesay Bay

Shipshape in Rothesay Bay

Posted: 16 Mar 2022

A clever floorplan allows for maximum outdoor space while providing sea views and boat storage on a limited site.

Viewfinder: Top Five with John Gollings

Viewfinder: Top Five with John Gollings

Posted: 9 Mar 2022

Melbourne-based John Gollings is a renowned, prolific photographer who has been photographing buildings for more than 40 years.

High scorer

High scorer

Posted: 3 Mar 2022

University of Auckland Social Sciences Building (B201) awarded highest Green Star rating.

Perched high on the Port Hills

Perched high on the Port Hills

Posted: 1 Mar 2022

This thoughtful collaboration between an Italian architect and his Cantabrian clients offers both a sense of enclosure and one of release, with a subtle nod to the architect’s Roman roots.

Houses Revisited: Elocution lesson

Houses Revisited: Elocution lesson

Posted: 25 Feb 2022

Lance Herbst’s small apartment building in Parnell is a top-end model of clarity, first published in 2006.

 Houses Revisited: Point Chevalier house

Houses Revisited: Point Chevalier house

Posted: 25 Feb 2022

Jonathan Smith has designed a modest, modern house that makes the most of a challenging section, first published in 2011.

Houses Revisited: Above the shop

Houses Revisited: Above the shop

Posted: 25 Feb 2022

The Architecture Office have brought a little bit of suburbia to a city edge apartment, first published in 2006.

A rock emerging from the depths

A rock emerging from the depths

Posted: 23 Feb 2022

Jasper van der Lingen visits Patterson Associates Architects’ Ravenscar House Museum in Christchurch and finds a reawakening of the city’s past architectural pleasures.

With a little help from my friends

With a little help from my friends

Posted: 15 Feb 2022

Jeremy Smith visits Strachan Group Architects’ My Whare, an initiative to help combat youth homelessness in conjunction with Visionwest, and finds these tiny dwellings are filled with aroha.

Ko au te awa, I am the river

Ko au te awa, I am the river

Posted: 10 Feb 2022

​​In the Aotearoa New Zealand Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, Jasmax, in collaboration with Haumi, has brought the concept of kaitiakitanga to the world.

Jump with a twist

Jump with a twist

Posted: 9 Feb 2022

Guy Marriage investigates the flamboyant façade and innovative climbing formwork of The Pacifica, Auckland’s towering 56-floor apartment building by Plus Architecture.

Effortless luxury

Effortless luxury

Posted: 26 Jan 2022

Following the contours of its site in Bendemeer Estate near Queenstown, this visually understated home offers a luxurious residence within.

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