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Down by the river: South Yarra House

Down by the river: South Yarra House

Posted: 13 May 2020

A quaint walkway stepping up from Melbourne’s Yarra River is the sole means of access to this 1930s brick home, where an extension is a treetop sanctuary.

NZIA Resene Student Design Awards 2019

NZIA Resene Student Design Awards 2019

Posted: 12 May 2020

Two students were declared winners of the annual Student Design Awards. Dig deeper into Abdallah Alayan and Jeremy Priest’s award-winning projects.

Desirable abode

Desirable abode

Posted: 11 May 2020

We caught up with Barry Condon of Condon Scott Architects to talk about the design of this new home in Wanaka.

Extra-ordinary

Extra-ordinary

Posted: 4 May 2020

With brick as the predominant material, this house is like a contemporary rendition of an historic ruin, affirming the pedestal of brick in architecture.

Butterfly effect: Antipodes HQ

Butterfly effect: Antipodes HQ

Posted: 30 Apr 2020

A well-known art deco building in Wellington undergoes an internal metamorphosis in order to house this global skincare brand’s headquarters and retail space.

The 'C' word: Escape to Kawau Island

The ‘C’ word: Escape to Kawau Island

Posted: 29 Apr 2020

Photographer Alex Wallace remembers an idyllic weekend at a Kawau Island bach, designed by Auckland-based ICR Studio.

Happy Days domain

Happy Days domain

Posted: 28 Apr 2020

Chris Barton explores DKO Architecture’s mix of terraced and apartment living at a former quarry site in Auckland’s Mount Wellington.

Houses Revisited: Adventure in toytown

Houses Revisited: Adventure in toytown

Posted: 24 Apr 2020

In this Wellington home, first published in 2009, Uche Isichei has designed an unconventional house for a once-sleepy suburb.

Houses Revisited: Housing acts

Houses Revisited: Housing acts

Posted: 24 Apr 2020

Paul Barry’s ‘Three-part house’ makes the most of a tight and tiny Wellington site in this project that was first published in 2009.

Houses Revisited: Core values

Houses Revisited: Core values

Posted: 24 Apr 2020

From the 2009 archives: The late Guy Sellars solved the planning puzzle in a two-faced Christchurch house for his son’s family.

With the grain: Tairua Insitu House

With the grain: Tairua Insitu House

Posted: 20 Apr 2020

The Coromandel’s gritty persona marries smooth-cut family living in this neutral-hued home, designed by Neu Architecture.

Layering spaces, light and modernity

Layering spaces, light and modernity

Posted: 15 Apr 2020

By taking a fresh approach in this Remuera bungalow, Respond Architects has created a home full of light, effortless flow and space for its owners.

Draft of shadows

Draft of shadows

Posted: 13 Apr 2020

Art, greenery, sunshine and a touch of vintage blend effortlessly in this brutalist house for the co-founder of Mexico’s hippest hotel chain.

Transforming timber

Transforming timber

Posted: 10 Apr 2020

We look at an innovative New Zealand-made timber pavilion, slated to appear at the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale in Italy.

Sun catcher: Empire House

Sun catcher: Empire House

Posted: 8 Apr 2020

Two subtle yet sophisticated pavilions honour the interwar character of this home while connecting it with the outdoors.

Quality over ostentation: Balmoral House

Quality over ostentation: Balmoral House

Posted: 1 Apr 2020

A series of stacked interconnected volumes that carefully negotiate a tricky wedge-shaped site provided the solution for a client.

Behind the scenes: Remuera renovation

Behind the scenes: Remuera renovation

Posted: 30 Mar 2020

Go beyond the everyday face of this Remuera home, originally built in the 1940s, to discover an unexpected touch of star power.

Houses Revisited: Return of the native

Houses Revisited: Return of the native

Posted: 27 Mar 2020

A Hawke’s Bay home from Herriot Melhuish O’Neill expresses Waimarama’s changed circumstances and its continuity of spirit.

Houses Revisited: High society

Houses Revisited: High society

Posted: 27 Mar 2020

From the Houses archives: a penthouse apartment by Cook Sargission & Pirie provides clear evidence of the rise of Freemans Bay.

Houses Revisited: Sympathetic intervention

Houses Revisited: Sympathetic intervention

Posted: 27 Mar 2020

We revisit a project from the March 2009 issue of Houses where Michael Fisher takes an Auckland art deco house through the rehab process.

Volume and drama: White House

Volume and drama: White House

Posted: 25 Mar 2020

This crisp addition to an Australian Federation home exuberantly manoeuvres light, space and monochrome materials to masterfully meet the brief.

Fit for pawns and queens: Latimer Terraces

Fit for pawns and queens: Latimer Terraces

Posted: 24 Mar 2020

Abigail Hurst explores this Warren and Mahoney project, the first of many chessboard moves to establish diverse central-city living in Christchurch.

Be my guest: Chimney House

Be my guest: Chimney House

Posted: 23 Mar 2020

A Danish kitchen design firm allows potential customers to holiday in homes equipped with its wares. We explore its latest abode, designed by David Thulstrup.

Poured pleats

Poured pleats

Posted: 18 Mar 2020

Jack McKinney Architects has transformed a Ponsonby streetscape with a dramatic gesture that is equal parts theatre and sculpture.

Lessons in scale, proportion and materiality: Albert Villa

Lessons in scale, proportion and materiality: Albert Villa

Posted: 16 Mar 2020

This addition to a historic weatherboard cottage captures vistas from new living spaces arranged around a landscaped courtyard.

Safe harbour: Vikki's Place

Safe harbour: Vikki’s Place

Posted: 11 Mar 2020

In responding to the client’s need for a home that caters to a unique family structure, the architects have achieved a fluid and unfussy home.

Child's play: The Imaginarium

Child’s play: The Imaginarium

Posted: 6 Mar 2020

Over the summer holidays, a group of children discovered a new kind of freedom – that of designing their own play environment.

Landing place: West Meadows house

Landing place: West Meadows house

Posted: 4 Mar 2020

With lakeside views and an alpine backdrop, this award-winning South Island house is perfectly positioned to be a home for all seasons.

Back to the bone

Back to the bone

Posted: 3 Mar 2020

John Sutherland explores Cheshire Architects’ reoccupation of a former seaplane hangar at Hobsonville Point, Auckland.

Soft fantasia

Soft fantasia

Posted: 2 Mar 2020

Cross-pollinated compositions and a certain chromatic sweetness multiply in Bondi Junction.

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