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A fresh take on an unconventional building material has resulted in an energy-efficient, low-maintenance house that is turning a lot of heads.
Perpetuating the verandah culture that exists in Port Fairy, this pair of houses makes a friendly addition to the neighbourhood.
Chris Barton explores the Architectus way as seen in its radical arrangement of apartment types at the heart of this waterfront development.
A heritage Victorian house with a mature oak tree at its heart receives an alteration that injects plenty of joy and vibrancy.
We peel back some of the layers behind the law firm that was this year’s winner of the Workplace (up to 1000m2) category at the Interior Awards.
Two monolithic pavilions shrouded in concrete result from a skilful balance of architectural expression, material composition and comfort.
Theatre, the fine arts and a high level of empathy are at the core of this Vancouver design practice.
This home is at ease within the rugged nature of Queenstown’s landscape.
A long-established advertising agency has taken a fresh new approach to collaborative space.
We visit a Herne Bay home with a honeyed glow and a sweet-sounding past, transformed by Verso Architecture + Interiors.
Most childcare centres feature a rainbow of clashing colours and zany patterns, with a backdrop of practical necessities. Not in this one.
Sculpted around the simple daily enactment of the owners’ newly shared life, this addition represents a binding together of stories, memories and moments.
Ian Lochhead reflects on what the reinstatement of this building means to the local community and its sense of connectedness to place.
Landscape Architecture Aotearoa explores how a redevelopment of Hamilton’s riverfront has created an activated public space.
Well versed in designing for the tropical Queensland climate, the Gabriel and Elizabeth Poole and Tim Bennetton have collaborated to deliver an exuberant South Stradbroke Island holiday home for the owner and her four grandsons.
This former factory has been transformed into a spacious family home, a sports car repository and an equine genetics laboratory.
This development, located half an hour north of Auckland, demonstrates how master planning can create successful ecological outcomes.
This year’s Australian House of the Year is also a farm building, greenhouse and cooking school, all within a 110-metre-long prefabricated shed.
Abigail Hurst explores Takapō’s brightest star, a new project by Sheppard & Rout Architects.
Dreams of living in a tree house culminated in this Costa Rican vacation spot, dripping in verdure.
A factory unlike any we have seen before, Pic’s Peanut Butter World is equal parts manufacturing plant and tourist attraction.
Taking a neighbourly approach to design and construction, this addition to a historic attached cottage preserves a connection to a coast-dwelling past.
Mark Southcombe explores the architectural legacy of Whanganui Collegiate School and its new additions by RTA Studio.
Set within a brazen, nonconformist building of 11 bespoke apartments, this abode fittingly offers an edge to Melbourne’s bohemian suburb.
A contemporary Mason & Wales Architects holiday house in Wanaka pays homage to the ‘crib’, the classic South Island back-country tramping hut.
When day becomes night, the true colours of this Mexican home come out to play.
A restful sanctuary, this house uses carefully considered apertures and subtle texture to create a sense of unencumbered space and levity.
Ancestry, an indie-rock song and an innate desire to keep one’s family safe make this Auckland home unique and truly welcoming.
The newly renovated Holiday Inn near Auckland Airport presents a bright and welcoming front with a contemporary, Pacific-inspired aesthetic.
This wonderland of bold moves and blue-chip artworks is a paean to taste on the Portuguese coast.