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Beyond breezeblock: Naranga Avenue House

Beyond breezeblock: Naranga Avenue House

James Russell Architect

James Russell Architect has employed complex layers of enclosure and transparency in the design of this Gold Coast home.

Residential buildings
Great bones: 133 Molesworth Street

Great bones: 133 Molesworth Street

Posted: 4 Apr 2017

Studio Pacific Architecture has rebuilt this innovative, earthquake-proof building in central Wellington.

The legend of El Dorado

The legend of El Dorado

Posted: 3 Apr 2017

The home of Puerto Rico’s leading luxury residential developer is a fitting gem on the Caribbean coast.

Mountain retreat: Pirramimma

Mountain retreat: Pirramimma

Peter Stutchbury Architecture

This Blue Mountains house by Peter Stutchbury Architecture deftly explores the relationship between building and landscape.

Residential buildings
Upward spiral: Fitzroy Terrace

Upward spiral: Fitzroy Terrace

Adrian Amore Architects

A terrace house renovation in Melbourne with a stair that functions as much more than just vertical circulation.

Residential buildings
Modernist horizon

Modernist horizon

Posted: 27 Mar 2017

This holiday home in the Hawke’s Bay is equal parts relaxation, art gallery, viewing platform and a subtle homage to Palm Springs.

Rich and robust: Brick House

Rich and robust: Brick House

Andrew Burges Architects

A layered arrangement of volumes and materials gives this new home a spatial complexity that balances privacy and outlook.

Residential buildings
St Andrew's College Centennial Chapel

St Andrew’s College Centennial Chapel

Posted: 21 Mar 2017

Architectus’ chapel in Christchurch weaves recycled salvaged materials and heritage items into a distinctively modern form.

Colour me tender: the MX House

Colour me tender: the MX House

Posted: 20 Mar 2017

Borrowing from Moorish motifs, Brazilian vernacular and contemporary art, this home is never, ever dull.

Pavilion living: Annandale Residence

Pavilion living: Annandale Residence

Jackson Teece

This alteration and addition to a inner-city terrace house in Sydney is a second attempt to create the owners’ dream home.

Residential buildings
Hot House: Chemin Bord du Lac

Hot House: Chemin Bord du Lac

Posted: 13 Mar 2017

A multi-generational home extension in Quebec uses contemporary flair to build on the past.

Domestic monument: Maitland House

Domestic monument: Maitland House

Kennedy Nolan Architects

A muted palette and the integration of indoor and outdoor spaces have revitalised an old orange brick home in Melbourne.

Residential buildings
Urban opportunism: Albert Park House

Urban opportunism: Albert Park House

Ha

Behind a rebuilt heritage facade, this Melbourne home by Ha offers ample daylight and a rewarding journey of spaces.

Residential buildings
Best in show: Dongguan Apartment

Best in show: Dongguan Apartment

Posted: 27 Feb 2017

A show flat’s interior is emboldened through a cross-continental lifestyle and design collaboration.

Broadcast from the future

Broadcast from the future

Posted: 23 Feb 2017

Sarosh Mulla steps into the impressive refurbishment of the state broadcaster’s headquarters.

Monastic modesty: Surry Hills House

Monastic modesty: Surry Hills House

Benn and Penna Architects

This refurbishment of a narrow terrace house presents the client with a light-filled, disciplined setting for life to unfold.

Residential buildings
Wunderkammer: Ponsonby House

Wunderkammer: Ponsonby House

Posted: 20 Feb 2017

This Auckland home is a cabinet of curiosities filled to the rafters with meticulous design and well-curated art.

Subtropical modernism: Chapel Hill House

Subtropical modernism: Chapel Hill House

Reddog Architects

Reddog Architects has peeled back a 1980s Brisbane home and reprogrammed it into an interconnected “collection of pods”.

Residential buildings
Te Whare Toa Takitini/Burwood Hospital

Te Whare Toa Takitini/Burwood Hospital

Posted: 14 Feb 2017

Christchurch’s Burwood Hospital has been redeveloped in a collaboration between Jasmax, Klein Architects and Sheppard & Rout.

Simple strokes: Bethells Bach

Simple strokes: Bethells Bach

Posted: 13 Feb 2017

Nestled into the sand dunes, this pared-back bach provides close communion with Auckland’s west coast.

Dual impact: Exploding Shed House

Dual impact: Exploding Shed House

David Weir Architects

David Weir Architects creates an“energetic” one-bedroom cottage in Perth that provides a place to live and a place to work.

Residential buildings
Lakeside sojourns

Lakeside sojourns

Posted: 6 Feb 2017

This chalet beside a Canadian lake is built for relaxation, socialising and unabashed communion with nature.

Train of thought: Rail House

Train of thought: Rail House

Clare Cousins Architects

Set next to a train line, this house makes the most of its challenging setting to create a private, secure place of retreat.

Residential buildings
Coastal gem: Sumner Surf Lifesaving Club

Coastal gem: Sumner Surf Lifesaving Club

Posted: 31 Jan 2017

A new surf club, designed by Wilson & Hill Architects, sits both confidently and modestly on the golden sands of Sumner Beach.

In a pear tree

In a pear tree

Posted: 27 Jan 2017

A 100-year-old tree in a former orchard in London gives this house clear design directions.

Through the looking glass

Through the looking glass

Posted: 26 Jan 2017

Camille Khouri ventures to Waiheke Island’s newest winery, Tantalus Estate, and discovers sensory surprises galore.

Hilltop stage

Hilltop stage

Posted: 23 Jan 2017

Theatricality, robustness and confident pride of place make this Waiheke home a true head-turner.

Home theatre: Waterloo Terrace

Home theatre: Waterloo Terrace

David Mitchell Architects

David Mitchell Architects reworks his own inner-Sydney worker’s terrace to create a light-filled home and studio.

Residential buildings
Rebuilding better: Sheppard & Rout

Rebuilding better: Sheppard & Rout

Posted: 19 Jan 2017

Camille Khouri visits the unique Christchurch-based premises of architecture firm Sheppard & Rout.

Lost World pavilions: Ridge House

Lost World pavilions: Ridge House

Sparks Architects

A striking pavilion duo that encourages a connection with the landscape while referencing the heritages of the owners.

Residential buildings
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