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Industrial calm

Industrial calm

Posted: 31 Oct 2016

A home in a former cooking school mixes luxe and casual for a serene domestic recipe.

Elegant toolbox

Elegant toolbox

Posted: 27 Oct 2016

Lifting the veil on the APL brand was a key objective in this technology-led fit-out of an award-winning factory in Hamilton.

Suburban narratives: Central Avenue

Suburban narratives: Central Avenue

Vokes and Peters

This house employs traditional architectural motifs in unconventional ways, while responding to its site, street and city.

Residential buildings
Rooms with soul

Rooms with soul

Posted: 20 Oct 2016

As Federico Monsalve finds out, Wellington’s new Sofitel accomplishes domesticity through variety and texture.

Carefully crafted: Cathedral Grammar Junior School

Carefully crafted

Posted: 18 Oct 2016

A New Zealand-Japanese collaboration has resulted in a highly innovative LVL timber school in the heart of Christchurch.

Jewel box

Jewel box

Posted: 17 Oct 2016

Textures and natural materials abound in this Auckland home, yet a soothing palette ensures its art and objects does not visually burden its inhabitants.

Uptown regeneration: The Orange

Uptown regeneration: The Orange

Posted: 12 Oct 2016

Auckland’s city fringe has never looked brighter, with a new vibrant orange multi-use residential building by CCCA.

Roman mythology

Roman mythology

Posted: 10 Oct 2016

This Italian apartment shows that emulating elegance is easy; creating style with substance is a far more elusive enterprise.

Dual dining: Tetsujin

Dual dining: Tetsujin

Architects EAT

In Melbourne, Architects EAT has converted a shopping centre tenancy into a two-sided spot for destination dining.

Interiors
Inside out: Moroso House

Inside out: Moroso House

Posted: 3 Oct 2016

Design matriarchs Patrizia Moroso and Patricia Urquiola have come together to create the former’s contemporary Italian home.

Underground cool

Underground cool

Posted: 26 Sep 2016

This stylish family home intelligently tackles urban restrictions by building directly under London.

Dynamic expression: Unfurled House

Dynamic expression: Unfurled House

Christopher Polly Architect

An interplay between “sensual curve and straight edge” gives spatial drama and delight to this addition to this Sydney home.

Residential buildings
Cedar crucible: ASB Waterfront Theatre

Cedar crucible: ASB Waterfront Theatre

Posted: 20 Sep 2016

A new theatre complex in the heart of Auckland’s Wynyard Quarter is a vibrant hive-like complex.

Kenzo’s castle

Kenzo’s castle

Posted: 19 Sep 2016

Fashion designer Kenzo Takada opens the doors to his beloved Paris apartment.

New addition: Metallic House

New addition: Metallic House

Posted: 15 Sep 2016

A house extension in France that is adventurous, honest and respects its surrounding landscape.

Layer by layer: Concrete House

Layer by layer: Concrete House

Matt Gibson Architecture and Design

Made of timber, stone and steel, and topped with concrete, this home is the result of exceptional interaction between layers.

Residential buildings
Fabulous Darling

Fabulous Darling

Posted: 29 Aug 2016

2016’s Australian House of the Year is a warm, inviting gem on Sydney’s Darling Harbour.

Through the looking glass: Garth House

Through the looking glass: Garth House

Ola Studio

Ola Studio takes cues, but not directly, from the existing 1880s home to create Garth House.

Residential buildings
Parisian chic

Parisian chic

Posted: 22 Aug 2016

A couple’s collection of rare and unusual design and art pieces finds harmony in this tiny loft apartment.

Spice Island

Spice Island

Posted: 18 Aug 2016

ArtWok’s new fit-out encompasses ideas of street dining with the colours of Asian spices in a contemporary setting.

The simple life: Myrtle Tree House

The simple life: Myrtle Tree House

Make Architecture Studio

Renovations have breathed new life into a Californian bungalow, while still respecting the much-loved existing dwelling.

Residential buildings
Heart of timber

Heart of timber

Posted: 15 Aug 2016

This striking cabin in central Norway uses glass, timber and pared-back design for an Oslo family’s ideal mountain getaway.

Letterbox and lamp

Letterbox and lamp

Posted: 10 Aug 2016

Justine Harvey spoke with Gold Medal-winning architect Stuart Gardyne about one of his smallest-ever projects.

Honey coated

Honey coated

Posted: 8 Aug 2016

Inspired by a Japanese ‘sleeping box’, this Berlin apartment radiates colour.

The long hall: Carlton Cloister

The long hall: Carlton Cloister

MRTN Architects

This compelling extension to a terrace house in Melbourne shows just how much can be achieved with a small footprint.

Residential buildings
A modern homestead

A modern homestead

Posted: 28 Jul 2016

A collection of interconnected alcoves redefines the notion of a traditional farmhouse in this Gordonton homestead.

Retail 2.0

Retail 2.0

Posted: 21 Jul 2016

An exploration of how the Fisher & Paykel Experience Centres in New York and Sydney are preparing for the future of retail.

Turning a new page: Tarawera High School

Turning a new page: Tarawera High School

Posted: 19 Jul 2016

RTA Studio Architects’ bold and innovative design has supported the transformation of a troubled school in the Bay of Plenty.

Efficiency of space: Taiwan Apartment

Efficiency of space: Taiwan Apartment

Posted: 18 Jul 2016

Big interior design ideas fill this shoebox-sized apartment in Taiwan.

The light within: Ballarat House

The light within: Ballarat House

Moloney Architects

This timber-clad extension to a late-nineteenth-century home blends contemporary design with a historical context.

Residential buildings
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