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Houses revisited: Coastal house

Projects | Rather like a nest tucked into some branches at the top of a tall tree, this house sits quietly in the hills of its coastal Waikato site. Designed for a pair of musicians as a refuge from both the pub...

Co-working buzz

News | Due to open by the end of this year at Smales Farm on Auckland’s North Shore, the B:Hive is an 11,000m2, 5-level premium office building that has been created with flexibility and co-working practices...

In the zone

Review | Houses: What is it about the Fisher & Paykel range that works so well in this kitchen? / Davinia Sutton: The brief was to create a large, modern kitchen, which would accommodate the needs of a typical...

Suburban Barn

Projects | / Shotover Country’s first release in 2012 provided what many in the area had been looking for: an affordable section in Queenstown. Snapped up by first home buyers and working families, these secti...

Mirror, mirror

Projects | They may have only moved around the corner, but Warren and Mahoney have come a long way from its previous dark and enclosed office on Victoria Street to arrive at these glitzy new digs in Wynyard Quar...

Design people: Anne-Sophie Adelys

People | Camille Khouri: When did you know you wanted to be an artist? / Anne-Sophie Adelys: One of my first memories is painting. I remember I was given a present, one of those paint-by-numbers sets, and it c...

All in the family

Projects | For some in the building industry, the image of the architect is one who sketches out a building, then sends it out into the world to be realised, without much thought for how this might happen. Dave ...

Show home: Brussels studio

Projects | An early-modernist structure, built in 1927 and wedged between two taller, narrower and more-traditional Belgian buildings, has proved to be the perfect home for Xavier Lust, in terms of both his work...

Creative collisions: GridAKL

Projects | Co-working spaces are not new – most modern cities worth their salt contain a number of lively spaces for small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs), entrepreneurs and freelancers, with meeting rooms, shared ...

Creating experiences: CoreNet Symposium

Review | The theme of each annual CoreNet symposium is always topical and on point. In 2018, it was about ‘Creating experiences to get ahead’, looking at the ways in which successful companies create experienc...

“Engagement is the key”: Phil Redmond

People | Urbis: Can you tell us a bit about your professional background? / Phil Redmond (PR): I studied architecture at RMIT university in Melbourne. I returned to Christchurch in 2008 to work with Thom Craig...

Westmere House

Projects | Framed by a tall, iconic cypress tree and nestled next to a converted church, this family home in the inner-city suburb of Westmere is designed as a private oasis for the family who dwells in it. Arch...

Kohimarama renovation

Projects | With its beachside boardwalks and buzzing eateries, the Auckland suburb of Kohimarama is synonymous with outdoor living. Situated close to the beach, the renovation design for this house allows family...

Boatsheds

Projects | It may be no surprise to learn that a house dubbed ‘Boatsheds’ is owned by a pair of nautical enthusiasts. The couple, architect Rachael Rush and partner Greg Lee, came to Strachan Group Architects ar...

Ngunguru Bay house

Projects | Doing away with the fuss of everyday life is an essential ingredient in what makes holiday time so valuable. Despite coming complete with conveniences absent from the classic bach, such as whiteware a...

Three Kings House

Projects | For Jon Bridges and his partner Gemma, a Sunday drive marked the end of a two-year search for a suitable site close to downtown Auckland on which to build their dream home. Internet searches had deliv...

Ocean gaze

Projects | The apartment is located in an original 1970s’ building with a ceramic mosaic-tiled façade, on the most exclusive avenue in Monte Carlo. In creating the interiors, French designers Humbert & Poyet wer...

Flooring focus: part two

Review | French oak / “There is a distinct relationship between the Humphrey Ikin bench, which is an outdoor furniture piece that has been brought indoors, and this solid French oak flooring. The flooring is f...

Divine proportions: Station Cabin

Projects | While only a handful of minutes from Wanaka, the vast high country farm where this cabin is located feels deliciously remote. The owners of the property wanted a bolt-hole that could be used as accomm...

Cool cabins: cosy retreats

Projects | A45 Klein / Hudson Valley, USA / This slice of cosy architecture is a prototype constructed in upstate New York for tiny house company Klein. It was designed by Bjarke Ingels Group using the starting...

Lakeside luxe: Lugano apartment

Projects | The apartment is spread over two levels in a recently built apartment building, which was designed by Milan architecture practice Archea Associati. Comprising just 16 apartments, the building is suppo...

Precious metals: Interior renovation

Projects | The kitchen is the focal point for this house, located in the Auckland suburb of Parnell. Blackened steel with highlights of brass and a backdrop of granite have been used, and there is a sense of per...

Bold is Beautiful

Projects | Tucked away against the slope of a hill in Queenstown’s Shotover Country, this pleasantly quirky house was created for a client with bold tastes using recycled materials, a vivid colour palette and so...

Effortless luxury

Projects | There’s no point trying to compete with a landscape like this one. Surrounded by tussocked mountain peaks and rolling hills, the uninterrupted views from this site in Bendemeer Estate spurred a design...

Shipshape in Rothesay Bay

Projects | Just a few minutes’ walk from Rothesay Bay on the far reaches of the North Shore, this site was a perfect location for a family of sailing enthusiasts looking to put down roots close to the water. The...

Art and the outdoors

Projects | Sitting some 20 metres from the coastline at Cass Bay, this home is what real estate agents call “absolute beachfront”, with spectacular views across to sparkling Lyttelton Harbour, Ōtamahua/Quail Isl...

Densification perfection – Milieu’s modern take on suburban living

Projects | Designed by Milieu Architecture, the house encompasses a home for a couple and their dog, as well as a separate dwelling for one set of parents. The couple’s home features living spaces below, with be...

The future of green building

Review | While it was a shame to miss out on hearing Hon. Paula Bennett’s opening speech at the Green Property Summit 2017, the fact that she couldn’t make it due to traffic congestion was a point in itself. T...

Humanity and the machine

Review | Shed 10 was perhaps not the best place to be located on what felt like Auckland’s windiest day of the year, but the speakers at this year’s CoreNet Symposium, with their mind-blowing facts and figures...

Into the wild: Oceania Biophilia Summit

Review | Glenorchy is the quintessential location for a summit about Biophilia. When looking into the practice of creating stronger connections between the natural world and the built environment – for the ben...