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Natural history: Valley Crescent House

Natural history: Valley Crescent House

Posted: 22 Aug 2018

Made up of three gable forms, this lakeside home in Wanaka has incredible views from every room.

Te Manawa Atawhai Catherine McAuley Centre

Te Manawa Atawhai

Posted: 2 Oct 2018

The geometries and curvatures of this chapel speak to the many layers of religious and bicultural symbolism.

Rural reminders: 12 Year House

Rural reminders: 12 Year House

Posted: 14 Nov 2018

This contemporary hideaway captures idyllic, panoramic views of an inlet at Rotokura/Cable Bay, near Nelson.

Hot House: Melbourne hiro-en

Hot House: Melbourne hiro-en

Posted: 21 Jan 2019

This home in Melbourne’s Barrington blurs the spatial boundaries between inside and out.

Island time: Fiji home

Island time: Fiji home

Posted: 18 Feb 2019

With sparkling waters on one side and lush mountains on the other, this house is the stuff tropical dreams are made of.

'A piece of sculpture': Tasman View House

‘A piece of sculpture’: Tasman View House

Posted: 20 Mar 2019

A Japanese engawa – or porch – captures the panoramic view of Tasman Bay into this home’s sculptural, nautical form.

Summer living: New York getaway

Summer living: New York getaway

Posted: 1 Apr 2019

The revamped interiors of this Hamptons holiday home retain the sense of sophistication for which the area is known.

Ship’s ahoy: The Houseboat

Ship’s ahoy: The Houseboat

Posted: 25 Mar 2019

Built as an upside-down ship’s hull, this home brings the idea of an eternal, maritime summer to a completely different level.

Bardon House: Lakeside lodge

Bardon House: Lakeside lodge

Posted: 26 Jun 2019

A glazed pavilion acts as a lantern to greet visitors to this Wanaka home by Sumich Chaplin Architects.

Lakeside luxe: Lugano apartment

Lakeside luxe: Lugano apartment

Posted: 22 Jul 2019

This generous apartment packs a lot of living into a relatively small area, and does so with refined Italian style.

Fresh palette: The Rabbit Patch

Fresh palette: The Rabbit Patch

Posted: 17 Oct 2019

Most childcare centres feature a rainbow of clashing colours and zany patterns, with a backdrop of practical necessities. Not in this one.

Lakeside hideaway

Lakeside hideaway

Posted: 24 Jun 2020

Sitting quietly above the water and surrounded by newly planted native bush, this home by Kerr Ritchie takes its peaceful place on the shores of Lake Wakatipu.

Nature play

Nature play

Posted: 19 Apr 2022

A flood-prone site in Mairangi Bay has become home to a childcare centre with a difference.

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.

Bare bones: Hallensteins

Bare bones: Hallensteins

Posted: 19 Nov 2015

The narrative of the heritage building – and the 150-year old clothing brand – informed the raw industrial look of this interior fit-out.

Vogel's Revival

Vogel’s Revival

Posted: 11 Feb 2016

In Dunedin’s long-forgotten heritage precinct, some locals are rejuvenating the city – from the inside out.

Sparking a fire

Sparking a fire

Posted: 18 Feb 2016

The renaming of Telecom has provided the company the ideal opportunity to rethink its brand image and its retail spaces.

Inward gaze: Heartland

Inward gaze: Heartland

Posted: 16 Jun 2016

A central spine with dynamic details draws focus into the core of this Newmarket office.

Buon appetito

Buon appetito

Posted: 8 Dec 2016

A new Auckland eatery with its heart in an Italian market and an alternative way of doing things.

Sleight of hand

Sleight of hand

Posted: 20 Apr 2017

This interior, devised by the film industry, is equal parts escapism, kid’s haven and functional – all with a dash of magic.

Home with Hoppen

Home with Hoppen

Posted: 18 Sep 2017

As British interior design’s star Kelly Hoppen celebrates 40 years in the industry, we step into the place she calls home.

Quietly modern: Mahurangi House

Quietly modern: Mahurangi House

Posted: 17 Oct 2017

This idyllic site on the water’s edge in Mahurangi East called for a home that tapped into the calm serenity of the area.

Fortified luxury

Fortified luxury

Posted: 30 Nov 2017

With Kinloch Lodge, Patterson Associates and Virginia Fisher have created a modern-day castle on the banks of Lake Taupō.

Richness in texture: Westmere House

Richness in texture: Westmere House

Posted: 19 Mar 2018

A modern addition breathes new life into this 1929 home in Westmere, Auckland, without overpowering its original glory.

Creative capital

Creative capital

Posted: 6 Sep 2018

Wellington is seeing a boom in its creative education sector and now its facilities are starting to follow suit.

Golden glow: Rhodes House

Golden glow: Rhodes House

Posted: 8 Oct 2018

This award-winning Christchurch house is both a gallery for the owners’ art collection and a work of art in itself.

Sweet isolation: Wyuna hideaway

Sweet isolation: Wyuna hideaway

Posted: 15 Oct 2018

A lush home at the edge of the world provides a majestic haven with views and inherent calm.

Capital character: Deloitte Wellington

Capital character: Deloitte Wellington

Posted: 6 Jun 2019

Wellington’s cityscape and natural textures are brought inside Deloitte’s new headquarters.

On a good buzz: B:Hive Smales Farm

On a good buzz: B:Hive Smales Farm

Posted: 19 Jun 2019

This co-working space on Auckland’s North Shore is, by all accounts, a success story for its owners and its tenants.

Well grounded: Oliver's Ridge

Well grounded: Oliver’s Ridge

Posted: 12 Aug 2019

With a clear mandate to be elegant, yet passive, Queenstown’s Team Green Architects has delivered a home that is powerful in many respects.

Refreshing the Inn: Auckland Airport hotel

Refreshing the Inn: Auckland Airport hotel

Posted: 5 Sep 2019

The newly renovated Holiday Inn near Auckland Airport presents a bright and welcoming front with a contemporary, Pacific-inspired aesthetic.

Mountain living: Roys Peak House

Mountain living: Roys Peak House

Posted: 18 Sep 2019

A contemporary Mason & Wales Architects holiday house in Wanaka pays homage to the ‘crib’, the classic South Island back-country tramping hut.

Elemental: Jack's Point house

Elemental: Jack’s Point house

Posted: 30 Oct 2019

This home is at ease within the rugged nature of Queenstown’s landscape.

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.

Walking the talk

Walking the talk

Posted: 7 Jul 2016

Fonterra adopts activity-based working practices with the creation of its clean, green, corporate base in downtown Auckland.

Team approach: Waterview Connection

Team approach: Waterview Connection

Posted: 23 Jan 2018

The Waterview Connection is a collaborative design effort by architects Warren and Mahoney and the Well-Connected Alliance.

Fluid forms: ANZ Centre, Christchurch

Fluid forms: ANZ Centre, Christchurch

Posted: 13 Mar 2018

A central-city block in Christchurch has been revitalised by this multi-use building with a striking atrium and faceted form.

Justice and Emergency Services Precinct

Justice and Emergency Services Precinct

Posted: 19 Jun 2018

Being open and even a little friendly, Christchurch’s latest public building inverts the norm for justice buildings.

The third place: Tūranga

The third place: Tūranga

Posted: 17 Jan 2019

Christchurch’s new central library welcomes all and inspires the pursuit of knowledge.

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