The houses that bind us

The houses that bind us

Projects | Ngāmotu New Plymouth local, Kareen Durbin, writes on the power of three regional buildings of distinct character and uses, to promote cross-cultural connection.
Levity and gravity

Levity and gravity

Projects | John Walsh explores Omata Beach House, winner of the 2023 Sir Ian Athfield Award for Housing, by Herbst Architects and finds a pavilion on a plinth that seems as though it’s grown out of the land.
Country manor come to town

Country manor come to town

Projects | Pip Cheshire navigates the striking arrangement of formal and informal space at RTA Studio’s Zed House, located in the affluent suburb of Fendalton, in Ōtautahi Christchurch.
Houses Revisited: Dune days

Houses Revisited: Dune days

Projects | At ostentatious Omaha Aimer Naismith Architects have acknowledged the simpler bach tradition with the design of this home, first published in 2006.
Posted: 29 Oct 2021