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Houses Revisited: Watson-Smith House

Projects | A subdivided section offers the opportunity to illustrate how a house can fit within a snug site.

Projects | Light-filled and airy, this dwelling re-imagines the suburban home and experiments with new modes of multi-generational living.

Projects | This house was born from a simple yet idyllic brief: to recapture the relaxed feeling of endless holidays.

Projects | A house sitting on the edge of a Wellington cliff provides a challenge for architect Uche Isichei.

Review | We look at four New Zealand kitchens that show off the latest trends sweeping the country.

Projects | An art studio and underground gallery have been added to this Brazilian modernist-inspired home for a creative couple.

Projects | A house in Nelson models a design solution that accounts for potential increases in site density.

Review | Houses magazine brings you a look at what’s trending in kitchens around the world this year.

Projects | This grand old home exudes a sense of plantation-style luxury: relaxed sunsets and textured, light-filled interiors.

Projects | Look back at a house that provides a good example for urban contemporary living in a historically classified inner-city hood.

Projects | This restrained addition – which replaces an oversized faux period structure – revolves around a central courtyard.

Projects | This comfortable and unpretentious home is remarkably of its place and creates a compelling dialogue with the neighbourhood.

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

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

Projects | Privacy and community, work and play, contemplation and collaboration are all themes explored in this 1887 German villa.

Projects | A ridge line retreat on Waiheke Island takes visitors on a considered journey of panoramic views.

Projects | This Victorian terrace house in Melbourne brings the gardens inside, creating a nourishing and restful backdrop for life.

Projects | From the new book, Patterson: Houses of Aotearoa: we celebrate a beautiful beachside bach by Andrew Patterson.

Projects | Responding to its tricky triangular block, this house is an inversion of the traditional two-storey home.

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