Tag: Houses
RSSAt home with Sabine Marcelis
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Step inside the converted-warehouse Rotterdam home of this Dutch-New Zealand rising industrial design star.
Shack sophisticate: PR House
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This new beach house is an elegant and respectful re-imagining of the original modernist shack that once stood on the site.
Sensory experience: Mosman House
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This abode draws the eye to the celebrated view while inspiring a tactile connection to the interior of the house.
Southern solitude: Bruny Island Cabin
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Built as an escape from everyday life, this cabin celebrates the Tasmanian landscape and is a reminder of simple pleasures.
Best of 2018: Top five houses
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As the year comes to a close, we revisit some of the best New Zealand houses of the year.
Elegant solution: Bellevue Hill House IV
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This large but nuanced house by Popov Bass in Sydney is an exemplar of complex architectural problem-solving.
Urbane ambition: King Bill
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This playful addition to an 1850s terrace aims to ‘give something back’ by creating a lush oasis in the heart of Melbourne.
Villa gone rogue
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Strict heritage protections did not stop this villa from becoming somewhat of a rebel among its neighbours.
‘An arm or a leg’: Forest Pavilion
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A linear pavilion pays homage to California modernism: an oasis of calm on the edge of a forested enclave in Titirangi.
Alluring and bold: Mixed Use House
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A multi-generational home and commercial tenancy coexist in Melbourne’s St Kilda and rethink traditional family housing.
A home of two halves: Swiss renovation
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A sprawling 16th-century Swiss house near Lake Lugano pays homage to two eras and to the couple that has restored it.
Rural reminders: 12 Year House
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This contemporary hideaway captures idyllic, panoramic views of an inlet at Rotokura/Cable Bay, near Nelson.
Surf and turf: Tiger Prawn
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Inspired by the tiger prawn, this is both a gesture for public delight and a series of spaces to be privately enjoyed.
The eco-ethical house: case studies
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Take a look at three houses which were designed to be kind to the environment.
‘Essentially romantic’: Eyelid House
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Fiona Winzar of Fred Architecture reflects on the first project that began a new chapter of her life, Eyelid House.
Full bloom: Terrarium House
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The maverick move of inserting a lush, tree and fern-filled void in the place of a front verandah distinguishes this cottage.
Inescapable views: Ruby House
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The aqua-coloured waters of Ruby Bay and its surrounding green hilltops form the backdrop for this stunning house.
Sweet isolation: Wyuna hideaway
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A lush home at the edge of the world provides a majestic haven with views and inherent calm.
Golden glow: Rhodes House
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This award-winning Christchurch house is both a gallery for the owners’ art collection and a work of art in itself.
Twenty years of Urbis: Part two
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Architects, designers and former Urbis editors pick their dream New Zealand space from the last two decades.