Tag: Houses | Architecture Now

Simple yet sculptural: Marine

Projects | This rear addition to a heritage cottage on a raised corner block sits in harmony with the existing structure and enhances its cherished “ramshackle” nature.

Houses Revisited: Layered approach

Projects | North of Auckland, Herbst Architects again produce a sophisticated response to climate and context in this house that we revisit from 2008.

Houses Revisited: Suburban values

Projects | With this project from 2008, Edwards White Architects creates a relaxed house in a Hamilton subdivision that is a model Kiwi family home.

Houses Revisited: The shed as read

Projects | Revisit this 2008 project where Antanas Procuta Architects (now PAUA) has some fun with an archetype in a Waikato farm manager’s house.

2020 in Review: Top 5 houses

Projects | Take a look at our most popular houses of the year. From Otago to Northland, these residential projects have shown Kiwi architecture at its finest.

‘A mini urban landscape’: Cantala Avenue House

Projects | A nuanced understanding of the context’s colourful heritage, as well as its local quirks and character, is embedded in this neighbourly family home.

Houses Revisited: Crafty rooster

Projects | From the archives: Visit a home on a steep Wellington site, in an old part of town, where Parsonson Architects have designed a clever townhouse.

Houses Revisited: Like different, man

Projects | Andrew Sexton’s reworked bach on the Wairarapa coast is appropriately resistant to modern pretensions in this project from the 2008 archives.

Houses Revisited: Advanced pose

Projects | Xsite Architects’ zinc-clad house in a conservative Auckland suburb, first published in March 2008, stretches out to the sun and sea.

Glamping pavilions

Projects | André Hodgskin reveals the many layers of complexity behind this campground-inspired home overlooking the Poor Knights Islands by Herbst Architects.

Memories, moments and artful planning: Breezeway House

Projects | Designed for a family to share with their friends, this engaging coastal holiday house embodies a collective memory of time spent by the beach.

‘A cascading series of salon spaces’: Garden House

Projects | Soft boundaries create multipurpose spaces that reflect a young couple’s character while generous windows connect interiors with “domesticated wilds” around this home.

French connection: Glassbook House

Projects | Taking cues from Maison de Verre – the “house of glass” – in Paris, the new addition to this home hosts a suite of tranquil living and reading spaces.

Houses Revisited: Fresh start

Projects | Fulton Ross Team Architecture’s Rangiora retreat relates to its site and local types, in this home that was featured in Houses magazine in 2008.

Houses Revisited: Sense of place

Projects | At her own Wanaka house, first published in 2008, Anne Salmond has turned simple sketched boxes into a comfortable home.

Houses Revisited: A second life

Projects | The original clients get back a Wellington house designed by the late Chris Brooke-White, one of the great characters of the 1970s, in this project feature from 2008.

The eagle has landed: Tara Iti house

Projects | Early New Zealand modernism, a respect for the sea views and a touch of golf inspired this pavilion – by architecture firm Box – on the shores of Mangawhai.

Suburban stealth: Fife St House

Projects | This house makes the most of a typical long, narrow suburban site, resulting in a family home whose grandest moments are stealthily concealed from the street.

Boat shed on the bay

Projects | A pared-back, utilitarian bach on Kawau Island by Crosson Architects draws on the quintessential shed typology for its inspiration.

Houses Revisited: Humanist habitat

Projects | A Wakatipu house benefits from Arrowtown architect Max Wild’s local knowledge in this project, which first appeared in Houses magazine in 2008.