Tag: Interiors | Architecture Now

Creating connection through the senses

Projects | An insertion into an industrial section of the city, this new wellness retreat model provides a range of calming spaces for the rejuvenation of both mind and body.

The upside down: Rocketwerkz

Projects | The traditional workplace rule book was thrown out for this immersive, gamified experience that Unispace created for this Auckland game studio, a finalist in the 2021 Interior Awards.

Projects | With its golden curves and glowing forms, this year’s Interior Award-winning Retail project, the Comvita Wellness Lab, is designed to bring us closer to nature and help us fall in love with bees again.

Found in translation

Projects | Jeremy Smith samples the high life low down at the a r + d and Bossley Architects-designed Park Hyatt in Auckland’s Wynyard Quarter.

Two sides of Sala

Projects | Alongside this boutique gym’s first space, opened in 2018, a second studio space designed by Mijntje Lepoutre offers both continuity and change for the brand.

Colour Collab: Natasha Markham

People | We hear from Natasha Markham, Founder of MAUD (Markham Architecture + Urban Design) and co-host of architectural podcast 76 Small Rooms, about how a recent trip to Otago has inspired her thinking about colour.

A date with the city

Projects | Amanda Harkness explores the interior design of The Hotel Britomart – Cheshire Architects’ latest project in the downtown Auckland precinct – and discovers thoughtful craftmanship at every turn.

Colour Collab: Darryl Church

People | Founder of Rotorua-based design practice DCA Architects of Transformation discusses nature, context and the process of integrating colour into the studio’s projects rather than merely applying it.

NZ vs NY: Ahi and Saxon + Parole

Projects | Two recent restaurant additions to Auckland’s Commercial Bay boast some of the best public views of the civic precinct. Federico Monsalve discovers what sets them apart.

Unispace survey explores client needs in workplaces of the future

Practice | Unispace New Zealand’s Kate Horton and Harry Rowntree use the company’s latest data on client opinions from their WorkReady survey to assess what the evolution of Kiwi workplaces might look like.

Colour Collab: Nick Eagles

People | The co-director of multidisciplinary design studio The Letter Q discusses collaboration, turning transience into sculpture and the importance of colour.

Material Focus: Ahi Restaurant

Projects | Architect Jack McKinney was the lead designer for Ahi at Commercial Bay. In this collaboration with Warwick Fabrics, he discusses some of the material and fabric choices for this eatery.

Material Focus: CTRL Space

Projects | Project lead designer for the recently opened New York Grill at Westfield Newmarket, Shamal Nanji, discusses some of the fabric choices for this hospitality space.

Together but apart

Projects | Interior solutions were used in this Christchurch campus to co-locate two, single gender schools and mitigate an age-old battle of the sexes.

Commercial Bay: Saxon + Parole

Projects | Take a first look at the newly-opened Saxon + Parole – the equestrian-themed American restaurant in Auckland’s Commercial Bay.

Ebbs and flows: Spark Christchurch

Projects | The telco’s new Christchurch headquarters by Sheppard & Rout Architects mimics and reflects its context and industry with its decorative and functional glass façade.

Food halls of the future: BaseHall

Projects | Linehouse – co-founded by New Zealander – proves hospitality spaces can have all the luxury of fine dining coupled with a dynamic food offering.

Through the vines: Zespri HQ

Projects | Zespri’s new headquarters by Warren and Mahoney intertwines the language of the orchard with that of the corporate workplace.

Designer interview: Kathryn Roberts

People | Kathryn Roberts, interior design lead at Jasmax speaks with Federico Monsalve about her views on the post-COVID industry.

Airport dreams

Projects | Melanie McDaid explores the new Novotel Christchurch Airport, designed by Warren and Mahoney, which takes its cues from its geographic context.