Tag: Residential | Architecture Now

Mellons Bay Bathroom

Projects | A shared palette of materials gives these bathrooms cohesion, while individual colour schemes give them character.

News | Housing minister Dr Nick Smith and Auckland mayor Len Brown announce release of 6000 sections across Auckland.

Projects | A nod to the past keeps the bungalow vibe alive and well in this modern bathroom.

Projects | Designed by Boon Goldsmith Bhaskar Brebner Team Architects this bathroom was inserted into the existing layout of the house.

Projects | High on the hill behind St Heliers, Auckland, sits a house that takes advantage of its position without being overbearing.

News | Affordable housing issues are captured in a new book recently released in Wellington.

Review | David Mitchell contrasts China’s attitude to housing with our own here in New Zealand.

Review | Tony van Raat tackles the challenges and possible solutions for achieving quality low-cost housing in New Zealand.

Projects | A Remuera bungalow becomes a large, light-filled family home wrapped in louvres.

Review | Bill McKay examines the ‘classic’ period of state housing in New Zealand, from an architectural perspective.

Projects | A cool and clever home, away from home, for an Auckland-based couple.

Projects | Designgroup Stapleton Elliott’s highly considered scheme in Wellington’s Newtown sets a benchmark for social housing in New Zealand.

Awards | Australian House of the Year presented at the 2013 Houses Awards celebration.

News | Scandanavian architects C.F. Møller have designed the world’s tallest timber skyscraper, a 34-storey residential building.

Projects | A sweet seaside house for soaking up the sunny vista by Evelyn McNamara.

Projects | The $10 million remediation of a retirement complex in Papamoa is challenging the status quo.

Review | A design that marries classic historical elements with modern ones, whilst retaining the original details.

Review | Progressive Building talks to the experts as a scheme to insulate more than 200,000 homes comes to an end.

Projects | An Auckland kitchen by Dorrington Architects is a cool and comfortable addition.

Projects | These 1970s Wellington council apartments are undergoing a $37 million seismic and functional upgrade.