Tag: Residential
RSSHouses Revisited: Housing acts
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Paul Barry’s ‘Three-part house’ makes the most of a tight and tiny Wellington site in this project that was first published in 2009.
Houses Revisited: Core values
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From the 2009 archives: The late Guy Sellars solved the planning puzzle in a two-faced Christchurch house for his son’s family.
With the grain: Tairua Insitu House
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The Coromandel’s gritty persona marries smooth-cut family living in this neutral-hued home, designed by Neu Architecture.
Layering spaces, light and modernity
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By taking a fresh approach in this Remuera bungalow, Respond Architects has created a home full of light, effortless flow and space for its owners.
Draft of shadows
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Art, greenery, sunshine and a touch of vintage blend effortlessly in this brutalist house for the co-founder of Mexico’s hippest hotel chain.
Sun catcher: Empire House
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Two subtle yet sophisticated pavilions honour the interwar character of this home while connecting it with the outdoors.
Quality over ostentation: Balmoral House
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A series of stacked interconnected volumes that carefully negotiate a tricky wedge-shaped site provided the solution for a client.
Volume and drama: White House
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This crisp addition to an Australian Federation home exuberantly manoeuvres light, space and monochrome materials to masterfully meet the brief.
Fit for pawns and queens: Latimer Terraces
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Abigail Hurst explores this Warren and Mahoney project, the first of many chessboard moves to establish diverse central-city living in Christchurch.
Poured pleats
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Jack McKinney Architects has transformed a Ponsonby streetscape with a dramatic gesture that is equal parts theatre and sculpture.
Lessons in scale, proportion and materiality: Albert Villa
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This addition to a historic weatherboard cottage captures vistas from new living spaces arranged around a landscaped courtyard.
Safe harbour: Vikki’s Place
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In responding to the client’s need for a home that caters to a unique family structure, the architects have achieved a fluid and unfussy home.
Landing place: West Meadows house
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With lakeside views and an alpine backdrop, this award-winning South Island house is perfectly positioned to be a home for all seasons.
Houses Revisited: Polite subversive
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Revisit a project where Wendy Shacklock discreetly shuns convention with a modern chalet design near Queenstown.
Houses Revisited: Salute to the sun
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A Michael Wyatt pavilion executes a graceful pose on its well-favoured Queenstown site in this home from the archives.
Houses Revisited: Mutual support
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Take a look back at this home, first published in 2009: a Malcolm Taylor project by the Waikato River that shows architect and builder can get along fine.
Elastic geometry: Glebe House
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Crafted with deference to the sculptural potential of architecture, this compact family home with “elastic” geometry is a lesson in tectonic editing.
Sun sculpture
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This Greek island holiday home combines the best of traditional architecture with modern, worldly comforts, textiles and interiors.
Witty woodwork: Seed House
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Adding to the architectural legacy of a salubrious Sydney suburb, this home is a volumetric study that celebrates the inherent qualities of timber.
The good life: Matapouri Beach house
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Megan Edwards Architects has created a simple, honest home, designed for a family committed to protecting the surrounding native bush and its birdlife.