project 27.03.24 Cedar Chevron by RTA Studio The family's passion for boating, their lakeside location, and a multi-generational use space, was RTA Studio's brief - resulting in a holiday house inspired by three boat-shed forms, sitting on the edge of Lake Taupō. Continue reading
project 27.09.23 Te Atatū Residence by Material Creative Calming colours, lots of gathering spaces and great flow. That was the brief for Material Creative on the renovation of this 1960s home overlooking the Waitematā Harbour, Te Atatū South. Continue reading
project 30.03.23 Marine Parade by Seear-Budd Ross Designed by multi-disciplinary duo Thomas Seear-Budd and James Ross, this Marine Parade home celebrates a minimal material palette to highlight the exquisite use of macrocarpa and limestone. Situated at the base of the Eastbourne hills, this home demonstrates an exceptional skill of balance — blending and reflecting the design vernacular of its neighbours along the Lower Hutt esplanade. Continue reading
project 13.03.23 Flockhill Homestead by Warren & Mahoney Flanked by mountains, nestled into limestone rock formations and looking across Lake Pearson to a perfectly symmetrical view of Sugarloaf Mountain is Flockhill Homestead. Continue reading
project 08.12.22 Peake Road Project by Gezellig Interiors Bay of Plenty-based interior design studio Gezellig Interiors sets the bar for contemporary tranquil living with their latest residential work, Peake Road project. Bearing to the ethos of the name 'Gezellig', the tenor of this project has a very deliberate freedom to be austere that makes it feel both open and closed at the same time. Continue reading
project 13.10.22 Red Beach House by Fraser Horton Design A rebellion to the expectations of what an Auckland coastal house should be. The Red Beach project by Fraser Horton with interior designer Juliet Lloyd is an ambitious marvel at the unification of industrial hard materials pitted against the alluring estuary seascape. Continue reading
project 22.07.22 Memory Rock by JCA Studios A dozen years ago, Jeremy Chapman was building a shed on Great Barrier Island when he fell into conversation with the owner, saying he would build a house on the section. Chapman replied, he would be an architect rather than a student with a part-time job building sheds. ㅤ Continue reading
project 28.04.22 Waiheke House by Daniel Marshall Architects Located on the ever-scenic coast of Waiheke Island, Mahuika sits isolated, far off the main road at the end of a beaten goat track looking out onto Cowes Bay in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand. Continue reading
project 02.12.21 Hawthorn - Courtyard House Designed by the Melbourne based architecture practice Ha, Courtyard House is a heritage-listed home inspired by Japanese architecture and Zen principles. The renovation was completed discreetly, with no visible presence of an addition beyond. Continue reading
project 02.12.21 Tara Iti - Fielding's House Fielding's House by Cheshire Architects is a glazed pavilion sitting in the dunescape above a coastal golf links. Continue reading
project 18.05.21 A Heritage Ponsonby Home Creating spaces with feeling is something Olivia Moon, founder of Nodi Rugs, is passionate about, and combining old and new is her go-to tool for making a house feel like home. “I love pieces that have already lived for 100 years and will continue for another 100; great design will last that long.” Continue reading