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A kitchen designed by Natalie Du Bois, featuring cabinetry and benchtops crafted and manufactured by Form Design, has won Supreme Winner in NZ House & Garden’s Interior of the Year 2015 awards.

House built to weather the storms Ocean beaches have long been a drawcard for people looking to escape the city for the summer. But coastal sites pose their own set of challenges for architects, and it is the salt-laden wind that demands the most respect. This new beach house, designed by David Ponting and Matthew…

It’s no surprise that many of our fondest memories recall endless summers and lazy days at the beach. Holidays are, after all, about escape and relaxation. But much of our enjoyment is directly related to the lifestyle – the casual, social way of living determined by the design of both the traditional bach and the…

No more brassy, glassy house for showing off in. On a cliff above old boat ramps and Auckland’s tidal mudflats, Stevens Lawson Architects calibrate a home that feels as if it has always been part of the landscape. The winner of the Home of the Year 2007 is an enigmatic dwelling that lies above tidal mudflats…

Architect Guy Tarrant gets to work on his own space. Where in the house is this bath- room, and what were the spatial constraints on its design? GUY TARRANT It’s an ensuite bathroom adjoining the upstairs master bed- room, with a sloping roof but with views to the water. Space constraints and a sloping ceiling…

Kohimarama RENOVATION by Architecture+Environment Opening interior spaces to the outside has given this house a lifestyle boost With its beachside boardwalks and buzzing eateries, the Auckland suburb of Kohimarama is synonymous with outdoor living. Situated close to the beach, the renovation design for this house allows family life to spill outdoors , reflecting the relaxed,…

Westmere HOUSE by Andrew Meiring Architects Like a Japanese puzzle box, this house unfolds in a series of twists and turns. Framed by a tall, iconic cypress tree and nestled next to a converted church, this family home in the inner-city suburb of Westmere is designed as a private oasis for the family who dwells…

This house is a complex exercise in layering of spaces from the street to the sea. ON A QUIET street backing on to the Upper Waitemata in the back of Westmere, David Ponting and Matt Fitzgerald have designed an extraordinary house. They describe it as a large -scale piece of sculpture built around the personalities…

A new Auckland family home by Andrew Meiring opens up to its garden as it reaches away from the street. Fitting a new home into its built environment is always a challenge, but perhaps never more so than when the closest neighbour is a one-time winner of this magazine’s Home of the Year award, and…