The Glade House project is a renovation of a late 1950’s residential dwelling in a bush glade setting in suburban Remuera. The house is modernist in style, typical of the period with low-pitched gabled roof, raking ceilings and exposed rafters. Fundamental to the re-design was the notion of providing “graduated connections” to the surrounding glade, physical and visual.
Located in Wellington, Korokoro House was designed by New Zealand studio Parsonson Architects. Description by Parsonson Architects: The house was designed for a family of 6 with children of varying ages. It sits on an elevated site with expansive views over Wellington Harbour to the south and a narrower view down to a green valley
The clients required a functional, single level home, engaged with the surrounding landscape. Approach to design was informed by the local vernacular architecture of rural sheds and barns …
Bach Studio 19 is designed by Strachan Group Architects and is located in Onemana, Coromandel, New Zealand. Onemana bach has a total footprint of 100m2 (75m2 + 25m2 interior decks).
Scrubby Bay is a farm house designed and completed in 2014 by Patterson Associates Ltd. This farm house is accessible by helicopter and was designed as a holiday home. Scrubby Bay House is located on Banks Peninsula, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The architect’s description: This is a robust farmhouse set as the
Owhanake Headland is a residential project completed in 2014 by Christian Anderson Architects in New Zeealand The architect’s description: This home overlooks a dramatic gulf landscape of rugged coastal hills and sweeping marine vistas. Situated along an east-west cut on a north-facing escarpment, the design of Owhanake Headland utilises natural materials and rational construction in a
Project: Lounge Table Made from 3D Printed Titanium Design: Y.S. Collective – James McNab, Sam Griffin and Daniel Kamp Materials: New Zealand Tawa – Hand worked by traditional wood worker Nigel Cotterill Selective Laser Sintered Titanium Contributing parties: Rapid Advance Manufacturing and TiDa – titanium manufacturing Nigel Cotterill of NDC – wood craft The Titanium-Tawa
Design led childcare company New Shoots, approached Think & Shift to design a product that provides children a comforting sense of enclosure in their childcare centres; a chair that serves as a space for children to get away from the noise and busyness of their surrounding environment. The chair was required to be aesthetically on brand,
