Castle Rock House: Beach Houses with a Fabulous Openness
Castle Rock house is designed by Herbst Architects and won the NZIA – Auckland Architecture Award 2015. The house is located on the coast of New Zealand, near Auckland.
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offSET Shed House: Small Beach House with a Large Opening to the Sea
offSET Shed House is a small family house designed by Irving Smith Architects. The house is located in the coastal community north of Gisborne, New Zealand. The architect’s description: From a context of accrued bach-esk dwellings in a south facing coastal surf community, a strategy of sequencing building sets (aka surf) was generated to scale new
Eyrie Retreat – Authentic Immersion in the Wild Nature
Eyrie Retreat is a project that includes two cabins designed by Cheshire Architects to an hour away from Auckland, New Zealand, close to Kaipara harbor. The architect’s description: Eyrie comprises two houses near Kaiwaka. Each is barely larger than four sheets of plywood. They are made from wood, are off-grid and autonomous, their outsides burnt
Kitchen Cafe – Contemporary Design by Natalie Du Bois
Kitchen Cafe is an interior design project realized by the designer Natalie Du Bois, from Auckland, New Zealand. The designer’s description: Careful thought was put towards mixing colours and textures in this kitchen space. The mouth watering chocolate, caramel, and buttery tones chosen were all inspired by sweet confectionary and the aim of making the
Mt Eden House by Black Box Architects
Jonathan’s own home was designed to make the most of the north facing aspect of one of the few remaining, undeveloped sites in the Auckland suburb of Mt Eden. The design response to this core idea is the formation of a black cedar barrier wall which slices centrally across the site …
Wall Mounted Kraft Paper Roll Display: Studio Roller by George and Willy
Studio Roller is an idea put into practice by George & Willy in New Zealand and materialized in a wall mounted kraft paper roll display. Mounted on the wall, the paper roll offers an effective way to display, for example, in cafes and restaurants the menu or to present in shops various offers, lists, jobs,
Hut on Sleds, Holiday Retreat in Coromandel Beach by Crosson Architects
Integrated into the landscape, amid the white sand dunes, in the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand, there is “The Hut on Sleds”, a house for a family with 5 members.
Great Barrier House: a Green Project for 100% Solar Energy
Designed by Crosson Clarke Carnachan and built on the Great Barrier Island, in New Zealand, this house relies 100% on solar power. Taking its name from the island where it is situated, the Great Barrier House is located in a beautiful setting on a beautiful meadow, being surrounded by trees. The building is elevated on