Pouaka Waikura House / Patterson Associates
The 1.8-hectare site is a naturally formed terrace snuggled into the gentle north-sloping base of Queenstown Hill, overlooking the untamed Shotover River which disappears around the bend.
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Zonnebries House / Strachan Group Architects
This is a long-term home for a growing family and located in suburban Auckland’s North Shore. The site has a moderate western slope with an eastern road boundary and a double width right of way to the…
23 sqm Self-Built Cabin for a Life Outdoors
This gorgeous 23m² self-built cabin isn’t a tiny house in the sense of being a tiny pavilion form nor a bach but, rather, a camp-like dwelling that sits somewhere in between.
Mangawhai House / Julian Guthrie
This project is a new holiday home located within a coastal golf resort north of Auckland. The site, essentially a gently sloping sand dune provides magnificent views to the ocean beyond, and over the golf course to…
Valley Concrete House by AO Architecture
Located in a peaceful valley with birdsong the only sound that breaks the silence, the concrete brutalist form is both contrasting and yet compliments the setting it resides in.
Party Wall Houses / Patchwork Architecture
Party Wall was an opportunity to explore how two houses could work under one roof. The singular roof form allowed for an efficiency in siting the project amongst the surrounding green.
Carbonic Ice Apartment / John Mills Architects
Complete re-strengthening was needed for this heritage building. The brief called for a comfortable, stylish west facing apartment, with an open, flexible and dynamic series of spaces that would allow plenty of opportunity for quiet times and…
Jaggar House / Studio2 Architects
The Jaggar House was orientated to pick up the view of the harbour and make the most of the sun. The building is essentially in three levels. The three-tier configuration has garage, media room and services at…
BIV Punakaiki Cabin – a Reinterpretation of a Historic Gold Miners Hut
Set in native forest on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, the aesthetic concept of BIV Punakaiki Cabin was a reinterpretation of a historic gold miners hut. The cabin took cues from the…