A seemingly simple, two-bedroom box on stilts above a precipice in Rangiputa hides a microscopic level of detail and clear-headed architectural thinking.

On a rugged, bush-covered site on Waiheke’s east coast, Chris Tate envisaged a floating pavilion — crisp and minimal; an expression of geometric clarity; a vehicle for relaxation, at one with the land and the sea.

In the heart of Ōrākei, RTA Studio has designed a striking addition to a well-known streetscape. Powerful, enigmatic, and dynamic, its jagged roofline and folded steel form float above the land, inviting observation and curiosity.

High above Little Vivian Bay on Kawau Island, a convivial pavilion sits long and low in a forest of kānuka — part kinetic sculpture, part holiday home.

Managing the balance between architecture and ostentation can be a tightrope. It’s something that José Gutiérrez thinks deeply about.

Architect John Irving is well known for his work at Te Arai and Tara Iti — architecture deftly defined by proportion, sculpture, and light. His homes in this revered coastal region share an understanding of place: open to the sea air and defined by a sense of understated luxury.

A game of attractive opposites: Georgian and modernist, feminine and masculine, barn and villa — this elegant home by Ponting Fitzgerald Architects finds a sweet balance in its inherent tension.

A measured expansion and renovation by Studio John Irving Architects has lent theatricality, elegance, and soul to a tired villa on Auckland’s North Shore.

Do the maths and this 60-metre by 6-metre house adds up to the complete package. At 360 square metres, it delivers 360-degree living — as holistic as it is whole.

Perched on the banks of the Waikato River, this home by Chow Hill Architects resists a singular orientation. With no real front or back, it’s conceived as a structure to be appreciated from all angles.

It’s not often that dormer windows and brutalism are aligned in the same building, but this house on the Pauanui Waterways is not your usual combination of architectural ingredients.

A house hyper-focused on hygge and family gatherings comes together in Wānaka under the architectural direction of Eliška Lewis Architects.

Two simple pavilions have been stitched together with moments of wonder and era-specific influences in this house on the coast.

Sandwiched between a golf course and Mount Maunganui beach is a house that resonates with a cherished history, while firmly facing the future.

An Otago home by RTA Studio that manipulates linear plan and form to create a dynamic architectural expression.

A sculptural and immersive architectural response to the enduring presence of Rongokako.