Bold design and crisp style combine in this solid Grey Lynn home
Rising up to seek the light, discover how this bold home brings a dynamic presence to an otherwise ordinary Auckland street Bold design and crisp
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Rising up to seek the light, discover how this bold home brings a dynamic presence to an otherwise ordinary Auckland street Bold design and crisp
The surplus floor space in a dated 1980s bathroom in Grey Lynn has been rationalised by splitting in two to create an ensuite A large
The crisp, clear design of this kitchen in Hawke’s Bay is inspired by the view and harks back to its owner’s previous home A kitchen
A passionate cook gets room to move and create in his new kitchen in Matakana. Architect Dom Glamuzina answers our questions about the design process
Architect Jeremy Smith designs a home high above Lyttelton Harbour whose form is inspired by its owner’s earthquake damaged villa Inside the Lyttelton new-build with
Dave Strachan’s robust almost bullet-proof Mt Eden home responds effortlessly to its intense urban site and busy family life This home’s robust exterior is the
This generous kitchen in a renovated Auckland villa serves its family and their friends with ease. We discover the style story from designer Morgan Cronin
Inspired by its robust exterior cladding, the kitchen of this Westmere home uses a slick palette to balance a tough industrial edge This Westmere kitchen
Using standard materials and smart detailing, Sam Kebbell designs a house on the Kapiti Coast on the barest of budgets Aesthetic and budget find common
This majestic ‘farmhouse’ designed by Andrew Patterson and his team on Annandale, a sheep and cattle station of approximately 4000 acres with more than 10 kilometres of coastline
The 2017 Home of the Year is a house for a young family by a young architect in a provincial town – and yet it has
Patchwork Architecture discuss the challenges of designing small and how smart design is key to creating a functional space [jwp-video n=”1″] Q&A with Patchwork Architecture
The winning house from Home of the Year has much to teach city dwellers about how to live. We chat to architect Christopher Beer about
The Home of Year 2017 judging panel went on tour to select the country’s best residential architecture. HOME editor Simon Farrell-Green shares their journey [jwp-video
Architecture firm Glamuzina Paterson created a striking home in Matakana. Dominic Glamuzina discusses what the design process was like [jwp-video n=”1″] Q&A with architect Dominic
Sally Ogle and Ben Mitchell-Anyon of Patchwork Architecture discuss what it was like to be their own client and build on an impossibly steep section
Architect Guy Tarrant discusses his home in Point Chevalier and why the courtyard model is a wonderful answer to tight sites in urban settings [jwp-video
10 years ago a restrained holiday home by Herbst Architects was named the runner up for the 2007 Home of the Year. We revisit with
We return to the container-inspired home by Architecture Workshop that was the runner up for Home of the Year over 15 years ago A compact,
It was 1997 and two townhouses in Westmere, Auckland, were named Home of the Year. We look back at the runner up, a home in
This 1960s St Heliers home has received a much-needed rework to suit the modern family lifestyle In Auckland’s St Heliers, this renovation project by Rogan
An intriguing retreat nestled in a sheltered, Matakana paddock is recognised in the 2017 Home of the Year awards. We get the story from behind
Perched on an impossibly steep site above Island Bay sits a house by Patchwork Architecture that finds poetry in found materials and collaboration [jwp-video n=”1″]
Ministry of Works architect John Wilson only designed three houses in his career. Here, he discusses complex treetop home he designed for his brother in
Overlooking Mahurangi Inlet sits Belinda George’s minimalist and rustic home. She chats about the design process and what it was like to be her own
A solid 1960s breeze block home in Remuera is reinterpreted for modern day living while honouring Geoff Newman’s brutalist features A Remuera home by Geoff
From humble beginnings, Home of the Year has become the country’s most prestigious prize for residential architecture. We look back at the award’s 22 diverse
An inner-city home on a tiny Wellington site trades space for location and meticulous detail, showing a small footprint is no impediment to grandeur [jwp-video
The finalists in Home of the Year 2017 share some important commonalities. Samsung discover the six design trends that hold the key to a winning
Sitting on a busy road in Point Chevalier, Guy Tarrant’s family home is an elegant response on an awkward site in a suburban setting [jwp-video
Richly detailed and grand without ever being pretentious, it’s easy to see why Belinda George’s home won Best Retreat at the 2017 Home of the
A solid 1960s home in Remuera, originally designed by Geoff Newman, is immaculately transformed thanks to the expert eye of architect Lisa Webb A 1960s
Listen as HOME editor Simon Farrell-Green chats about the winner and runner up of Home of the Year on the RNZ Sunday Morning show [jwp-video
We’re celebrating small homes with a whole range of minuscule marvels, in the hope that they will encourage people to build small. In the past 50
Innovative in design and construction, this Nelson studio has a floor area of just 97m2 while managing to be a multi-functional workspace, meeting room, guesthouse and executive
From an urbane courtyard house in Point Chevalier to a rural retreat in Mahurangi we look at the winning homes from this year’s Home of
Ross Jenner, an architect and academic, designed his own courtyard home with both views and introspection in mind. He discusses why courtyard form is the
With a respectful renovation, architect Julian Guthrie maximises a modernist home that efficiently fits five bedrooms into its modest footprint [jwp-video n=”1″] Architect Julian Guthrie
A mid-century Wellington home by the great Bill Toomath entrances a younger generation A life in the trees Hidden behind a modest timber gate, down a narrow
As a government architect John Wilson only designed three residential houses, one of which was for his brother: a complex treetop home in Taupo [jwp-video
While one pays homage to classic villa detailing and the other uses solid contemporary elements, these two bathrooms live in harmony Two bathrooms complement and
Architect and academic Ross Jenner designed his own courtyard home in Remuera with a European sensibility that still seems to fit Auckland beautifully [jwp-video n=”1″]
An inner-city home on a tight, steep Wellington site wins the title of Best Small home at this year’s Home of the Year awards [jwp-video
Christopher Beer Architect wins the supreme award for Home of the Year 2017. Discover the story behind the project and get to know the category
HOME celebrated the best of New Zealand architecture at the 2017 Home of the Year awards, the country’s most prestigious prize for residential architecture An
After a nationwide wide search and much deliberation, HOME announce the winner of this year’s coveted Home of the Year award [jwp-video n=”1″] Introducing the
Ema Scott reflects on the ideas and process behind her father designing their beloved family home that was also his last ever project [jwp-video n=”1″]
HOME editor Simon Farrell-Green announces the sixth finalist for Home of the Year 2017 [jwp-video n=”1″] Discover the last finalist for Home of the Year 2017 HOME
Introducing the fifth of our six finalists for Home of the Year 2017! Watch as HOME editor Simon Farrell-Green takes us through this unique home
The irreparably damaged home of one of New Zealand’s most influential architects has been cleverly pieced together inside the shell of a modern building [jwp-video
Watch as HOME editor Simon Farrell-Green announces the fourth finalist for Home of the Year and discover what makes this place so special [jwp-video n=”1″]
We’re officially half way through the final six for Home of the Year 2017. Watch to find out which home has filled the third finalist
CoLab Architecture helped this family bathroom and guest WC find common ground by breaking tradition and blending the two This family bathroom blends functionality with
The count down to Home of the Year 2017 is well underway! Watch and see HOME editor Simon Farrell-Green reveal the second of the six
We begin the countdown to Home of the Year 2017. Watch to discover which home is the first to make it into the final six
The creative process for this Auckland couple’s ensuite was simple thanks to their similar aesthetics and professional eye for design A creative duo make light work
Get a sneak peak of the 15 homes that made the short list for the 2017 Home of the Year awards [jwp-video n=”1″] See the
A sympathetic renovation helped to bring this untouched 60s home into the 21st century and work effortlessly for busy family life [jwp-video n=”1″] This 1960s
Herbst Architects achieve a natural and harmonious division in an open-plan, Waimauku bathroom by creating a wall of plants A Waimauku bathroom uses plants as
John Scott spent decades refining his ideas about materials and form – elements that came together beautifully in this home for his daughter and her
Simon Farrell-Green, editor of HOME, discusses the feature home from the latest magazine designed by architect academic Ross Jenner [jwp-video n=”1″] Get an inside look
This Herne Bay bungalow was crying out for a connection to its backyard, until a clever architect manipulated its gables in a genius space-making design
Rather than hide the impossibly impenetrable lava rock that covers most of the land on this on Mt Eden section architect Nicholas Stevens encased it
Herbst Architects distill everything you need and nothing you don’t into their tiniest, and arguably most ingenious project yet The land was cheap, which is
Showcasing five fantastic new designs for summer There’s a particular art to designing the perfect bach, and HOME magazine’s brand-new issue has plenty of advice
A holiday home in the Bay of Islands creates an easy relationship of land to sea Holidaying large in the Bay of Islands The Fold
This easy-going, practical retreat in the Kaipara Harbour garners inspiration from one of New Zealand’s finest traditions A Yale architecture professor has pitched a genius
Architect Guy Tarrant creates a new bathroom in tune with the renovated villa it calls home. Here, Tarrant discusses the selection of materials used and
Architect and owner Peggy Deamer was inspired by the Kiwi style of holidaying when she created this modern take on camping Camping has been reimagined
Discover how a stint in New York lead to an appreciation for living small and inspired the tiny footprint for this hillside home in Thames
Kiwi-bach living inspired the design of this new house on the waterfront at Mount Maunganui, which honours the 1940s cottage it replaced A modern Mount
This Herbst Architects project distils down the essentials to create an ingeniously compact holiday home on Great Barrier Island This Great Barrier getaway may be
A beloved home that has been in the same family for 70 years finally gets the kitchen it deserves. See the amazing makeover revealing stunning
Sleek design offset by original features has created a stylish workable kitchen in this Freeman’s Bay home. See how 70s charm was given a contemporary
A family kitchen designed by Sonja Hawkins has a cafe feel but does all-day duty Brief: Interior designer Sonja Hawkins designed her own family kitchen in
Designed by architecture students, the solar-powered First Light House won third place in the 2011 US Solar Decathlon before settling in Hawke’s Bay The famous
Combining monumental heft with deft design moves, Daniel Marshall creates a surprising new family home The gentle northern slopes of Auckland’s Remuera seldom see homes
Created as a contemporary living space for a modern family, this holiday home nestled in the Omaha dunes is an entertainer’s dream A brilliantly designed
A Northland pool designed to be taken in day-long doses Pool fencing requirements often make you wonder if it’s worth even bothering with a pool,
This beautifully designed beachfront property on Waiheke Island shuns too much interest from passersby by striking a balance between public and private This Waiheke beach
Architects Julian Mitchell and Rachel Dodd built the deck before the house, creating a functional outdoor space for the family Outdoor flow turns this home
This home’s vivid orange exterior is a sparky contrast to the green setting. We discover why this family chose the colour for the “the absurdity of
Designer Veryan Laity reworked an unusual corner of this triangular house to create a very sleek and social kitchen space Designer: Veryan Laity of IK2
This kitchen in Mt Eden, designed by Joanna Hoeft, takes contrasting elements and blends them to create an inspired space Black and white textures add
A home on a cliff above Muriwai Beach by Julian Guthrie sits rock-solid in sunshine and storms This new-build in Muriwai takes advantage of the
Architect Jack McKinney likens the home’s amalgamation of old and new to a mullet haircut: “formal in the front, party down the back” A rundown
Architect Julian Guthrie looks to low-maintenance materials that weather well for this summer home among the sand dunes An Omaha holiday beach home that makes
A group of Wellington apartments by Parsonson Architects slots 16 bedrooms onto the site of a single villa – and wins HOME magazine’s Best Multi-Unit
Adam Mercer of Mercer and Mercer Architects takes inspiration from the intensity of the landscape and dramatic sweeping sea views A coastal home in Thames
A bach that’s actually a permanent home It was Andrew Vette’s grandfather who first established the family’s bach at Makorori Beach, just north of Gisborne.