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.
Evan Mayo of Architecture Bureau discusses making way for the new while still retaining enchanting elements of this once classic-Kiwi holiday home This Mount Maunganui home
When Berridge and his client Jennifer Bartlett decided they wanted the kitchen upstairs where the light was best, the result was a space with an 11-metre-long counter
Obsessive attention to detail transformed this small space into a natural extension of the apartment and an elegant nod to 1920s style. HOME What
A view was a prerequisite for Heidi Correa and her family when hunting for a weekend home at Palm Beach north of Sydney This modernist house
Although their house was small and pokey, architects Julian Mitchell and Rachel Dodd built a deck first which created some much-needed extra living space A
This Waiheke holiday home creates a balance between public and private living. John Irving of Studio John Irving discusses the inspiration for the design The
From our lifestyle and cooking habits to material and appliance choices, we discover the latest kitchen trends with the lead designers from Fisher & Paykel
Lloyd Hartley Architects have cleverly reworked the dead space of this entryway into the perfect spot to linger a little longer Clever architecture has transformed
Entries for Home of the Year 2017 are now open. Find out how you can take part in the country’s most prestigious awards for residential
A skylight, clever tile design, and black and white accents create a sleek small space in this Mairangi Bay family bathroom Architects Ben Lloyd and
This new-build plays an important role in Wellington’s Oriental Bay. See how clever design has created public and private living spaces Around Wellington, Oriental Parade
A mixture of intelligent design and collaboration was the key to overcoming the many challenges that faced the completion of this hillside home Collaboration was
This playful new house, designed by Chris Kelly from Architecture Workshop, delicately balances public and private personas in Wellington’s Oriental Bay Q & A with Chris Kelly of
In Meadowbank, Auckland, a 1970s marvel by the late Claude Megson is still full of swagger and complexity after being unaltered for four decades Q
A newly renovated, petite St Heliers ensuite bathroom by Studio 106 Architect goes big on rustic texture while managing to keep things modern Architect Dion
It took 10 years and two major earthquakes, but this house built on a steep hillside section in Lyttelton was worth the wait Q &
A new home at Waimauku by Herbst Architects draws inspiration from ‘the African way of living’ to create a home that embraces outside as much
An architect and an industrial designer succeed in melding beach and city together flawlessly in their family home in Westmere, Auckland A family home succeeds
Designer Yvette Jay used Carrara marble tiles to bring elegance to this small Grey Lynn apartment bathroom The details Designer Yvette Jay Location Grey Lynn, Auckland
Rather than seek to respond to the site, a new home at Waimauku by Herbst Architects defines the landscape around it with an interplay of
An architect and an industrial designer succeed in melding beach and city together flawlessly in their family home in Westmere, Auckland Q & A with
An Omaha Beach holiday home’s ensuite bathroom emphasises light and relaxation while managing to accommodate a generous shower space and vanity Designer Julian Guthrie Location Omaha Beach
A ‘counter-intuitive’ design transformed this old villa into a contemporary, private space without compromising the 110-year-old building’s integrity A villa renovation that blends then and now
A sensitive renovation of a heritage-listed Auckland apartment brings light and space without sacrificing any of its charm The Brooklyn building on Emily Place, Auckland Auckland should
A family home in Central Otago’s Gibbston Valley opts for pared-back simplicity in a lavish landscape In the 1960s, the average New Zealand house size
Creating a perfectly simplified home in Central Otago was a welcome exercise in leanness for its owners and architects. They share their top tips for
This beautifully pared-back home on Banks Peninsula comes with a fascinating story – not only was it originally designed as a temporary home that ended
Originally designed as a small, transitional home, the owners of this little studio on Banks Peninsula inadvertently found this 65-square-metre home fulfills all their needs [jwp-video n=”1″] The five rules
The landscape of the Cardrona Valley is big; the 72-square-metre holiday home there that architect Richard Naish of RTA Studio designed for himself and his
A Waiheke Island getaway morphs into a petite, permanent home Waiheke home by Vaughn McQuarrie The morning after the Brexit referendum, I took a ferry
Working within a modest footprint, architect Vaughn McQuarrie injected drama into the design of this simple Waiheke Island home The 5 rules of designing a small
A Cardrona Valley getaway designed by RTA Studios offers big lessons on a small scale A Cardrona Valley hut by RTA Studios that thinks big
An architect designs a studio with bach connotations for an exposed Wellington site with top views Thurston Studio, Wellington Architect: Cushla Thurston Floor area: 45m2 In 2006,
This family home may be petite, but it cleverly provides the owners with everything they need Family home, Wellington Architects: First Light Studio Floor area: 86m2 It
A Wellington couple transformed the flat, barren space at the back of their property into an open-plan studio with sweeping views – all in just 45m2
Depending on the owners’ needs, this flexible space provides an intriguing retreat for guests, as well as executive meetings Torea Studio, Nelson Architects: Tennent Brown Architects
A visionary mid-century social housing project in Wellington stays relevant Centennial Flats Year: 1940 Location: Wellington Architect: Gordon Wilson Everything happens in cycles. Wellington’s Centennial Flats
Wellington’s best apartments are stacked over three levels on top of an existing three-storey building; another example of density done well Wakefield Apartments Project Year: 2001
In Wellington, a set of three intricately planned apartments that sit atop a hefty 1900s warehouse provide the ultimate example of density done well Wakefield Apartments
This unusual home and office in a conservative Christchurch neighbourhood pushes the design boundaries When a tall, thin, aluminium-clad tower rose between Christchurch’s Merivale post office
This tiny tower was designed as a challenge: a chance to consider new forms of accommodation and new typologies within one of the most conservative
A group of 1970s townhouses in Freeman’s Bay, Auckland, offer lessons in smart planning that most cities still seem to ignore These Freeman’s Bay townhouses are
A kitchen by IMO does heavy duty daily for an Auckland family Designer: IMO, in a home by Paterson Architecture Collective and Glamuzina Architects. Brief: For a family
A generous ensuite with an industrial edge was the brief for this inner-city Auckland home, a finalist in 2016’s Home of the Year Awards Architects: Andrea
A finalist in the Home of the Year 2016, this Auckland home makes kitchen design look simple. Architect Anthony Hoete explains the project… Architect: Anthony
An industrial-style kitchen fits right into this Auckland home designed by Andrea Bell and Andrew Kissell Architect: Andrea Bell and Andrew Kissell. Brief: A simple and robust kitchen
Although petite, this Auckland kitchen doesn’t scrimp on style. Architect Henri Sayes of Sayes Studio discusses how good kitchens don’t have to be large Architect
New Zealanders Neha Belton and Tulia Wilson bring fresh new focus to their modernist Sydney pad [jwp-video n=”1″] When Neha Belton and Tulia Wilson
A young Sydney-based Kiwi family transformed the “worst house on the best street” in Sydney’s Woollahra into a stunning example of modern design [jwp-video n=”1″]
A rural retreat in the Wakatipu Basin by Bureaux combines modernity with rusticity Design notebook, Q&A with architects Jessica Barter and Maggie Carroll This is
Wellington architect Jon Craig created his last home in a street dotted with his earlier designs, and infused it with a spirit of optimism for
The late Julian Dashper’s fascinating Auckland studio, with its neat arrangements of art and ephemera, remains just as he left it when he died in
A hilltop home by Fearon Hay in rural west Auckland balances heft and finesse [jwp-video n=”1″] In the rolling green foothills of the Waitakere ranges,
Built in an old orchard in Arrowtown, this family home of sharp angles and galvanised steel isn’t afraid to stand out from the crowd [jwp-video
Sydney-based architect Domenic Alvaro usually designs multi-storey apartment buildings in Sydney. But the techniques he’s applied in this small building can be easily adapted in
