And the finalists are…
The judges have visited the homes, and some tough calls have been made. So we’re delighted to present the six finalists in the
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The judges have visited the homes, and some tough calls have been made. So we’re delighted to present the six finalists in the
Here are five bathrooms that shun clinical clichés in favour of rich materials, and spaces worth luxuriating in. Each is suffused with natural light, including Fearon
There is a strange power to the spaces that artists have occupied, the rooms in which they have crated their work. In the early 1950s,
Cheshire Architects win the 2014 Home of the Year award for their tiny, twin cabins nestled in an inlet of the Kaipara Harbour 2014: Nat
The 2013 Home of the Year winner is a curvaceous home designed by Stevens Lawson Architects that perches on the headland on Waiheke Island 2013:
Nestled amongst dark branches of gnarled pohutukawa is the Piha house by Herbst Architects, the winner of the 2012 Home of the Year award [jwp-video
From Kare Kare beach, the Home of the Year 2011 is invisible but for a slot of sky reflected in the long horizontal windows of
2010: Stevens Lawson’s Wanaka geometry It started with a piece of paper, a square of white parchment standing in for golden contours beside a sparkling
The 2009 Home of the Year stands proudly in a beautiful landscape on Waiheke Island, two tall cedar volumes that act as bookends to the
Named ‘Signal Box’, the 2008 winner sits on a discreet back-section near the Masterton railway station combining imagination and great practicality 2008: Melling Morse’s Signal
2007: Harbourside darkness by Stevens Lawson The winner of the Home of the Year 2007 is an enigmatic dwelling that lies above tidal mudflats in the
An intimate embrace of native and exotic trees facing the waters of Wellington harbour, and tended by the same family of fanatical gardeners for a
When the team from Mitchell Stout architects first ascended into the King Country, they were not disappointed by the destination 2005: Mitchell & Stout’s King
An alluring combination of solidity and symbolism is embodied in this Bay of Islands holiday home – the winner of the 2004 Home of the Year Award
Architect Ken Crosson’s seductively simple bach on Otama Beach on the Coromandel Peninsula won our Home of the Year award in 2003 and the Home
2002: Stevens Lawson’s first win If this Auckland home was a person, you could perhaps describe it as being contemporary, but aware of the past,
Gerald Parsonson’s combination of cutting-edge architecture and family comfort produced this light and dynamic bach that won the 2001 Home of the Year 2001: Gerald
Tim Hay and Jeff Fearon were just 27 and 28 respectively when they won the Home of the Year award in 2000 with this retreat
Gerrad Hall won the 1999 Home of the Year, aged 28, with the first house he ever designed: a courtyard house on a tiny Auckland
The 1998 winner is comprised of a simple mono-pitched roof that hovers delicately above the house’s skeletal structure where views continue uninterrupted 1998: A Bay
A disciplined palette of materials in a series of abstracted geometric shapes formed the winner of the 1997 Home of the Year by Felicity Wallace
1996: Architectus design our first Home of the Year The winning design of the first Home of the Year in 1996 is still home to
Light and space for a Brooklyn artist To wake up surrounded by your own work would be, for many, the surprise twist in the plot
We discover how the stripped back design of this Wanaka retreat was inspired by family camping trips and vernacular sheds Summer simplicity at rest in
There is simply no excuse for a basic bathroom. These five from Patterson Associates, Assembly Architects, Herbst and Wendy Shacklock run the gamut from intimate,
Writer Claire McCall’s new book, Green Modern: Eco-Conscious Contemporary New Zealand Homes, celebrates contemporary architecture with a green edge. Here, she shares images of some
Light and clarity on a precipitous Wellington site You’re looking for a site to build a house on. You have a blended family of six
For chefs Natalia Schamroth and Carl Koppenhagen, their new kitchen is the culmination of four years spent “desperate” to get out of the cramped, closed-off
Spend a beach holiday at this dream Coromandel bach Most people design holiday houses as places to get away from it all, but David Berridge
An unstable foundation meant the original 1930s home on this section had to be demolished, which helped make way for a clean-design-slate. Light and air
An architect and interior designer’s surprising shipping container getaway When it comes to designing their own homes, my parents are far from traditional. My father
From the pool and its simple, charming pavilion, the owners can take in sweeping views of the Kaipara Harbour and the surrounding countryside This pool
When Anthony Goicolea – a Cuban-American artist with strong ties to New Zealand – embarked on building his house in Williamsburg, New York, he
Architect Pam Ingram collaborated with graphic designer Peter Roband to renovate the Arch Hill apartment he shares with his partner Lindsay Spedding. The apartment now
A Waiheke beach house in a tranquil bay Waiheke Island’s eastern coast is a different country from the western end’s rolling slopes and gentle white-sand
This home on Auckland’s North Shore is three levels of unapologetically bold architecture. Love it or hate it, it’s built to make a statement The
One long, lean house and an unforgettable view The image above is such a showstopper it requires an explanation. First, the location: a peninsula north
After living by a strict minimalist approach in Auckland, this Gibbston Valley home came as welcome relief, allowing this family live comfortably The Carnachan house
This home hugs the landscape and takes its design cues from local birdlife The Waimea Inlet is a twitcher’s paradise. Sheltered by the low form
The generous proportions of this holiday home kitchen allow it to comfortably cater for four generations. It was designed by Morgan Cronin, who explains that the
A former Auckland dental clinic is comfortable in its new location and second life as an uncomplicated bach A former dental clinic is reincarnated lakeside
This Marlborough bathroom makes the most of the view from Cloudy Bay vineyard’s guest quarters; it also takes care to emphasise the landscape, which, in addition to
The clients of this Ponsonby renovation didn’t want a typical villa kitchen. Designer Serban Teodorescu of T Plus Architects transformed the space into a ‘day zone’
A blissfully unaltered 1958 home by Cedric Firth Our family has lived in our home in Ngaio, Wellington, for four years. My partner, Sharon Jansen,
Architects Pete Ritchie and Bronwen Kerr of Kerr Ritchie Architects lined up all the utility spaces in this small Arrowtown home along its southern wall,
In 1954, Heather Lomas worked with Peter Middleton on the design of her family home in Hamilton, as elegant today as it was when
Like their counterparts in suburbs around the country, the homes in Mount Maunganui tend to follow accepted norms. That is, until you turn down
For this Freemans Bay renovation, options for the new kitchen layout were hampered by existing concrete block walls; architect Belinda George’s solution to this challenge
A holiday home and private escape on Waiheke Island Passersby can be forgiven for not realising this Waiheke Island house by architect Andre Hodgskin even
The client brief for this Wellington cottage was to create a “workable bathroom” in the confined space. To overcome this challenge, William Giesen of Atelierworkshop
This art collector created his own display space in a 1950s Los Angeles apartment designed by the pioneering modernist designer A. Quincy Jones A gallery
Although this beachside kitchen has floor-to-ceiling sliding doors, the cantilevered upper level of the house stops it from feeling too exposed. Here, designer Nick Strachan
This Waiheke house may look like a cold, metal box but inside it’s offset by a warm, wooden interior that garners inspiration from traditional villas
Sam and Emily fell easily for the charms of this 1959 modernist home, which has remained virtually unchanged since it was built Fashion designer Emily
Rare in New York apartments, this home has a large ensuite bathroom that feels both spacious and private. Here, New York artist Anthony Goicolea tells why this
The brief Richard Naish received for this Stable Lane kitchen was for a large, sociable family kitchen that, while modern, still fit the century-old building. A
This Devonport home by Bull O’Sullivan Architecture is dominated by timber. The clients’ brief for the bathroom was to create a luxurious escape from the
Designed by acclaimed modernist architect Alex Bowman, this Nelson home was transformed to fit its new family while staying true to the original aesthetic How a
Careful lighting and a darker palette create moody intimacy in this bathroom by Pattersons. Davor Popadich explains how they achieved the intimate quality without sacrificing function and utility.
Kitchen designer Morgan Cronin has packed an extraordinary amount of living space into a long, narrow room in his 1930s home. “As a
The biggest design challenge for this former holiday home was to create a kitchen space that would accommodate friends and family preparing food together, without
The kitchen of this hilltop home in Muriwai is visible from afar, and designer Bruce Messick of Avantgarde wanted to ensure it blended seamlessly into its
The bathroom in this Waiheke Island beach house offers lessons in simplicity. Here, Julian Guthrie explains how careful planning and selection of materials can produce a
Taking cues from famous houses, Michael O’Sullivan confidently combined materials to create this luxurious, well-crafted North Shore kitchen. Here, O’Sullivan discusses the similarities to his
A careful insertion of colour enlivens this Sydney bathroom by Pohio Adams Architects. The design also takes full advantage of the natural light offered, complemented
The brief for this Whangarei Heads kitchen was to meld the indoor and outdoor spaces. Lance Herbst of Herbst Architects created two covered decks, offering
The brief for the kitchen in this Waiheke Island home was separation and a unique sense of character for each space in the house. Architect
This open-plan bathroom in the 2013 Home of the Year is a continuation of the fluid, shell-like overall design. Architect Gary Lawson describes how the bathroom
It is often said that constraints are a vital part of creating good architecture – that without any limitations to frame a project, an architect’s
When Maggie Carroll of Auckland’s Bureaux Architects decided to renovate the bathroom in her own apartment, she decided that the small space didn’t mean she
The stripped-back living quarters of LA-based artist Fiona Connor allows her space to create Fiona Connor toys with architecture in her work, planting structural
When Christchurch architect Duval O’Neill of Herriot + Melhuish was asked to renovate a modernist 1960s home originally designed by Ernest A. Kalnins, one of
A Wellington bathroom by Parsonson Architects takes its cues from an amazing view. The palette of the sea and bush is brought inside by the blue
The clients for this coastal Narrow Neck home wanted their bathroom to take full advantage of the views of Rangitoto Clever design helps to keep
This kitchen renovation by Neil McLachlan of Neil McLachlan Design aimed to modernise the functionality of the space, and also bring it into alignment with the Arts
Ana O’Connell of Lovell O’Connell Architects believes a good kitchen should reflect the food culture of the people who will use it. This Wanaka kitchen acts