Into the wild: a luxe cabin at the bottom of the South Island
22 July 2021
On a southern beach where seals come ashore and kārearea hunt, this bunker-like holiday home was designed to tread lightly on the land.
Home of the Year
In detail: Feather House
17 June 2021
Jeremy Smith from Irving Smith Architects talks to HOME about the intricacies of Feather House, the 2021 Small Home of the Year.
Rural Home of the Year 2021: Hill to Horizon House
3 June 2021
The 2021 Rural Home of the Year explores retreat and openness, gracefully unfolding between retired paddock and coastline.
Home of the Year 2021: Black Quail House
3 June 2021
A mature and restrained response to an awe-inspiring location. The architect has combined a wide range of influences — from Sri Lankan to her own, impressive international career — to achieve a quintessentially local response to site, context, and history.
City Home of the Year 2021: House on Takapuna Beach
3 June 2021
A challenging tight suburban site competently handled via good planning, excellent control of views and nice separation of guest quarters from the main house by bridge.
Multi-Unit Home of the Year 2021: FARM House
3 June 2021
Although modest in size and budget, this Auckland multi-generational home puts the client at its heart while at the same time future-proofing the asset for any potential uses that might eventuate.
Small Home of the Year 2021: Feather House
3 June 2021
It takes a certain level of daredevilry and nous to convince a client to build a two-bedroomed home for a family of five.
In profile: Bergendy Cooke
3 June 2021
An interview with Bergendy Cooke, the architect responsible for the 2021 Home of the Year, Black Quail House, in Bannockburn, Otago.
Introducing the finalists: Home of the Year 2021
27 April 2021
HOME magazine is delighted to announce that the Home of the Year 2021 finalists have been selected.
The judges’ travelogue: Day five – Queenstown to Auckland
23 March 2021
We step into a house with a naturally warm interior and designers with impeccable understanding of what it takes to create and monitor the performance of a family home.
The judges’ travelogue: Day four – Southland, Otago
22 March 2021
Today, the judges explore Southland and Otago, discuss sustainability, designing in remote locations, and New Zealand as a whole.
The judges’ travelogue: Day three – Nelson, Christchurch, Invercargill
18 March 2021
Today, the judges explore homes that were designed and built by architects and their friends and family – places of soulful moments, spatial experimentation and an overtly playful approach to design.
The judges’ travelogue: Day two – Hamilton, Raglan, Coromandel
17 March 2021
It’s when we end up right behind a lonesome cow frantically trotting ahead of our van that it dawns on me: we are now judging the Rural Home of the Year category.
The judges’ travelogue: Day one – Auckland to Hamilton
16 March 2021
This week, we follow the Home of the Year 2021 judges as they embark on an ambitious architectural journey around New Zealand.
The Home of the Year 2020 Best Retreat is a spellbinding Waiheke home
2 April 2020
This extraordinary house by Cheshire Architects is filled with dynamic spaces where everything you touch has texture and history. The brief from the clients was to make a house that could feed 30 but feed none, which has created a house that is both grand
A Wanaka home wins the Best Colour and Detail award thanks to Dulux
2 April 2020
Faced with a flat grassy site on the outskirts of Wānaka, PAC Studio and Steven Lloyd created an intriguing house around a series of courtyards Faced with a flat grassy site on the outskirts of Wānaka, PAC Studio and Steven Lloyd created a house around