Behind the traditional weatherboard walls of an Auckland villa, a pared-back en suite achieves its quiet ambition of comfort through careful resolution.
The year's best bathroom is part of an extensive renovation that reflects on the family’s long history with this site on a quiet, leafy street in Auckland’s Herne Bay; a very personal sanctuary where memory and materiality converge.
A Hawke’s Bay family set out to transform their Bluff Hill cottage into boutique accommodation, but, as the design progressed, they fell in love with it and decided to make it their permanent home.
The kitchen, side lounge, and bar were conceived as a single, interconnected zone, the bar mirroring the kitchen cabinetry so that both read as one continuous composition of material and form.
Positioned as the bridge between a traditional villa frontage and a contemporary open-plan rear addition, this kitchen layers framed oak veneer cabinetry against a natural stone island that reads as a sculptural, contemporary focal point.
It is often the smallest details that shape how a space is experienced. In the bathroom, a room defined by ritual, these moments take on a particular significance.
Designed by Antonio Citterio for Arclinea, Kora introduces a new design language defined by the curve.
The XPL kitchen by Piero Lissoni for Boffi stems from the idea of reducing a kitchen to its essence: a pure, rigorous volume almost floating in space. The island, a monolithic architectural statement of its own.
Designed by Antonio Citterio for Arclinea, Kora introduces a new design language defined by the curve.
The XPL kitchen by Piero Lissoni for Boffi stems from the idea of reducing a kitchen to its essence: a pure, rigorous volume almost floating in space. The island, a monolithic architectural statement of its own.
Strong biophilic principles grounded by the use of sandy-toned coloured concrete present a juxtaposition of ideas in this coastal home; there’s a natural drama to it that’s equally calming in its allure.
This finely tuned pavilion on Kawau Island by Novak+Middleton balances strength and serenity in equal measure.
A mature pōhutukawa and Scandinavian influences have come together in this jaw-dropping property on Auckland’s North Shore.
This finely tuned pavilion on Kawau Island by Novak+Middleton balances strength and serenity in equal measure.
A mature pōhutukawa and Scandinavian influences have come together in this jaw-dropping property on Auckland’s North Shore.
At the centre of a large rural home in Northland, this kitchen was always destined to be both the family hub and the heart of entertaining — the visual anchor for the wider design.
Fantini’s Sailing tapware, with its precise lines and subtle maritime influences, anchors the 2025 Bathroom of the Year — a perfect foil to the room’s softly sculpted, enveloping composition.
In Wānaka, this holiday home’s interior by Strutt Studios relies on a touch of Bauhaus and a lot of bravery for a refreshing and forward-thinking design.
Fantini’s Sailing tapware, with its precise lines and subtle maritime influences, anchors the 2025 Bathroom of the Year — a perfect foil to the room’s softly sculpted, enveloping composition.
It’s a brave homeowner who dares to attempt an entirely monochromatic space, but in this Westmere home, the brief didn’t shy away from causing intrigue. For this is a home that steals itself from the neighbourhood, and stealthily hides its contents from neighbours.
On a central Wellington street, architect John Mills weaves old and new into a rhythmic tapestry of texture and colour, in which the landscape becomes internal and the strange subtly familiar.
A dilapidated former convent in Grey Lynn has a new lease of life as a luxury boutique hotel with striking interiors that celebrate the building’s origins.
