Past Winners

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.

In arguably one of the finest examples of Spanish Revival architecture in Palmerston North, Annika Rowson has designed a showstopping kitchen of romantic glamour and artful detail.

Overlooking the gentle horseshoe of Ōmaha Bay, a substantial addition to a 25-year-old home introduces an intriguing narrative of nautical influences, organic forms, and enduring symmetry.

Set among protected wetlands on the Kāpiti Coast, this rural home by Studio Pacific Architecture uses sculpture, environmental nous, and scale for a living environment that is full of heart.

Presented with a relatively unusual brief, HOME’S Emerging Designer of the Year, Lou Stringer of Said Studio, conceived of a series of spaces that are highly relatable for generations young and old.

This mid-century inspired Mt Eden interior by at.space and MAUD Architecture offers a masterclass in texture and tactility, biophilia, and timeless sophistication.

Inspired by confectionery and brutalism, this year’s Kitchen of the Year winning entry, designed by Annika Rowson, is a recipe for domestic and viral success.

So much of this Taranaki home — by Crosson Architects and Ko & Ko — has been designed to reach for the stars, both visually and aspirationally.

Architects Gerald Parsonson and Craig Burt of Parsonson Architects discuss their process of designing two exquisite apartments in Wellington with Passive House

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Cheshire Architects are behind the second phase of an exciting Auckland apartment development SKHY apartments This is what well-designed denser living can …

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Omaha Retreat: The 2025 Bathroom of the Year

Overlooking the gentle horseshoe of Ōmaha Bay, a substantial addition to a 25-year-old home introduces an intriguing narrative of nautical influences, organic forms, and enduring symmetry.

Willow Glen

Presented with a relatively unusual brief, HOME’S Emerging Designer of the Year, Lou Stringer of Said Studio, conceived of a series of spaces that are highly relatable for generations young and old.

Colour Blocked: The 2024 Resene Colour Award Winner

When you devour design in all its guises, it’s natural to want to test out ideas you pick up along the way. Fortunately for Kate Rogan and Eva Nash of Rogan Nash Architects, their business is fertile ground for such evolved experimentation

The house that dowel built

From the street, this little house is barely visible; it’s tucked away neatly on a rear site. There’s a hint of the gabled red brick form but little else.

The 2023 Bathroom of the Year: Woodland Dance

Drawing on modernist and Japanese influences, and recreating the distinctive tonal interplay of dappled light on a forest floor, this Grey Lynn bathroom offers an enchanting take on spatial design where beauty and accessibility coexist.

Of human scale

This internationalist interior by Arent&Pyke is a soulful expression of creativity and intimacy.

New Zealand’s best interiors revealed

An internationalist Queenstown home, a Waiheke cabin for the creative at heart, and an Auckland bathroom inspired by dappled light on a forest floor took out the top honours at the 2023 Interior of the Year Awards.