Lobank House
Photographer: Simon Devitt The clients wanted a house to retire to that would meet their needs for the next thirty years. A solid, warm, sunny, private, and secure house was desired that would allow enjoyment of the adjacent garden. The house and surrounds also needed to be fully accessible to cope with the constant […]
Kashiwa House
Photographer: Kashiwa Photography This new house is on a beautiful site looking out over Tasman Bay on the outskirts of Nelson. The house is composed of a long north-facing wing to take advantage of the sun and views, and a wing running east-west that creates a sheltered courtyard. A palate of timber, plywood, and […]
Verandah House
Photographer: Kate MacPherson This new home is built on part of the clients’ family farm. It is designed to be comfortable for two people but easily expands to accommodate the influx of extended family. It is a relaxed, casual series of covered and open spaces designed to maximise the views and offer ultimate flexibility. […]
Ryan House
Photographer: Sarah Rowlands Designed for a builder client and his family, this rural house draws from the rural vernacular. Sitting powerfully on the site, the mass of this large house is managed and celebrated in an organised and purposeful linear manner, gable forms are clearly read and stitched together with a strong flat roof […]
Desmond Street
Photographer: Sarah Rowlands Planned to embrace the sun and social street frontage, this family home opens to the north – blurring the interface between spaces and providing flexible, year-round living. Garaging and parking are demoted to the rear of the site, allowing decks, pool and outdoor living zones to flow together at the front […]
Bronte House
Photographer: Simon Devitt Relocating from Christchurch, the clients had a simple, clear brief. They wanted a single-level building that could hardly be noticed because it would be as one with its setting. The 7016m² section is surrounded by neighbouring vineyards and captures beautiful views as it rolls gently down towards the Waimea Estuary. Within […]
Vineyard House
Photographer: Sarah Rowlands Designed for a growing family on the site of an old vineyard, the clients wanted a house that took in the views over the vines to the hills beyond and provided a warm, modern solution for their family. Sited well back from the road toward the edge of a bank, we […]
Modern Farm House
Semi-industrial style, super functional, and spacious was the vision for this incredible architectural home. Every inch of the 452sqm home has been carefully thought out. Clever design and colour selections have been made to complement each room and add personality. The positioning of the home was crucial to maximise the sun but to […]
Cherry Bay
Photographer: Paul McCredie A bach for friends, designed to disappear into its Queen Charlotte Sound bush setting and support an abundance of holiday activity, visitors and fun. Large covered external spaces link open-plan living with private withdrawal areas providing an easy holiday type of inhabitation. Generous physical and visual connections link living areas west to […]
Bonita Room Alteration
Photographer: Patrick Reynolds A rearrangement of a much-loved but too-small house into a home for a family of five through the addition of around 12m2 and reconfiguration of internal spaces. New private areas are set to share space and be recessive away from the extensive glazed living areas of this 1960’s modernist house.
Tahunanui House
Photographer: Patrick Reynolds Good people make buildings sing and this old house sang its best. It was a happy home, full of art, adventure, and adhoc; all despite having an entry that walked past bedrooms, circulation without light, and a garden that was hard to find. “Privacy would help and some straightening please, just […]
House with Villa Silhouette
Photographer: Patrick Reynolds A house after the Christchurch quakes. One creative home comes down, another goes up, the new silhouetting the old, reminding, resettling, providing lineage. Where the former villa sat square and inward, the new layers out across the southern view, shaping to the silhouette for light, and framing a greater appreciation of the […]
Offset Shed House
Photographer: Patrick Reynolds From a context of accrued simple shed-esk dwellings in an isolated and south-facing New Zealand coastal surf community, a strategy of sequencing building ‘sets’ (aka surf) was generated to scale new forms to its surroundings. New ‘shed’ sets are then offset to allow seasonal living, circulation, and privacy options and for […]
12 Year House
Photographer: Patrick Reynolds 12 years of getting ready and moving from farm to lifestyle. Remarkably the design changed very little in the wait; it never was about fashion, more being a new kind of farmhouse, one with a lifestyle. 12 Year House embeds to a narrow stretch of good ground, sheltering into the rocky […]
Bronte Road House
Photographer: Paul McCredie This project is a new home for a retired couple and their large family. It is set on a rolling Arcadian site near Mapua overlooking the Waimea estuary and the hills beyond including Mount Arthur. The house is formed from three tilting volumes that traverse along the slope of the land. […]
Villa to Village Alteration
Photographer: Patrick Reynolds A family is a village, but not in a disjointed house, garage, shed, and garden; It takes more than decks to connect. Here buildings exist without each other, as Compositional rather than Group Forms. Each building is subtly re-worked and re-finished within existing footprints, plate heights, and heritage provisions, then collated […]
Superior Project
We were so lucky to be apart of this superior project turning an old shed into this incredible space! From the recycled timber floors, tongue and groove white washed walls to the stunning Burlington tap ware, custom made joinery and concrete bench top this new space is simply stunning! All the styling and finishing […]
Annandale Shepherd’s Cottage
Awards: NZIA Canterbury Architecture Awards 2013 We restored the old original shepherd’s cottage at the centre of the Annandale Farm to create a facility that would provide a romantic experience as well as a general day trip location. The cottage is lightly conserved in keeping with its historical working origins. Its historic structure was adapted […]
Naisoso Island, Fiji
Located on Naisoso Island next to Fiji’s mainland island of Viti Levu in the tropical South Pacific, the project faces the Mamanuca and Yasawa islands to the west. This is a new-world tropical home, designed to reconcile security with open contemporary living in an almost fantasy setting. It is also a house designed to be […]
Country House in the City
Situated in the leafy suburb this brief asked for a life of garden, family, and food. The home’s plan centres around the utility of two big rooms, a big farmhouse kitchen and a working garden room all surrounded by greenery to give the senses a sophisticated feel of a rambling country house. A long, double-ended […]
Foxton Beach House
This home for Foxton locals is situated overlooking the mouth of the Manawatu River. Its Architecture builds from a typology of first floor living commonly found lining New Zealand coastal communities. It is located within the rivers flood plain risk and areas at ground level are designed to be sacrificial. Above these is an arrangement […]
Scrubby Bay House
This is a robust farmhouse set as the centrepiece of a remote, symmetrical and thundering surf beach. It is sited on one of New Zealand’s iconic coastal sheep and cattle stations as a base camp for farm experiences. It is accessed by helicopter from Christchurch Airport or by a farm track. The house was commissioned […]
Seascape Retreat
A romantic beachside cottage is set into a rock escarpment in a tiny boulder strewn South Pacific cove. It is a shelter designed as a honeymoon retreat for paying guests consisting of just three rooms, a lobby, living/sleeping and a bathroom. This retreat is built using all local materials and is constructed largely from rock […]
Parihoa House
Awards: Winner of the 2009 NZIA Local Architecture Award A rural castle on a wind-swept hill, this home responds to the environment as a fortress enclosing a luxury sanctuary for family living. Positioned in a rugged landscape with sometimes harsh weather this contemporary house nestles into the hillside with magnificent panoramic views of the […]
Maungakawa House
A home for a young creative family and their small art collection, which began with a painted work by Gordon Walters. The client’s brief, like many Walters paintings, asked for the design to also use the calm of the painting as a starting point. The resulting plan outline is radially symmetrical. This creates a sense […]
K Valley House
Photographer: Patrick Reynolds Contractor: Doug Fleming Awards: NZIA Auckland architecture award 2016 HOME Magazine Home of the Year Winner 2016 The clients are a childless couple, a director and camera operator in the film industry, their jobs involve them filming on location for stretches of time. This house is the space to which they […]
Kawakawa House
Photographer: Patrick Reynolds Contractor: Ian Riggans Awards: NZIA Sir Ian Athfield Award for Housing 2018 HOME Magazine Home of the Year Winner 2018 NZIA National Architecture Award – Housing 2018 HOME Magazine Home of the Year Best Retreat 2018 Dezeen Award – Rural House of the Year. Top Six Shortlist 2019 NZIA Auckland Architecture […]
Under Pohutukawa
Photographer: Patrick Reynolds A beach house for a couple at Piha North The site with which we were presented was extremely challenging in that it was 90% covered in mature pohutukawa trees, the site being a part of a continuous belt of forest that edges the road along the beachfront. The circumstances not so […]
The Blackbird
Photographer: Simon Devitt From a distance the house sits like a blackbird atop a hill, watching and waiting (a nod to the legend of Maui and Tieke): with its black vertical sheet metal corrugate cladding and matching black aluminium joinery. The profile of the house is an elegant gable that peers through the surrounding […]
Bookends
Photographer: Jackie Meiring Designed for a couple who work in academia, this versatile home in Waipu has bookends on either side of a large central living space. At one end, a private area incorporates a large office (from which to work from home) with the main bedroom retreat (with bathroom and walk-in wardrobe), media […]
Business at the front, party at the back
Photographer: Simon Devitt This thoughtfully renovated 1920’s character home in Auckland’s Westmere makes the most of its site. The homeowners are very social and many of their events centre around cooking and entertaining: to them, the experience of creating a meal is the expression of love and generosity. The adjacent outdoor kitchen furthers this, […]
The Stage and the Cave
Photographer: Simon Devitt This thoughtfully renovated character villa in Auckland’s Grey Lynn makes the most of its long thin site. The villa houses four bedrooms and two bathrooms. Walking from the street to the front door you follow the central hallway and are led down a few steps taking you from the villa to […]
To keep you Home
Photographer: Simon Devitt This house speaks to New Zealand vernacular with its black long run metal cladding and aluminium joinery. It is a City Home, the sought after Westmere site is the result of a subdivision and now the L-shaped home anchors to one corner with a 100-year-old pohutukawa directly opposite. The front facade […]
Your Home is Your Castle
Photographer: Simon Devitt A large and dramatic cast concrete home by Cockle Bay waterfront definitely is the client’s castle. The clients wanted to express their bold personalities by incorporating their many vintage and industrial pieces into the design. Helping him bring these quirky elements together made it a fun project. The home is on […]
Pavillion House
Photographer: Sarah Rowlands Photography Three contrasting forms come together in this family home – which was a solution to the challenge of a long and very narrow site and consciously fits in with its surrounding neighbours and the wider Redcliffs neighbourhood context. The brief was for an easy to navigate, functional family home that […]
Mountain House
Awards: 2020 Architecture MasterPrize – Residential Architecture 2019 New Zealand Architecture Award – Housing Category 2019 World Architecture Festival Award, Finalist – House 2019 NZIA Southern Architecture Award – Housing Category 2019 New Zealand Home of the Year – Best Retreat 2018 World Architecture Festival Award, Finalist – House Future Projects Nestled in the Wakatipu […]
Buckletons Bach
Photographer: Patrick Reynolds Awards: 2020 NZIA Auckland Architecture Award – Housing Category This south-facing coastal site is only 20m from the high tide mark and sits between 2m and 5m above sea-level with an overland flow path across the site that floods whenever there is significant rain. With sea-level rising and climate change bringing […]
Black Estate
Photographer: Stephen Goodenough Awards: 2012 NZIA Architecture Awards – Commercial 2013 NZIA Canterbury Architecture Awards – Commercial The requirement was for a building to provide a cellar door and cafe as well as accommodation for the vintner’s family. These functions are accommodated within one singular form through a linear progression of spaces. The extended […]
Takatu House
Photographer: Simon Devitt Awards: 2019 NZIA Auckland Architecture Award – Housing Category Located amongst a small settlement of baches near the beach on the Tawharanui Peninsula, the Takatu House nestles into the base of a bush covered hill overlooking farmland. The spaces are divided by function, with living and sleeping pavilions housed under separate […]
Abberley House
Photographer: Patrick Reynolds Awards: 2019 NZIA Canterbury Architecture Award – Housing Category Located on Abberley Crescent between St Albans and Merivale this small and narrow property runs between 2 street frontages, Abberley Crescent and Kinleys Lane. The client requested an alteration to their existing Victorian worker’s cottage to expand for an imminent addition to […]
E-type House
Photographer: Patrick Reynolds A family home on a 590sqm suburban site, set in an inner-city suburb amongst wooden villas and bungalows. The roof forms echo the lines of neighbouring properties on this north-facing (sunny-side-up) slope. The floorplan is the shape of a capital ‘E’ and gradually steps up the sloping site. Entry and circulation […]
Cardrona Hut
Photographer: Patrick Reynolds The Cardrona Hut is a small holiday home for a family of 5, nestled among the mountains of the Southern Alps. It is a modest space to bring friends and family together. Drawing influence from the essence of local vernacular architecture, such as: the tramping hut, miner’s cottages or rural barns, […]
Art Collectors House
Photographer: Marina Matthews An extensive renovation of an existing dwelling, creating both a gallery for artwork and eclectic furniture and a sumptuous, eminently livable home. An arrangement of gable-form roofs cluster along the site, culminating with the addition of a large, Living pavilion. The expansive scale of this pavilion is not understood from the […]
McAdam House
Photographer: Ben Ruffell Reflecting the alpine roof forms of mountain chalets, the steep roof pitches of the two main pavilions are given a sense of movement by dynamic fascias which extend out at the ridge and angle back toward the glazing line. These roof forms are anchored by solid stone walls which define outdoor living […]
Springbank Cottage
Arrowtown An extension to a historic cottage set in beautiful, established gardens. The cottage did not meet the needs of this growing family, but the owners did not want to create a historical pastiche. Nor did they want something slick and modern in contrast to the cottage and its surroundings. A concept of ruined fragments […]
McKellar Drive House
Photographer: Ben Arthur A diagonal roofline creates a strong, sculptural form reflective of the jagged peaks and crags of the adjacent Remarkables mountain range. To the street, the roof folds down to the ground, creating an impenetrable exterior in profiled metal and Corten steel. Glazing is angular, reflecting the oblique spatial forms of the interior. […]
Doyle House
Arrowtown Situated on a stunning property with rolling hills, expansive views and established gardens, the existing dwelling was first built by the owners in the 90s. The house had a cottage aesthetic with limited glazing and small spaces. The owners wished to open up the interior and increase connections to the exterior. Keen art-collectors, they […]
‘Over the Sea’ Beach House
This house, built as a permanent home for its owners, occupies the very last site before the reserve leading to Cathedral Cove. It is a spectacular site with commanding views down to Hahei beach and along the Coromandel coastline. It is also a very exposed site, so it was designed with two solid walls facing […]
Aro Hā Retreat
The project is ambitious in its vision – to create a ‘community space that fosters the connection between nature, wellness, and humanity’s need for transition to a regenerative existence’. The sustainability aspirations of the Aro Hā project are equally ambitious. Aro Hā is designed to be able to operate the facility for periods with-out connection […]
Haunui House
Photographer: Paul McCredie The key concept for the house is that of a wind fence, a long narrow form that is aspected to the north and views, whilst allowing transparency and sunlight to filter inside. This form provides a sheltered outdoor space to the south of the dwelling.
Toko Ngawa House
The design arranges mono-pitched roofs parallel to the slopes at the top of the cliff-edge and retains skyline trees, minimizing the bulk and impact of the building from the coast. The house is located at the end of the headland ridge and laid out like a necklace of spaces around the contour, leaving a flat […]
Torea House
Photographer: Paul McCredie The design strategy arose from the site decision to place the dwelling below the ridgeline and shape and terrace the slope to accommodate the dwelling. Working closely with landscape architect Megan Wraight, the terraces were arranged to afford a northern aspect for solar access views to Mapua inlet through which the […]
Torea Studio
Photographer: Paul McCredie The building is composed of ‘folded’ triangular cross-laminated-timber (CLT) panels clad in charcoal coloured seamed zinc, that form both the enclosure of the building and a series of protected outdoor spaces beneath the ‘wings’. The interior is a series of simple cave-like rooms with the interior of the CLT panels exposed, […]
St James Avenue
Photographer: Sarah Crozier Designed for families, executive couples and retirees alike, these two-storey townhouses are nestled next to St. James Park on a tree-lined street. Each home contains a touch of luxury. European Oak flooring, premium appliances, Italian tapware and tiles are all installed in each home. And to accommodate any family, the master bedroom […]
Niger Street
Unique and built over four levels, these architectural townhouses were our first development in Wanaka. Both properties showcase breathtaking lake views out towards the alps, and the combination of American Oak, Red Beech and Cedar compliment the surrounding environment to create a naturally modern space.
Fendalton Road
Photographer: Sarah Crozier Rebuilt after the earthquakes, this modern bungalow features eye-catching floor-to-ceiling windows and oak floors throughout the lower level. Powder-coated steel and oak wind up the stairs to the bedrooms that maximise sunlight through the raking windows.
Colombo Street
Photographer: Sarah Crozier A development at the top end of Colombo Street, the challenge of this build was to deliver sound, stylish architectural houses to a tight budget. By working closely with the client, we were able to make the right decisions from the get-go to make the project a success. The combination of […]
Tom’s House
The built form draws inspiration from the rural shed with a simple metal skin wrapping over walls and roof. The shed form is given a modern interpretation with the gable running across the diagonal, creating dynamic elevations relating to the dramatic mountain landscape. The asymmetrical ridgeline slopes down to follow the contour of the land […]
Mt Iron
Located under the partial shadow of the bare schist outcrops of Mount Iron, the site, though within a medium-density subdivision, retains natural elements of this foothill grassland with kanuka scrub and the long dry grasses distinctive of the region. The client, a relative of the architect, responded to this natural beauty, which includes views over […]
Lodge at The Hills
Located at the edge of a plateau, The Remarkables and Lake Hayes to the south-west, and Arrowtown to the northeast, an extensive alteration to an existing house to convert it into a multi-purpose building to function as a lodge whilst maintaining its primary function as a house for two people. The concept is a farmyard […]
Lake Hayes Cottage
The site is at the edge of a large rural setting with established trees, with horses grazing in the surrounding paddocks. The client brief was to take an existing dilapidated cottage and create a two-bedroom home. The old weatherboard cottage has been relocated to a low terrace nestled against the side of a steep hill […]
Hunter Road
This rural Queenstown project was a dramatic reimagining of an existing home. The building was almost completely refinished, with the addition of a new living wing and an extended bedroom wing, both of which respond to the existing building form. The house is rural in nature, with crisp metal pitched roofs and a combination of […]
Copper House
The brief was for a house that challenged the client, a house reflective of the area. A holiday home for two people or to accommodate 12 people, to be long-lasting for them, their children and their children’s children. The site is steep, rising about 15m from east to west, built on rock overlooking Lake Wakatipu […]
Aosta
Photographer: Kate Roberge / Isabella Garland / Jono Hay Awards: NZIA 2020 Southern Architecture Awards Winner ‘This project demonstrates how a simple and affordable design coupled with a refreshingly ambitious spirit can deliver a laudable outcome for a business client. In the uplifting project, a new layout provides visual engagement for the restaurant’s staff […]
Wings House
Photographer: Sarah Rowlands Photography Awards: 2020 Trends International Design Awards – TIDA New Zealand Architect Home of the Year – Highly Commended Award This modern contemporary family home was built for a young family on a spacious lifestyle property, located in Halswell, Christchurch. The brief was for a family home that would capture the […]
Urban Village Townhouses
Photographer: Sarah Rowlands Photography Awards: 2020 TIDA New Zealand Homes – Highly Commended Award Located near Christchurch central city, the Urban Village Townhouses are designed for medium-density urban living. The brief was to provide 6 triple floored free-standing townhouses that would capture the sun and provide private indoor-outdoor living away from the street edge. […]
Red Rock House
Photographer: Sarah Rowlands Photography Awards: 2019 NZIA Canterbury Local Housing Architecture Award 2019 NZIA Resene Colour Award 2019 Trends International Design Awards (TIDA) New Zealand Architect New Home of the Year – Winner 2020 Architecture MasterPrize (AMP) Winner – Residential Architecture, Single Family Category Located on a tiny steep hillside section, this modern family […]
Mount Pleasant Valley House
Photographer: Lightforge Photography Mount Pleasant, Christchurch Awards: 2018 NZIA Canterbury Housing Award 2018 NZIA Canterbury Awards Jury Comments: “A confident rebuild” is how the jury described this house, and they noted it was one positive outcome from the earthquakes. The black cedar and steel exterior is juxtaposed with the light and airy feel of […]
Contemporary Nautical Beach House
As a priority, the brief for this contemporary new build had to deliver privacy from beachgoers whilst maintaining the picture-window outlook to the spectacular sea views. In acknowledgement of the coastal environment, this Hahei holiday home has a nautical theme running through its design. Top-level structures are inspired by traditional boatsheds while fixed sail shades […]
Marlborough House
Photographer: Borrmeister Architects Ltd Award: NZIA Local Award for Architecture 2013 (Nelson / Marlborough) NZIA Jury Citation – “A carefully considered cluster of small building forms and their associated courtyards in a rural context completes stage 2 of a project which began with a small weekend retreat some eight years ago. The house is […]
Pegasus House
Photographer: Stephen Goodenough A small house on a golf course by a stream. This house consists of three cedar boxes anchored by a long concrete wall, all separated by large glass windows that afford different vistas out into the landscape. Large glazed sliding doors that recess back into the structure allow access out to […]
Sliding House
Photographer: Dennis Radermacher Tai Tapu, Canterbury A new five-bedroom family home balances on top of a rolling hill. The site is exposed, with expansive views toward the Southern Alps, Lake Ellesmere and surrounding farmland. The house is configured to reveal itself on approach, disguising the overall size from the first view. It has been […]
Water House
Photographer: Stephen Goodenough An architect’s own house. The architect, Richard, wanted a contemporary house with simple detailing, and his wife, Marion, wanted an informal beach house on the water. Combined, they have created a contemporary waterfront home that meets all of their requirements. There is a narrow 7.5m frontage to the road and the […]
Cashmere Courtyard House
Photographer: Sarah Rowlands Photography This modern family home was a rebuild of an award-winning 1970s house; one of its objectives was to reinterpret and modernise the design principals of the original building. Taking queues from the original plans, the new house features a dramatic promenade entrance. This passage reveals the heart of the home, […]
Garden House
Photographer: Sarah Rowlands Photography Awards: 2019 Trends International Design Awards (TIDA) New Zealand Architect Home of the Year – Highly Commended 2019 Trends International Design Awards (TIDA) Kitchen Awards – Runner Up (Architect Designed Category) The brief required a home for entertaining and rest that would seamlessly integrate with the neighbourhood, it also called […]
Hill Top Lane House
Photographer: Lightforge Photography (Dennis Radermacher) Christchurch This new contemporary hillside family home with swimming pool was developed over several levels following the topography. All main rooms are orientated to north with access to a number of different outdoor areas which provide shelter from prevailing winds, to capture the sun from morning until evening and […]
Waipu Cove House
Having already completed an extensive villa renovation for our Auckland-based clients, we were engaged to work with them again to design a modern coastal house on an elevated 5ha site overlooking Waipu Cove. Their vision was for a simple, low-maintenance home that comprised two separate volumes – living and sleeping – that would, a) take […]
Grey Lynn Villa Renovation and Spacious Extension
This square-fronted villa has been totally transformed by an extensive renovation that saw the original structure taken back to its frame. The lean-to at the rear was completely removed and replaced by a new extension that effectively doubled the floor area of the existing home. Although the position of the front door wasn’t altered, we […]
Old and New – Herne Bay
Villa Transition Between Old and New Even in the early 1900s, architects knew a thing or two about street appeal. The traditional villas and bungalows they designed had character in abundance and often featured return verandas, bay windows and intricate fretwork. Around the back, it was another story, however, with small, dark kitchens and a […]
Tairua House
This new holiday home may be perched on a cliff, but there is nothing remote about it – the waves crash on the rocks below, the salt spray drifts and there’s a strong sense of being at one with the ocean, which is just how the owners like it. Architect Darren Jessop says the home […]
Herne Bay Villa
Traditional Villa Façade + Modern Extension A modern house extension to this period timber villa heralds a living and kitchen renovation that transmuted a dark and dingy house into a flowing and light-filled home. The addition of a second storey to include three bedrooms and two ensuites increased the footprint of the home by 40%, […]
Minimal Impact Island Retreat Rakino
As a new build on isolated Rakino Island, a key objective was to ensure minimal impact on the treasured landscape. Positioned on a knoll above West Bay, the residence faces south-west to best capture the rocky outcrop of the Three Sisters, the bay below and the Hauraki Gulf beyond. Consisting of two low-set and unimposing […]
Herne Bay House
Villa Transition Between Old and New Maximising space and light are essential in both a kitchen and a bathroom. Where they differ is one is a place to retreat while the other is a place to come together and socialise. Understanding the purpose of rooms and the structural parameters of the space, and marrying them […]
Clevedon House
City Escape Passive Home Our client bought this piece of land in rural Auckland as an escape from the city. The existing three-bedroom barn conversion sat well in the landscape, with great views out over the estuary, however, it was not an ideal configuration for their needs. A secondary living space and a self-contained annex […]
St Heliers House
This prominent corner site in an elevated position above the beachside Auckland suburb of St Heliers offers fabulous views out over the Hauraki Gulf to Rangitoto. In keeping with its prime position, this large family home holds a commanding presence and is unashamedly modern. The crisp white design rises up over three levels and cleverly […]
Herne Bay Bungalow
Traditional Bungalow Renovation The traditional architecture of this character Herne Bay bungalow had been diminished through various ad-hoc alterations over the decades, turning this grand beauty into a rabbit warren of small rooms disconnected from its environment. Renovating a house of this stature required an understanding of the family’s needs, the lay of the property […]
Hill House
Photographer: David Straight 2019 Southern Architecture Awards Winner If an enthusiastic client who loves living in their home is the definition of success, then you might say this project has over-delivered. Designed to flow with the site’s topography, the architecture enables a sophisticated and subtle journey through level changes, volumes and clever connections. Captivating […]
Sargent House
Photographer: Simon Devitt NZIA citation: “This home, the physical expression of a well-understood brief, responds particularly well to the constraints of the site. Within the building envelope, diverse opportunities for occupation have been delivered. Despite the proximity of the neighbours, a level of privacy and shelter has been created that does not compromise any […]
Pauanui House
This contemporary holiday home occupies a prominent oceanfront site on the public reserve along Pauanui Beach. Wishing to be discrete and private, yet afford its owners uninterrupted ocean views, the structure was kept to a single storey, with the kitchen/living area and master bedroom taking centre stage at the front of the section. In order […]
Victoria Heights House
Photographer: Jason Mann Situated on top of the Port Hills in Nelson, this home looks towards the spectacular 270-degree Tasman Bay views. In order to maximise these views, the house has a compact floor plan split over three levels. Level One includes the garage and workshop, level two – guest bedrooms and living, and […]