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10 December 2024
Stepped Ridge House, Cambridge, Waikato
Architecture: Turner Road Architecture
photo : Amanda Aitken
Stepped Ridge House, Cambridge, Waikato
Perched on Maungakawa Mountain, just outside Cambridge, the Stepped Ridge House seamlessly integrates contemporary design with the breathtaking natural beauty of its surroundings. The site offers panoramic views of the plains below, encompassing Cambridge, Pirongia, and Lake Karapiro.
4 February 2024
Jetty House, Kinloch, Waikato
Architecture: First Light
photo : David Hensel
Jetty House, Kinloch, Waikato
Equal parts performance and pleasure, this home is the ideal destination for any holiday, regardless of the season. As an eHaus Euro this home was designed and built with rigors of the Passive House Standard front of mind, while not certified this home offers a consistently warm, comfortable, healthy, and refreshing environment, even in one of New Zealand’s most challenging climates.
15 Jan 2024
Beach Haven House, Auckland, North Island
Architecture: Milieu
photo : Jessica Chloe
Beach Haven House, Auckland
A new family home in Beach Haven is characterized by angular lines and sleek edges, offering a dynamic and unconventional aesthetic that harmonizes seamlessly with the coastal landscape. The trapezoidal shapes not only contribute to the property’s striking visual appeal but also serve a functional purpose, maximizing space utilization on the constrained site while allowing for breathtaking panoramic views of the surrounding ocean vistas.
New Zealand Houses 2023
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3 Dec 2023
Sugi House, Otago, South Island
Design: Condon Scott Architects
photo : Simon Devitt
Sugi House, Otago, South Island NZ
It was on a Japanese ski trip that the owners of this Wanaka house came to appreciate the efficiency of small spaces. Staying in a compact two-bedroom vacation home in the mountains, they saw that a small, carefully designed house could be comfortable and pleasant to live in.
3 Nov 2023
Kanuka Rise House, Wānaka, Otago, South Island
Design: Condon Scott Architects
photo : Simon Larkin
Kanuka Rise House, Wanaka, South Island
Kanuka Rise House is named for its native bush setting, Kanuka Rise House is seated on an elevated site on the upper slopes of Mt Iron, close to central Wanaka.
25 Sep 2023
The Wall, Christchurch
Design: MCAS
photo : Baptiste Marconnet
Wall House, Christchurch
The main design drivers behind the project have been combining a solid street frontage, The Wall, with a fragmented north face that opens to the sun and the view, as well as creating an energy efficient and naturally heated and cooled internal environment with 3x the required insulation.
14 September 2023
G House, Taupō, Waikato
Design: Parsonson Architects
photo : David Straight
G House, Waikato
This lakeside home in Taupo sits on a flat sunny site looking west across the road to the lake. It is a holiday retreat and meeting place for a Hamilton couple and their extended family.
18 Sep 2023
Totara Pavilion, Christchurch
Design: MCAS
photo : Clinton Lloyd
Totara Pavilion, Christchurch
Totara Pavilion is a small building that complements the existing main house built on the street frontage. The pavilion is built alongside the boundary on the backyard, and it includes a gym, a rumpus room, bicycle storage with bikes washing area, deck for the SPA, sauna room and bathroom.
15 Sep 2023
The Twins, Brooklyn, Wellington, North Island
Design: First Light
photo : David Hensel
The Twins, Wellington, NZ homes
Nestled amidst the picturesque hillsides of Brooklyn, Wellington, “The Twins” stand as a testament to the vision and collaboration of two directors from First Light Studio. This project, aptly named “The Twins,” revolves around the concept of duality, it represents an ingenious solution to the challenges posed by the Wellington housing market while embodying principles of sustainability and community.
12 Sep 2023
Ostrich House, Wellington
Design: Parsonson Architects
photo : Paul McCredie
Ostrich House, Wellington, NZ
This rural house sits atop a windy hill with panoramic views over Wellington and beyond. Being only 15 minutes from central Wellington it has been envisaged as a hybrid city-country house – somewhere to retreat to but still be connected to city life.
19 Sep 2023
Cass Bay House, Cass Bay, Lyttelton
Design: MCAS
photo : Clinton Lloyd
Cass Bay House, Lyttelton
Cass Bay House is an alteration and addition project to a private family home aimed to connect with the beautiful landscape and wider environment by terracing the building with the natural contours of the site, creating a strong connection with the neighbouring ocean and hills.
20 Sep 2023
Old North Road, Auckland, North Island
Architecture: LTD Architectural Design Studio
photo : Jo Smith
Old North Road, Auckland
Designed for a family returning from Northern Australia unusually seeking to escape the baking sun, this house has been designed with notions of privacy and protection in mind.
8 Sep 2023
Hinau Street House + Apartment, Wellington, North Island
Design: Parsonson Architects
photos : Paul McCredie and Paul Brandon
Hinau Street House + Apartment, NZ
The Hinau Street House + Apartment property is located on a corner site in Eastbourne, in an established seaside area set one block back from the beach, with the bush clad Eastbourne hills forming a backdrop to the east.
7 Sep 2023
Parsons House, Christchurch
Design: MCAS
photos : Clinton Lloyd
Parsons House, NZ
Parsons House is a private home sitting atop Mt Pleasant, privately nestled within the existing dense foliage of the site while maintaining vast views over the estuary and Christchurch City beyond.
7 Sep 2023
Park Ave Alteration, Auckland, North Island
Architecture: LTD Architectural Design Studio
photos : Mark Scowen
Park Ave Alteration
The Park Ave Alteration project was an existing 1970’s era house required a major overhaul, with areas of stucco and shingle cladding deteriorating in the harsh seaside environment. The aim was to provide a robust shell to protect the building for the next 50 years and beyond.
6 Sep 2023
Kingswood House, Lyttelton, Christchurch
Design: MC Architecture
photo : Mick Stephenson
Kingswood House, NZ
The demolition revealed the original roof trusses that were rescued and safely stored by the client who was hoping to reuse them. The trusses became an important feature of the new build. Their strengthening was achieved with rusted metal plates and exposed bolts.
11 July 2023
Long House, Wellington
Design: Parsonson Architects
photo : Paul McCredie
Long House, Wellington
The Long House is located in a large new suburban subdivision in Churton Park, Wellington, on a long and slender site located between the road and a planted valley reserve containing the beginnings of the Porirua Stream.
10 July 2023
The Heights’, Wanaka, Otago region, South Island
Design: Condon Scott Architects
photo © Simon Larkin
The Heights House, Wanaka
Fulfilling the requirement for maximising the views while creating a sense of privacy within a built-up neighbourhood, The Heights’ H-shaped design provides outdoor living spaces on both sides of the upper level, so the homeowners can enjoy the Wānaka environment in all weathers, winds and seasons.
2 July 2023
The Owl’s Retreat, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, North Island
Design: Rogan Nash Architects
photo © Simon Wilson
The Owls Retreat, Bay of Plenty, North Island
The importance of family was the catalyst for The Owl’s Retreat, a thoughtfully crafted getaway at Lake Ōkāreka near Rotorua. The Owl’s Retreat is the point where generations of extended family can come together.
23 June 2023
Tukituki House, Hawke’s Bay, North Island
Design: Parsonson Architects
photo : Paul McCredie
Tukituki House, Hawke’s Bay, North Island
The Tukituki House sits on a large site located on the gentle lower slopes of Te Mata Peak that border the Tukituki River. It is formed of old river terraces and the richly fertile soil was one of the attractions of the location.
6 June 2023
Soaring Box House, Cambridge, Waikato District, on the outskirts of Hamilton, North Island
Design: Turner Road Architecture
photo : Amanda Aitken
Soaring Box House, Waikato
Located in rural Waikato, this sprawling family home offers the perfect response to the clients’ wish for a “place of tranquility where family and friends could be entertained with style and ease.”
30 May 2023
Hull Road Villa, Auckland, North Island
Architects: LTD Architectural Design Studio
photo : Jo Smith Photographer
Hull Road Villa, Auckland
The brief from the clients was to create a tropical resort-like feel to remind them of their much-loved holidays in the pacific island’s. Light and bright, this home focuses on entertaining, creating a place for them to feel as if they are on holiday even when at home.
8 May 2023
Back Country House, Auckland, North Island
Architects: LTD Architectural Design Studio
photo : Jo Smith Photographer
Back Country House
Located on a secluded bush-clad site the Back Country House plays on the uniquely nz typology of the back country hut. Aiming at simplicity it is comprised of a single volume for living/cooking/ eating and a lean-to annex housing the lower floor service/sleeping areas.
1 May 2023
Artists Studio, Wellington
Design: Wallace Architects
photo : Paul McCredie
Lowry Bay Artists Studio, Wellington, NZ
Prominent artist Jacqui Colley required an Artists Studio space to create her often large scale works of art. Working from home was the ideal solution so she engaged Wallace Architects to come up with a scheme that would maximize the existing property.
27 Apr 2023
Saddle House, Wellington
Design: Wallace Architects
photo : Paul McCredie
Saddle House, Wellington
Situated on a gently sloping site with stunning views of the harbour and ocean, the spacious Saddle House has been thoughtfully designed to optimize both sunlight and vistas. The primary circulation axis of the house is centered on the saddle of the hill beyond, creating a focal point of the west coast ocean upon entering that expands as one moves throughout the residence.
26 Apr 2023
Bush House, Wellington
Design: Wallace Architects
photo : Paul McCredie
Bush House, Wellington
The new Bush House is located adjacent to a conservation area of well established native bush, endeavours to make the most of its dramatic siting. It is organised around two central axis, one to the Korokoro Gorge and the other to the Cook Straits.
27 Apr 2023
Wairarapa, Wellington
Architects: First Light
photo : Jason Mann
Wairarapa Haybarn, Wellington
This Wairarapa barn-like home offers a striking reference to rural vernacular and uses the local development restrictions to its advantage.
27 Feb 2023
Vineyard House, Marlborough, North Island
Design: Arthouse Architects
photo : Sarah Rowlands
Vineyard House, Marlborough
The Vineyard House was designed by Arthouse Architects 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 while providing a warm, modern solution.
11 Jan 2023
Sundance Rise, Wānaka, Otago
Design: Condon Scott Architects
photo : Simon Larkin
Sundance Rise House, Otago, South Island
Located on the outskirts of the township of Wanaka, Sundance Rise has a rural aspect that encouraged an open design, allowing in as much of the view as possible while still shielding the interiors from harsh elements.
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Case Study Villa, Auckland, North Island
Architects: WILLIAM TOZER Associates
photo : Carme Aguayo
Case Study Villa, Auckland
The Case Study Villa project encompasses a series of new pavilions that loosely enclose an original Victorian villa. Treated as a found object, perceptions of the original building are framed by the new interventions, which reference its scale, proportion and materials.
1 Aug 2022
Queensberry Hills House, Wanaka, Otago region, South Island
Design: Chaney & Norman Architects
photo © Graham Warman
Queensberry Hills House, Wanaka
Queensberry Hills House was Chaney & Norman Architects’ second project in the stunning but harsh environment of the Queensberry Hills, between the Pisa Ranges and the Upper Clutha River Valley. Drawing upon the experience gained in the design and construction of the previous house, we had confidence that our previous analysis and solutions had been successful.
11 July 2022
Sugi House, Wanaka, Otago region, South Island
Design: Condon Scott Architects
photo © Simon Devitt
Sugi House, Wanaka
It was on a Japanese ski trip that the owners of this NZ property came to appreciate the efficiency of small spaces. Staying in a compact two-bedroom vacation home in the mountains, they saw that a small, carefully designed house could be comfortable and pleasant to live in.
5 Jun 2022
End of the Road House, Orakei Basin, North Island
Architects: Wendy Shacklock Architects Ltd
photo : Patrick Reynolds
End of the Road House, Orakei Basin
This property is on the slopes of the Orakei Basin in central Auckland, at the end of nearly a half-kilometre of challenging driveway. The home is located on the steep slope of a volcanic crater, and is spectacular, sheltered and central.
14 Mar 2022
Worselys Spur House, Port Hills, Christchurch
Design: AW Architects
photo : Lisa Gane
Worselys Spur House, Port Hills Christchurch
Perched in the Port Hills above Christchurch, New Zealand, the Worselys Spur House commands a panoramic outlook over the city from the Southern Alps up to the Kaikoura ranges. The dark hued solid plaster ground floor anchors the house while the light bronze anodised top box floats above like a lantern.
11 Mar 2022
Amberley House, Amberley, Canterbury
Design: AW Architects
photo : Lisa Gane
Amberley House, Canterbury NZ
Confidently positioned on the crest on an undulating landscape, the Amberley House snakes along with its underlying topography. The built form results is a play between mass and transparency, lightly touching the site at the upper level and hunkering in at the lower to create a clear connection to view, landscape and gully.
10 Mar 2022
Tai Tapu House, Tai Tapu, Canterbury
Design: AW Architects
photos: Mark Scowen and Baptiste Marconnet
Tai Tapu House, Canterbury NZ
The Tai Tapu House is located on a west-facing hill on the lower slopes of the Port Hills, falling within the Outstanding Natural Landscape zone, and was subject to a rigorous resource consent process in regards to its visual impact. Upon arrival to the site one winds through the countryside and the first glimpse of the building is of a bold sculptural statement.
8 Mar 2022
River House, Christchurch, South Island
Design: AW Architects
photo : Lisa Gane
River House, Christchurch
Tucked down a long driveway lined with established trees that opens out onto Wairarapa Stream lies River House. The owners had inhabited the original house on the property for generations, and after earthquake damage decided to build a new home that took advantage of the unique riverside environment.
16 Feb 2022
House on Omaha Beach, Omaha Bay, Rodney District, north island of New Zealand
Design: Strom Architects
visual : NuMa
House on Omaha Beach
The design is for a family home on one of the last remaining front-line plots, enjoying extraordinary views of Omaha Bay and the Hauraki Gulf. Strict planning guidelines with area and volume restrictions, along with the sun-path for the site, saw us develop a design that made the most of the site and the weather patterns.
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