Architecture
Central village livingMonday, 29 August 2011
Turning a complex of shops into upmarket residences has proven to be a challenging experience which the architects have embraced with a pot-pourri of design gems.
Simple tranquil livingMonday, 15 August 2011
A rectangular concrete and plaster house is deceiving to the eye as the interior fit-out and exterior setting quickly lay any thoughts of austerity to rest.
Genteel style retainedMonday, 08 August 2011
A piece of English country-house living remains untouched by suburban expansion and infill housing.
Church to artist's nestMonday, 11 July 2011
Accommodating a family home, artist’s studio and gallery, and car garaging in a central city location was an ambitious task, but the answer – in a roundabout way – came from heaven.
New heights for pumiceTuesday, 07 June 2011
Prefabricated housing has moved up a notch at a housing development. Typically prefab housing involves lower cost timber-frame construction.
What would Emilia think?Monday, 16 May 2011
Snuggled in a corner of one of the country’s newest urban villages is a lane dedicated to a woman notable for her generosity, and at the heart of an ongoing controversy.
Hotchpotch with charmWednesday, 06 April 2011
There's a 100mm height difference from one side of the kitchen to the other and the weatherboard slopes towards the foundations under the windows, but that’s part of the charm of a house that started out as a two-room bach.
Provence, but Kiwi styleWednesday, 23 March 2011
Anyone who has read Peter Mayle’s famous book A Year in Provence, let alone experienced the bucolic bliss of the south of France, has a treat in store on their doorstep.
Genteel historic homeTuesday, 08 March 2011
Dubbed “the matriarch of the bay”, a gracious turn-of-the-century house is about to undergo a makeover.
Health of the indoorsTuesday, 01 March 2011
Housing in New Zealand has a reputation for being cold and damp, but a research project focussed on small changes for healthier homes hopes to have found a key motivator for change.