Architecture isn't like other real estate: here is a collection of surprising, beautiful and inventive houses around Aotearoa that might just change your life.

Tim Nees' own home at Taylors Mistake features free-flowing spaces and an artistic approach.

139 Taylors Mistake Road

Island Life

Jasmax draws on natural forms to design a new community on a spectacular site in Takapuna, Auckland.

176 Gowing Drive, Glendowie

A 1970s family home has all the hallmarks of a Marshall Cook.

7 Franklin Road, Freemans Bay

An award-winning villa update by Jack McKinney is full of surprises.

Good Good presents a new kind of affordable housing that’s deeply rooted in nature and community.

Tūī Glen

2 Peacock St, Glendowie

John Goldwater’s reworking of a 1930s bungalow goes on the market in Tāmaki Makaurau.

22 Hartmount Place, Punakaiki

A simple box in the bush at Punakaiki by James Warren of Upoko Architects.

11 Arthur Street

A beautifully preserved 1972 home by Russell Withers seeks new owners in Tāmaki Makaurau.

5 Islington Street

1 Rangiwai Road

A modernist classic in Titirangi by Tibor Donner comes to the market.

Hanover Place, Ōtepoti

Other Places launches a new low-carbon apartment block in Ōtepoti.

82 Anawahata Road, Anawhata

Paul Davidson spent five years finishing a crafted little house in the Waitakeres – now you have the opportunity to own it.

8 Churchill Street, Ōtautahi

A house by Tobin Smith balances private and public with a deceptively simple approach.

101 Vernon Street, Pārāwai Thames

A modernist classic in the Pārāwai Thames treetops seeks new custodians.

16 Bellwood Avenue, Maungawhau Mt Eden

Pac Studio graft a sympathetic addition to a Mt Eden bungalow.

59 Great North Road, Whanganui

A classic home by modernist architect Don Wilson seeks new custodians in Whanganui.