In the rolling pastures of Matakana, Studio2 Architects design a low-slung, sheltering retreat around notions of warmth and togetherness.
Employing simple materials in creative ways, Spacecraft Architects compose an expansive home amongst the vines in the Wairarapa.
In a paddock west of Lawrence, Otago, Vaughn McQuarrie creates a one-bedroom home with a sense of the unexpected.
Architect Christopher Beer experiments with scale and perspective, stepping two timber-clad forms up a Kemureti Cambridge hillside.
Tucked away in a sleepy Lake Taupō village, this ethereal bush-topped bach by Bossley Architects exceeds expectations.
Family is built into the walls of this Hawke’s Bay home, which relaxes into its serene setting with a natural humility.
Mindful of the area’s mining history, John Hardwick-Smith creates a light-on-the-land bach for friends in Pūponga.
Architect Stuart Gardyne returns to a Morison Bush site after more than two decades to create a retreat for restoration and regenesis.
An elegant bolthole by Lovell & O’Connell Architects spreads its wings on the rocky slopes of Little Mount Iron.
With two minimalist tiled boxes, Kerr Ritchie transforms a rustic earth-brick barn in the Tāhuna Queenstown landscape.
With singular vision, a young couple designs and builds a modular home on leased land outside Whakatū Nelson.
Architect Gerald Parsonson plants an urbane family home in a field near Te Hemo-a-Te Atonga Havelock North.
A site switch and a compelling sense of restraint underpin the success of this energy-efficient Tāwharanui Peninsula home by Neu Architecture.
