This full house renovation involved stripping the house back to its bare bones, and then designing an all new floor plan, opening up the main living area and creating a master suite down one end of the house. The sleek black exterior was finished with Abodo cladding system, shadowclad ply and hardies with abodo battens, […]
Hayden Roose Butcher doesn’t like being told something can’t be done – particularly when it relates to building. So whether that is your dream home or his, the experienced builder of 18 years loves a good challenge. There were plenty of hurdles for Hayden when he purchased a steep bumpy section three years ago, but […]
Multi-award winning Jennian Homes Franklin are certainly no strangers to the Registered Master Builders House of the Year awards, winning accolades year after year. In both 2021 and 2020 the company won an award in both the Show Home and Volume Group Housing categories, and in 2019 took out the New Home $1.5 million-$2 million […]
B & E German Kitchens are a boutique, bespoke cabinetry company that are dedicated to creating premium kitchens. Each design is as individual as the client. B & E German Kitchens has many years of experience within it’s team and is influenced by European design and functionality. Exquisite attention is applied to every detail and […]
Architect Belinda George designed her own Pukapuka Road house based on inspiration from the surrounding rural landscape. Built by CJ Spurr Builders, this was very much a labour of love in collaboration with her furniture maker husband David White. The exterior resembles a large barn, particularly with all of the galvanised corrugated iron cladding, but […]
This cabin stands alone, nestled in a patch of native bush, with punga ferns acting as sentinels and the hustle and bustle of modern day living a distant memory. The simplicity of the design is intentional. This award winning cabin, thoughtfully designed by DCA Architects, distances itself from civilisation and with a pared back footprint, […]
Space and Time Landscapes has experience in all aspects of landscaping design, construction and maintenance for both residential and commercial customers. Owned and operated by Layne McDonald in Stratford, Taranaki, he has 20 years of experience in landscape design and construction. After graduating from study of landscape and design, Layne worked in various areas of the […]
Rob Camden of Maunga Designs, talks on one of his latest projects with pride and excitement. Rob’s client’s dream was to build a unique home that is at one with it’s surroundings, utilising recycled materials to retain a rural, unfettered charm. This home is built high up in the hills at the back of Cambridge […]
It was no straight forward renovation for this luxury home at Piha, that has set the standard for Passivhaus design in New Zealand. Some describe this astonishingly ambitious retrofit as simply extraordinary, and there is definitely more to this Eco-Bach than meets the eye. And as builder Terry Bryers of Bruyere Passive Homes explains, “the […]
This bespoke residence promises a seamless partnership between quality and functionality. The restrained silhouette – a balance of timber, Oamaru stone, and glass – establishes the framework for an interior of extraordinary refinement. Envision a sanctuary of sophistication crafted across a single level with its scale accentuated by a soaring stud and cathedral ceilings. The […]
This stunning home skilfully carved into the Central Otago schist landscape illustrates exactly the type of award-winning design and build work that Hunter and Craig is renowned for. Not only did the company take out the Supreme House of the Year – under $1 million in the Southern Registered Master Builders House of the Year […]
This Moana Road House on beach front Plimmerton is nestled perfectly into the bush, and has many stunning design features and uses a variety of external cladding materials. Designed by Pacific Modern Architecture, the Gisborne-based company is involved in a variety of work across new residential, housing alterations and commercial design. We’re a small practice […]
A stunning modern home in the heart of rural Mangawhai, Hilltop is a study in style, substance and sustainability. The four-bedroom residence by Smith Construction was always envisaged as a “robust family home”, and with multiple eloquent transitions between indoor to outdoor spaces there is more than enough room to ensure moments of privacy at […]
One look at this property and it’s clearly apparent, it bears the aura of an estate more commonly associated with international VIP status. It begins with a private site covering around 5810 square metres of lush grounds in the lifestyle area of Tamahere’s Twin Oaks Drive. That alone sets the stage for exquisite park-like seclusion, […]
Rich warm tones of cedar on this Papamoa Beach house in Tauranga have been carefully crafted by Beachside Builders, to blend in seamlessly with the surrounding landscape. Designed by Herbst Architects originally as a holiday home for the clients, so impressive was the build they now use their two-storied four-bedroom property permanently. The majority of […]
Fine Woodworking has been in business long enough to truly care about the end result they produce for their clients. Specialising in custom-made kitchens, they manufacture with care and attention to detail using quality materials and hardware. Nothing leaves the Te Kuiti workshop until it is perfect – because that is what their clients expect, […]
On first viewing this Mt Victoria house you might presume that it has been in situ for a hundred years, it blends so beautifully with the other wooden villas and cottages in the neighbourhood. That presumption would be incorrect. This newly built house did replace a 1880s cottage, but the owners insisted that the replacement […]
This beautiful character-style home at Dyers Pass was built in 1914 but the Christchurch earthquake caused some damage to the property, and Character Builders came to the rescue. We restored the house to what it was by removing features like ceiling roses, skirting boards and repairing the architrave, and then reinstalled them on completion. The house […]