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New Zealand Architecture Designs – chronological list
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New Zealand Houses – latest NZ houses news
New Zealand Property Designs – NZ properties news archive for 2022 and 2023
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New Zealand Houses 2021
New Zealand Houses News 2021
10 Dec 2021
Winemaker Home, Arrowtown South Island
Design: Stacey Farrell Architect
photograph : Ben Ruffell
Home for a Winemaker is a small house, for adults. It is sited on a hill with great views of Arrowtown’s famous autumnal trees displaying their glory for much of the year and the Remarkables mountain range and moody skies in the other direction.
22 Nov 2021
Garden Rake House, Island Bay Wellington
Design: Melling Architects
photo © Simon Darby
11 Nov 2021
Beacon Point House, Wanaka Property
Design: JDA Studio Architects
photo © Simon Darby
The Beacon Point House is an addition to a holiday home situated on a residential acre section in Wanaka, New Zealand. The new residential property project consists of a series of social and private spaces which face onto a new courtyard swimming pool and is surrounded by Wanaka mountain ranges at either ends.
23 Oct 2021
End of the Road House, Orakei Basin
Architects: Wendy Shacklock Architects Ltd
photo : Patrick Reynolds
The client wanted to achieve a flat lawn with swimming pool sitting flush with the living areas of the house on what is almost a one-in-three slope beneath a cliff. There was to be a study, media room and three bedrooms, with the main bedroom being on a mezzanine.
22 Oct 2021
Briar Bank House, Lake Wanaka
Design: Rafe Maclean Architects
photo © Simon Devitt
5 Oct 2021
Suitcase House, Wellington
Design: Melling Architects
photo : Jason Mann
The Suitcase House is a one-bedroom design is located at the bottom of a narrow access strip which leads to a larger plot of land some 20 metres above street level. The design places a partially open living, kitchen, dining, and bedroom plan on top of a garage plinth with internal access.
27 Sep 2021
Piha House, Auckland Region home
Architects: Milieu
photo : Claire Hamiliton
12 Sep 2021
Cottage Sandwich
Architects: Matter
photo : Simon Devitt
12 Sep 2021
Green Walls & Gables Residence, Auckland, North Island
Architects: Matter
photo : Simon Devitt
An existing bungalow occupied the site when Matter were first engaged to design Green Walls & Gables Residence. The young family of 5 living within required more space and a greater connection to the land. The decision was made to work with the existing bungalow, there was a love for this house, choosing to embrace the inherit constraints.
11 Sep 2021
Birch Park Residence, Auckland
Architects: Matter
photography : Simon Devitt and Jackie Meiring
8 Mar 2021
Howick Affordable Eco Home, Auckland
Design: Donnell Day Architects
photo : Duncan Innes Photographer
An affordable eco-friendly home by Donnell Day Architects in Auckland, New Zealand. This house brief had two core goals, 1. was to be affordable, and 2. was to be energy efficient. The family achieved both, and built a cheerful sustainable home for their family on a tight budget.
24 Jan 2021
Quarters Place Christchurch, South Island, NZ
Design: South Architects
photo : Stephen Goodenough
22 Jan 2021
To Keep You Home, Westmere, Auckland
Design: Rogan Nash Architects
photo : Simon Devitt
19 Jan 2021
The Stage and Cave, Auckland, North Island
Design: Rogan Nash Architects
photo : Simon Devitt
Rising to the challenge of a long, narrow Grey Lynn site, this classic villa transitions into a triumphant contemporary ‘stage’ for living where you hardly know if you’re in or you’re out. Rogan Nash Architects added character details to The Stage and Cave House and now it looks pretty as a picture in front.
18 Jan 2021
The Blackbird, Auckland
Design: Rogan Nash Architects
photo : Simon Devitt
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New Zealand Houses 2020
3 Nov 2020
Ruby Ridge House, Wanaka, Otago region, South Island
Design: Condon Scott Architects
photo © Simon Larkin
Ruby Ridge House, Wanaka
With a bold mask to the suburban street, this house leaves all the pleasure for the people who reside within its walls. Located on an elevated site in a relatively new subdivision overlooking Lake Wanaka, the house is a place to privately and comfortably indulge in the extensive mountain and lake views the alpine town is known for.
28 Oct 2020
Hidden Hills Retreat, Wanaka, Otago region, South Island
Design: Condon Scott Architects
photo © Simon Larkin
Hidden Hills Retreat, Wanaka
23 Sep 2020
Idris Road Home, Christchurch, South Island, NZ
Design: South Architects
photo : Stephen Goodenough
Idris Road Home, Christchurch
7 Aug 2020
Karekare Bach, Waitakere Ranges
Design: Stevens Lawson Architects
photo : Simon Devitt
Karekare Bach New Zealand beachfront Residence
Stevens Lawson Architects collaborate with designer and surfer Dean Pool on a spectacular beach-front cabin.
15 July 2020
Herne Bay Hideaway, Herne Bay, Auckland, North Island
Design: Lloyd Hartley Architects
photo : David Straight
Herne Bay Hideaway near Auckland
21 June 2020
Matakana House near Auckland, NZ
19 May 2020
The Brae Houses in Pine Harbour Marina, Auckland
13 May 2020
Headland House, Waiheke Island
Design: Stevens Lawson Architects
photograph © Mark Smith
Headland House on Waiheke Island
12 May 2020
Rawene House in Auckland
11 May 2020
Te Kaitaka House on Lake Wanaka, NZ
9 May 2020
Shibui House, Tamahere, Waikato District, on the outskirts of Hamilton, North Island
Design: Red Architecture
photo : Larnie Nicholson
Shibui House in Waikato
In Japanese culture, the word “shibui” describes the aesthetic of studied restraint. Shibui is the art of knowing when to stop. It is achieved through simplicity balanced with decisive complexity. The August 1960 issue of House Beautiful described shibui as a “profound, unassuming, quiet feeling.
8 May 2020
Sandy Bay House on Waiheke Island
7 May 2020 + 24 Aug 2011
Te Mata House
Design: Stevens Lawson Architects
photograph © Mark Smith
Wanaka Crib in the Otago Region, South Island
This NZ residence sits on a promontory amongst the foothills of Te Mata Peak overlooking Hawkes Bay. The clients had run a sheep station at Parongahau and wanted to establish a new home at Te Mata.
28 Apr 2020
Wanaka Crib in the Otago Region, South Island
Architects: Pac Studio
photograph : Simon Devitt
28 Apr 2020
New House in Scarborough, NZ
Design: Borrmeister Architects
photograph : Sarah Rowlands
13 Apr 2020
Park Terrace House, Christchurch, South Island
Architects: PRau
photo : Simon Devitt
Park Terrace House in Christchurch
13 Apr 2020
Lake Hawea House in Wanaka, South Island
Architects: Condon Scott Architects
photography : Simon Larkin and Simon Devitt
This modest timber-clad home is located on the shores of Lake Hawea, twenty minutes’ drive from Wanaka, this newly constructed house capitalises on breathtaking views of the lake and Southern Alps.
4 Mar 2020
Rewa Beach House, Wellington
Design: KebbellDaish Architects
photograph : Andy Spain
Rewa Beach House in Wellington
The new Rewa Beach House brings some of the playfulness, informality and communal living we associate with beach culture to a Wellington suburb.
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NZ Homes 2019
10 Oct 2019
Garden House, Christchurch
Design: Borrmeister Architects Ltd
photograph : Sarah Rowlands
Garden House in Christchurch
27 Sep 2019
Castle Rock Beach House, Auckland
Design: Herbst Architects
photography : Patrick Reynolds
The site is situated 3 hours north of Auckland on the east coast. The site has 2 special features, a crescent shaped beach that it overlooks and a craggy mountain peak that overlooks it. The water view is south and the mountain view is north.
23 Sep 2019
Bach with view to the Sound in New Zealand
21 Sep 2019
Holiday Home on Kawau Island
15 Sep 2019
Scrubby Bay House in Pigeon Bay
22 Jun 2019
Best New Zealand Lodges: design led accommodation
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New Zealand Houses 2018
24 Apr 2018
New Property in Christchurch
Design: Borrmeister Architects
image from architecture studio
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New Zealand Houses from 2017
25 Oct 2017
House on Waiheke Island
Architects: Patterson Associates
photo : Simon Devitt
A Summer residence on Waiheke Island, a place famous for fine vineyards with illustrious names such as Cable Bay, ManOWar and Passage Rock. This home is located on a steep coastal escarpment above a tree fringed white sand beach on its northern coast.
23 Jan 2017
Castle Rock Beach House, Auckland
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New Zealand Houses from 2016
9 Nov 2016
Kopua House on Waiheke
1 Nov 2016
Elizabeth Street House in Auckland
24 Oct 2016
Kirkmay House in Kohimarama
23 Oct 2016
offSET Shed House in Gisborne
14 Oct 2016
Easterbrook House in Titirangi, Auckland Property
11 Oct 2016
House Under Eaves, Point Wells, North Island
Design: MRTN Architects
photograph : Anthony Basheer
New House in Point Wells
Located in a new subdivision less than an hour from Auckland this new house was one of the first built on a flat site that has been split up to create well sized semi-suburban semi-coastal sections on what was once pastoral land.
2 Oct 2016
Holiday Home on Kawau Island
30 Sep 2016
Boatsheds on Takapuna Beach
2 Feb 2016
Korokoro House, Wellington, North Island
Design: tse:wallace architects
photograph : Paul McCredie
Korokoro House in Wellington
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New Zealand Houses from 2013 and beyond
3 Oct 2013
Waterfall Bay House, Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand South Island
Design: Bossley Architects
photo : Kieran Scott
Waterfall Bay House
3 Oct 2013
Beach Retreat, Bay of Islands, New Zealand North Island
Design: Bossley Architects
photo : Patrick Reynolds
Beach Retreat
2 Oct 2013
Brown Vujcich House, Herne Bay, Auckland, North Island
Design: Bossley Architects
photo : Patrick Reynolds
Brown Vujcich House
14 Aug 2013
Under Pohutukawa, Piha, North Island
Design: Herbst Architects
photo from architect
Piha Beach House
The Pohutukawa is New Zealand’s national tree, it is known as the NZ Christmas tree as it flowers bright red is summer. Pohutukawas are protected under local authority regulations.
14 Aug 2013
Timms Bach, Kaitoke Beach, Great Barrier Island
Design: Herbst Architects
photo : Jackie Meiring
Timms Bach
This bach is chronologically the fourth in a series of 7 baches that the architects designed on Great Barrier Island. It is located in a small residential strip which joins with a wild east coast beach called Kaitoke.
14 Aug 2013
Compson Bach New Zealand, Great Barrier Island
Design: Herbst Architects
photo from architect
Compson Bach, Great Barrier Island
20 Mar 2013
House in New Plymouth, North Island of New Zealand
Design: Saunders Architects
photo : Mark Harris
House in New Plymouth
Situated up a long driveway far from the road this home is in a private setting surrounded by trees and with a beautiful distant view towards the Tasman Sea. The owners’ brief called for a large two-storey home that was “different” but functional and easy to live in. The huge living area can be divided into rooms by means of an ingenious sliding door system which converts the space into dining, lounge and music room spaces around a double-sided open fireplace.
Te Kaitaka House, Lake Wanaka : Stevens Lawson Architects
Westmere House : Stevens Lawson Architects
Te Mata House, Hawkes Bay
Karaka Bay House, Glendowie : Stevens Lawson Architects
Onetangi Beach House : Stevens Lawson Architects
Great Barrier Island House : Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects
Southern Architecture Awards – images of houses amongst the winners
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New Zealand Homes
We’ve selected what we feel are the key examples of New Zealand Homes. We aim to include NZ residential projects that are either of top quality or interesting, or ideally both. Most projects are contemporary in style. Homes don’t need to be completed for inclusion – proposals welcome.
Key NZ Properties, alphabetical:
The Barn House : LID Architecture
Corinth St House : Daniel Marshall Architect
Cox’s Bay House : Stevens Lawson Architects
Herne Bay House : Stevens Lawson Architects
Hobson Bay House : Stevens Lawson Architects
Hot Water Beach House : Stevens Lawson Architects
Mai Mai : Patterson Associates Limited
World Architecture Festival Awards 2008 – Private Housing Category
Mountain Retreat : Fearon Hay Architects
Omaha Beach House : Daniel Marshall Architect
Omaha House : Stevens Lawson Architects
Onehunga House : Stevens Lawson Architects
Onehunga Studio : Stevens Lawson Architects
Tamahere House : Stevens Lawson Architects
More New Zealand Homes welcome.
Location: New Zealand.
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Key New Zealand Houses with no images
XSite Architecture Ltd – Beach house, West Coast
Andre Hodgskin Architects – House, Bay of Islands, Paihia
Sheppard & Rout Architects – Red Rock Lane House, Redcliffs, Christchurch
Buildings / photos for New Zealand Homes Best NZ Properties Designs page welcome
