At the southern end of Lake Taupō, Adam Taylor honours the spirit of an old bach with a new holiday home that feels instantly familiar.

Bossley Architects design a family bach in a quiet corner of Lake Taupō, harnessing natural light in a playfully unexpected way.

AGP’s Solux Ultra low-e glass brings welcome relief in this new build – without sacrificing light and views.

Architect Jeremy Brick crafts a private family sanctuary in a coveted corner of Pāpāmoa.

As high winds whipped across the top of Tāhuna Queenstown’s Bendemeer Station, the design direction instantly revealed itself. "We decided to make the home strong in the landscape, to make it stand up against the elements and to make it out of concrete."

Renovating a 160-year-old building came with its own set of challenges, requiring a pragmatic, sensitive approach that focussed on the fundamentals of making the house fit for purpose.

Gibbons Architects reshape a 1940s home in Ngāmotu New Plymouth around the unique needs of its young whānau.

Tim Nees designs an intimately personal home and studio overlooking the surf of Ōtautahi’s Te Onepoto Taylor’s Mistake.

A site switch and a compelling sense of restraint underpin the success of this energy-efficient Tāwharanui Peninsula home by Neu Architecture.

On a windswept coastal site near Ngāmotu New Plymouth, this courtyard home by Gibbons Architects strikes a fine balance between exposure and enclosure.

Rogan Nash Architects create a restful bach at Rotorua’s Lake Ōkāreka that’s perfect for two – or 12

On the foothills of Tauranga’s Welcome Bay, Cate Creemers designs a home around views and an extensive art collection. // As seen in HERE

In a cluster of gum trees just outside Tarras, Gary Todd creates a modern, easy home for retirement. // As seen in HERE

Architect Henri Sayes reinterprets the traditional suburban bungalow with this intimate Onehunga home for a special client: his mum. // As seen in HERE

Young Architects battled tough terrain when designing this robust Ōtautahi family home. // As seen in HERE

A Wanaka holiday home has views to the future. // As seen in HERE

Mercer & Mercer Architects design a Mount Maunganui home with fun at the forefront.

The architect evokes a sense of retreat in this Glendowie family home. // As seen in HERE

An established garden provides the perfect backdrop to this family-focused home in Ngāmotu. // As seen in HERE

An Auckland architect puts down roots for his own home on a leafy site in Ponsonby. // As seen in HERE

A house for a young family hides in plain sight near a public beach and reserve. // As seen in HERE

Kiwi racing star builds his dream home in Acacia Bay

A Central Otago home takes cues from its surroundings and the historic local vernacular. // As seen in HERE

The elemental beauty of this clifftop home is a masterclass in unassuming forms and breathtaking vistas. // Denizen

A hard-working Taranaki beach house transitions effortlessly to a full-time home. // As seen in HERE

An elegant Waikato home is based on the most agrarian of references. // As seen in HERE

A renovation opens this tired 70s house up to light and views. // As seen in HERE

Nick shares how he worked with Kris Wilson to build a home that made the most of every inch of his compact site

Designing a modern extension for a house rooted in history. // As seen in HERE

A family home connects to nature and opens up to big, rural views. // As seen in HERE

Crosson Architect's 'Light Mine' is Home of the Year 2020 winner. The brief was for a low-slung, single-level dwelling: modest and unassuming. The house that now stands is both those things but has become something unique in NZ architecture.

The brief for this home was to respond to the landscape and design a home for rest, work and play.

The brief for this holiday home was to capture light on a challenging site and build on memories from the original family bach.

The homeowners created a home that's formal, but warm, welcoming and works perfectly in the Central Otago environment. They sourced materials from around the world to create a place that's unique to them.

This inner-city home successfully makes the most of a compact site to bring along some of the lifestyle block they moved from.

A country abode with a contemporary urban edge

Let there be light – and plenty of stud height. Those were the overwhelming priorities for the owners of this award-winning, Cameron Cotton-designed Mt Maunganui home.

This six metre by six metre cabin captures the essence of West Coast living.

Long gone are the days when group homes were built to a ‘one-size-fits-all’ set of plans

This homeowner's original concept was "barn-like" which evolved to become a contemporary rural retreat where the living areas open on to a courtyard to create the feeling of one big room.

When someone goes to the trouble of installing home glazing so stupendously large it has to be fitted by a crane truck, you just know they have a good reason.