This compact modern home is ideally set in the rolling suburb of Auckland, New Zealand’s capital. From the front entrance, the house looks rather modest – all because its lower floor with bedrooms is hidden from prying eyes. On the other hand, the panoramic windows of the house overlook the picturesque green landscapes of the…
Palace Elcetric is not at all your typical design studio from New Zealand, consisting actually of one person – architect Ben Daly. So far, the company has only 3 completed projects, but their concept and approach are captivating – Ben finds the most boring and nondescript buildings (sheep barn or an old railway cottage) and…
Among all the variety of incredible and fabulous nature of New Zealand, there are also coasts covered with sand dunes. It is in such a remote and wild place, where there are no neighbors for kilometers around, that this modern home for lovers of solitude with nature is located. This is a one-story building with…
At first glance, this Auckland home is a modest one-story building clad in steel, but a closer look reveals an elaborate design and clever use of wood in decoration and decor. And all this with a stunning sea view. The interiors surprisingly combine modern style and retro themes of old wooden huts. Yes, wood on…
New Zealand designer Andrew Simpson has built for himself a very unusual home for rest and work. Its main feature is a location in a hard-to-reach place on a slope, as well as a very small total area of 50 sq. m. Here Andrew managed to design a full-fledged living unit with a small kitchen,…
The exterior of this house in New Zealand proves to us that an all-wooden home is not a relic of the past and not only an option for mountain chalets. The designer here combines solid wood and plywood with dark furniture, stone and tiles: due to this, the interiors are textured, but not overloaded. Textiles…
One of the main treasures of New Zealand is definitely its unique nature, and this home was created just to enjoy the local beauty. The cottage is located on the banks of the Omaha River, and its architecture is designed to almost erase the line between interiors and outdoor spaces. Glass walls and large windows…
Green hills, small bays, and scenic hiking trails: all these beauties can be admired by the owners of this home in New Zealand. The architects designed a simple yet functional home that blends seamlessly with the local landscape. In shape, it resembles old barns or local farmhouses, but is executed in a modern manner. The…
It’s hard to imagine a more secluded place for a romantic home for two than this incredibly cozy cabin in New Zealand. The cottage is lost in the middle of wonderful wildlife, and there is not a soul or a single building for many kilometers around, only majestic mountain peaks are visible somewhere in the…
Juliette Wanty, a stylist from faraway New Zealand, creates interiors, but she is not limited by the size of a separate apartment or private house giving the nature of her work. Often her working platform is a studio and all sorts of scenery with which she decorates photo shoots for magazines and manufacturers’ catalogs. These…
