Waipapa
The Holiday House
Architect Rich Naish’s Climate Responsive Play Place
Given its beachfront location, designing for climate resilience and rain events was top of mind for this architect’s family bach.
A Wellington Hillside House Not To Be Faulted
Emerging New Zealand practice Patchwork Architecture had to ignore the rulebook to uncover an extraordinary solution for a challenging site.
Who Is Patchwork Architecture Anyway?
Big ideas are coming out of the small and emerging Wellington practice Patchwork Architecture, the firm behind the house featured on the cover of Habitus #46.
Christopher Beer Architects Design A House In Town
For this New Zealand family, relocating from Auckland to a rural town has led to a remarkable urban project: a semi-public house complete with a micro café and gallery.
Andrea Stevens On Habitus House Of The Year
Our New Zealand-based feet on the ground, architecture writer Andrea Stevens speaks of Habitus House of the Year as a celebration of cultural and artistic diversity through the Region.
Building a Happy Home
Architect Pat De Pont has designed a home for his brother and sister-in-law on family land full of memories. Andrea Stevens discovers a house that embodies a 60-year site history and goes beyond the normal requirements of a three-bedroom home.
Life on the edge of New Zealand’s largest city
Wine making, carpentry, animal husbandry and raising kids – a West Auckland family needed a home that could stand up to their active lifestyle.