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Forever Relevant
Planned obsolescence is anathema to Dieter Rams and Vitsœ, the company that makes his classic furniture at its low-energy headquarters in central England.
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August 2019
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Bend & Stretch
Project Minor dwellingArchitect Pat de Pont, SGALocation Mt Eden, AucklandBrief Build a secondary dwelling for rental, no bigger than 65 square metres
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August 2019
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Tall Order
Ronnie van Hout’s artwork at Potters Park in Mt Eden, Auckland, is a massive undertaking in scale and skill.
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August 2019
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Glass House
Monmouth’s makers realise their dream of opening their own store.
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August 2019
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Going Solo
In remote Spain, Mary Gaudin discovers architecture that’s worth travelling for.
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April 2019
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Future Proofing
In a case of home as tardis, the past, present and future are all wrapped up in the four walls that Douglas Lloyd Jenkins inhabits in life and work.
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April 2017
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My Favourite Building
Sophie Wallace of Parlour Projects visits the Martin House by John Scottin Hawke’s Bay.
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February 2018
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1966 & 2016 Maurice Mahoney Fendalton
The architect’s legacy has largely been obliterated from the landscape by the Christchurch earthquakes, but the Mahoney family home has been respectfully reinstated.
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February 2017
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c1965 Don Cowey Remuera
With a respectful renovation, architect Julian Guthrie maximises a modernist home that efficiently fits five bedrooms into its modest footprint.
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February 2017
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Akl Syd
In Sydney, Simon Devittfinds Derek Henderson in a century-old cottage with a mid-century twist, furnished with art made by friends.
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October/November 2017
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Off Shore
Off Shore
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October/November 2017
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White Chapel
At her Auckland apartment, gallerist Sarah Hopkinson shows how to live with challenging contemporary art.
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October/November 2017
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Provincial Economy
Whanganui was once a byword for small-town conservatism but in recent years, artists and curators have discovered the town’s charms. Anthony Byrt reports on an unlikely art scene.
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October/November 2017
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Party Out The Front
Andrew Meiring adds to a heritage-listed Devonport villa with a playful assemblage of stone, wood, glass and concrete.
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June 2018
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More Than An Elegant Shed
At Moncks Bay in Christchurch, the last house designed by the late David Mitchell is both playful and rational.
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June 2018
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Moving Mountains
Assembly Architects designs a family compound in central Queenstown.
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June 2018
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A Passage Of Time
In 1973, Ashley Muir designed a shadowy, almost medieval house for wine pioneers Rolfe and Lois Mills. Four decades on, it’s no less powerful.
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