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If visitors can tear their eyes off the views they might notice this home's change in wood floor type between blurred indoor and outdoor spaces

This living room's Natures Oak, Matterhorn Plank flooring is echoed by similar-look decking, as if the home is stretching out the landscape

Okay, no prizes for guessing – if you want a punch of colour on your exterior, why not make it earn its keep as a hard-to-miss wayfinder?

Three gabled roof forms suggest rural farm buildings or even the alpine peaks that this home looks to – inside, it's all about the views out

When the scenery is wild and so is the weather, a sheltered internal courtyard with through-room vistas to the landscape makes good sense

Want a welcoming home that stands apart and reflects your personality? This G.J. Gardner Wanaka showhome – Northlake Lodge – offers just that. 

Nestled into a canyon, this home seamlessly fits into its wooded locale while serving as a backdrop for a world-class art collection

This home makes maximum use of the available site and wraps around a private outdoor living space. Indoors, light and warmth abound

Want a character home that stands apart from the crowd? This spacious showhome by G.J. Gardner has strong street presence matched by bold, moody interiors 

This contemporary, future-focussed home features plenty of spaces for the family to come together or do their own thing now and as they grow

La Chic is a collection of textured wall and floor tiles that reflect the atmosphere of bygone times in evocative, modern nuances

The striking angular lines of this two-wing, single-level home provide shelter and lead the eye out to distinct areas of a sprawling seascape

For this long, narrow home, a modest frontage gives way to a double height central element followed by a beautiful indoor-outdoor pavilion at rear

Breathtaking views of Lake Taupo and Mt Tauhara are only the beginning with this designer family home by respected homebuilder David Reid Homes

A classic Hamptons style weatherboard exterior gives way to modern open-plan living in this two-storey family home with relaxed indoor-outdoor flow

Are you in love with a classic style of home? This showhome from Landmark Homes Bay of Plenty is a distinctive and elegant example of the Hamptons look

This holiday home's cross-shaped plan allows an extended family to enjoy a host of coastal activities – all within a relatively small footprint

This Fowler Homes Waikato showhome is all about fun and function, boasting a designer kitchen with scullery, great outdoor living, and hidden master suite with a spa-like ensuite

A rare piece of real estate, great contractors and some fantastic materials from The Tile Depot, come together to create a wonderful family home in east Auckland.

When you have great lakeside views it pays to make the most of them – an operable louvre roof lets the owners drink in the scenery from their deck year round 

With generous open plan living, a stylish kitchen and 4 spacious bedrooms this G.J. Gardner showhome is filled with charm and character throughout

Cedar battens predominate on this home's clean-lined exterior but the architect didn't drop the batten there – slatted wood also runs through the interior

Expat owners return from bustling Hong Kong to a crafted new family home oriented for sun and fun and nestled on their own gently sloping patch of the green, green grass of home

With Scandinavian and Japanese influences, this house is designed around a central courtyard for a 'transparency feel'. An important two-word directive that formed part of the brief

No-upkeep standing seam metal cladding and passive temperature control give this home a green ethos. Even the timber access stairs are eco friendly

The top level of this sculptural home takes in beautiful terraced landscaping. The lower level – complete with indoor pool – dives into the hillside

Love the outdoor life but don't mind the comforts of a roof over your head? This forest home strives to be at one with its unspoilt natural surroundings

So how do you showcase a broad range of elements in one harmonious showhome environment – this user-friendly design achieves just that

Attention to the finer points makes the exterior of this classic-look villa shine. Inside, a variety of quality tiles from The Tile Depot contribute to a more contemporary character

In a home designed to follow the sun, an operable roof over this outdoor room seems a logical inclusion. A window wall complete with vertical timber slats further filters the sun's rays

Downsizing doesn’t have to mean downgrading. This beautiful two bedroom home shows how functional and spacious a smaller home can be, whilst not sacrificing on style. So if you’re retiring, looking to downsize, or simply want a home with a smaller footprint take a look at the gorgeous Orowaiti Treasure showhome from G.J. Gardner West Coast

Kirsten and Sean Hickey had long held a dream to build their home. So, when a new job role came up in Hamilton, the couple seized the chance to move and to build their dream home. Follow their journey.

Despite its modest footprint on steep topography, this engaging, sustainable family home makes the most of its internal spaces while elegantly framing its spectacular outlooks

This sculptural lakeside home combines natural, low maintenance materials with sustainable heating and seamless thresholds. In effect, the home is future-proofed for its mature owners 

This house blurs the lines between indoors and out. A floating pavilion roof hovers over the interior and exterior spaces while sliding glass panels and corrugated concrete walls define its courtyards

Presenting a sculptural, staggered facade of standing seam zinc panels to the street, this expansive home opens up to embrace nature on the other side

With two homes destroyed by trees, this owner turned the other cheek creating a cutting edge sustainable (and tree-proof) house like no other

A clever architectural design has turned this home inwards to contemplate a central courtyard – the design brings together two families under one roof while maintaining a sense of freedom and a sense of privacy

This modern home makes the very most of its mountain scenery. And as well as offering stunning views and every design advantage, this Fowler Homes Queenstown home also looks to your family's future needs with the inclusion of an attached self-contained unit

This home takes its design cues from the surrounding coastal environment. Elements include an earthy palette, softly rounded cladding curves and a fun glass-sided pool

This home responds to the owners' every need, great and small. A non-typical rural house with presence, great connections to garden and pond and even a place to groom their dogs

The premise for this design is quite unusual: a visual artist who paints with fire buys a house on Blackwood Street and builds his studio using burnt wood cladding

Check out all the winners and finalists in the 2020 TIDA International Home of the Year – from New Zealand, Australia, US and India

Perched on a cliff, this home is ideally situated to enjoy spectacular views. However, the limited building footprint brought with it challenges of meeting a brief for a much larger site

A welcoming street presence, functional layout and flowing indoor-outdoor spaces makes this resort-like G.J. Gardner showhome perfect for those who want to recreate the feeling of being on holiday at home

This simple, high-quality home nestled amongst the sand dunes at Little Brighton Beach expands on the idea that a carefully designed small home can have big-house functionality

With a variety of options to chose from, there is likely a Fowler Homes plan that suits your needs and lifestyle. That said, the respected design and build company encourages you to create a custom dream home with them from scratch.

Fabulous plans with flexible options – our new Landmark Homes Waikato showhome in Te Kowhai is a modified ready to build 'Waihi' plan. Choose from more than 100 plans and get your dream home underway

This dynamic new home offers a bold face among its eclectic neighbours. The design reflects strong, simple forms with great connections and spatial planning. The result is a flowing interior and a seamless progression to the rear garden and attractive pool

Through design form, orientation and a strong material palette, this long, low-set home makes the most of its dramatic alpine setting in every way

This airy, modern show home has great street presence and a stylish interior. Two elegant living spaces, a central, chef-friendly kitchen and wrap-around sheltered outdoor living make it ideal for entertaining and family

High ceilings, wall-sized windows and flowing connections give this industrial-accented home a light-filled, welcoming appeal

With flowing, well connected living spaces, and generous alfresco dining on the central, sheltered deck, this GJ Gardner showhome is perfect for a relaxed family lifestyle and effortless entertaining

Leading homebuilders earn their reputation by building quality homes and ensuring clients have a good experience. Fowler Homes is one such home builder. Here are 4 ways Fowler Homes can help you create your dream home

Modern and stylish family living has never been easier, as this GJ Gardner showhome reflects. Top quality materials merge with simple contemporary design to create this functional and spacious family home

Built in among rocky outcrops and with a material palette that connects to the forest beyond the windows, this home reflects the architect’s desire to promote the ecological use of renewable materials.

Right from the approach this expansive, light-filled home exudes a classic-meets modern air. Owned by a high profile couple, the grand home also reflects a sustainable heart, while a rustic barn across the property offers, among other things, a charming guest retreat

Kiwis are looking to spend on renovations. That’s according to Independent Economist Tony Alexander’s November 2020 Spending Patterns Survey, which shows more than 30% of respondents are looking to spend more on sprucing up their homes. This isn’t a one off. It’s been a notable trend in the monthly data post-COVID-19

So you're looking to improve on your current house situation. From a renovation or purchase of an existing home to building new, there are choices. Here experienced homebuilder Fowler Homes outlines five good reasons why building afresh is the most appealing option

This home's entry building features colourful character elements right from the entryway. Then the visitor moves through to a second dynamic building with giant operable shutters opening to walls of glass. There's also covered outdoor living with pool alongside

Butted up against a basalt cliff face, this home responds with rugged board-formed concrete cladding. Inside, family and guests are given close up reminders of the setting

Set on a modest footprint, this see-through, three-level home climbs to the sun and views and is so well ventilated, the heat pumps were done away with 

Subdividing your land is a great way to unlock a major asset otherwise only visited by your lawnmower. Developing a second home on your site is all part of GJ Gardner Homes' diverse skill set. This light-filled four bedroom home is the result of just such a project

Boasting great street presence, this showhome is just as impressive beyond the front door, with visual links through to large decks at the rear

He wanted a contemporary house with simple detailing, she wanted an informal beach house on the water – both desires were met in this relaxed, light-filled residence where material connections and views to the water are around every corner

This family home combines a wealth of lifestyle features with arresting elements such as a rugged natural stone wall focal point and a raised pool. The contemporary home, by Daniel Lomma Design also takes in river and ocean views from most of its well-connected spaces

This strong and surprising architectural home by Wolf Architects responds to the emotional needs of the owner and the sustainable imperatives of our planet

“With a variety of styles and sizes to choose from, Landmark Homes Ready to Build plans offer great flexibility for homebuilders. Our brand new showhome in Cromwell is a modified Richmond Ready to Build plan,” – Steve Bunyan, CEO Landmark Homes NZ

“We have fabulous plans, flexible options and creative solutions. Design & Build with us and make your next home a true Landmark," – Steve Bunyan, CEO Landmark Homes NZ

The form of this house – the architect's own – makes the most of a private north-facing outdoor living area while providing privacy to the bedrooms and living spaces within the home

Three strong gable forms give this home a presence on the land while a vein of stone leads you into and through the home  

This alpine home elegantly resolves the dichotomy that an idyllic site with gorgeous views often also comes with variable weather. Designed by Condon Scott Architects, the sculptural home opens up to the landscape and views on one side while shutting down to inclement conditions and achieving privacy on the other

Tall and spacious despite a tricky riverside site, and with New York loft-inspired, crafted interiors, this dramatic home by Design Builders Waikato celebrates strong, rugged materials for a smart, semi-industrial aesthetic

A dwelling that sat lightly on the land was the fundamental idea for this holiday home by Box Build. The home's upper storey cantilevers beyond the lower level by 4 metres – stretching out to the Northland views before it

With a focus on style and substance over size, this Barnhaus pays homage to the principals of Mid-Century modernism and Industrial design over today's obsession with McMansions. 

Featuring local schist and looking to Lake Wanaka and Treble Cone skifields, this gable-roofed home is fully immersed in its scenery.

It can be tricky trying to keep your favourite tipple at the right temperature at home. Not so in this house. This substantial wine room in a luxurious Perth home displays wines in the best possible light (and temperature).

In contrast to the wood box that contains the public spaces of this home, the private wing of this home is clad in Corten steel. Both materials show a sensitivity to the surrounding landscape, which is dry and brown for much of the year.

The cantilevered roofs on this home protect and define the outdoor living and dining terraces that overlook the adjacent bay. 

Brave and daring, The Barnhaus has been innovatively designed to ensure that every room is used every day and no space is wasted.

Designer FuTung Cheng combined board-formed and fair-faced concrete with reclaimed redwood cladding to help define the five structures that make up this 560m² family home.

Boasting an efficient footprint on a site with rear lane access, this warehouse-character home is designed for family life and entertaining  

Standing tall amongst mature trees, this home on an awkward site, boasts simple, robust materials; an adroit layout, with minimal site disturbance; and several sustainable strategies

This family home was designed with a sharply angular roofline to capture views out to the harbour and beyond. Find out how a minimalist material palette was used to achieve a modern aesthetic 

Opening up to its environment with seamless indoor-outdoor connections, this transparent, sustainability-focused family home by Borrmeister Architects achieves privacy where it needs it

This home looks out to a soaring mountain range, a skyline echoed in the gabled roof line. Solar roof panels reflect the home’s green focus

Views that go on forever in one direction, but only a few feet to your neighbour's lounge in another? A slatted screen at the end of this home hides near neighbours, while the solid wall beyond mitigates the afternoon sun

Known as the ‘black barn’, this family home explores the use of contrast and volume. From asymmetric lines to large vaulted spaces, discover how all the design details in this home tell a story

Materials in this children’s room – plywood lined walls and a rubber floor – add an industrial look and are easy to address if they get damaged

Exterior materials help define the interior use in this home – concrete indicates the public/living spaces, while cedar defines the private spaces

In our Behind the Design series we talk to renowned architect Paul Clarke of Studio2 Architects about his journey, the design process and what makes New Zealand architecture so good   

With glass sliders opening to decks at every turn and generous, open-plan interiors, this home matches a minimal footprint with maximum enjoyment

Whether you live in the country or simply dream of it, this four-bedroom home reflects a classic country feel but with all modern conveniences included

What does luxury living mean for you? Well, this home by Urbane Projects probably has it covered. Sea views from everywhere, two garages, a cinema room and a wing for the grandchildren are just the start ...

“Working closely with our clients we've created a home ideal for escaping to on the weekend and making memories with family and friends.” – Jason McGirr, managing director, Fowler Homes Queenstown

This green-energy house is well set up for warmth. The main level sits on a concrete slab, which absorbs the sun's rays during the day via generous glazing and releases the heat back into the interior come evening

With design nods to early settler cottages and leading spaces trained on the views, this snug, modern home is all about embracing its mountain setting

So where do you start when designing a home that isn't constrained by budget? Starting with what you love is a good way to begin. The owner's love of a particular Turkish limestone inspired the exterior of this home

Relaxed and spacious with fabulous indoor-outdoor flow, this GJ Gardner-built home offers a resort-style ambience

The upstairs in the central block of this home takes in spectacular mountain and lake views – and fair to say there's more than a nod to the many trees on the site

Not sure how to clad your home? One effective way forward is to take local inspiration. This mountain home boasts geometric and angled larch rain screen upper cladding that references the site's many Kanuka trees

Exterior doors on both sides of this kitchen can be pulled back to connect with the private pool courtyard on one side and spectacular sea views on the other 

Environments don't come more rugged and beautiful than the surrounds of Lake Wanaka in the Southern Alps. This home design echoes that ruggedness while offering cosy interiors to beat the mountain weather

This luxury, resort-style home features a bespoke  Corten steel cladding system – the character residence is by Fowler Homes Waikato

Featuring local schist and looking to Lake Wanaka and Treble Cone skifields, this gable-roofed home is fully immersed in its scenery

Gabled pavilions used in new home design help overcome planning and site restrictions

Many homes aren’t fortunate to have a large – or any outdoor space. When that’s the case, your only choices are to accept your fate or find a creative solution. The designers behind this home chose the latter.

Before choosing a company to build your home, take the time to ask them these seven questions first

An industrial modern home for a family of eight cleverly caters for everyone to be together or in their own individualistic spaces

This property came out tops as our most popular new home story of 2020. Read on to find out more. 

Louvretec Opening Roofs transform your patio, deck or balcony into a comfortable, functional outdoor room useable day or night

On this lux seafront home, the steel stair hit an expensive hiccup as council dictates meant it had to be craned in from the far side of the home

Organising the space planning in a Y or propeller shape ensured this home met all of the owner’s specific requirements while making the most of the spectacular views