Home Trends Vol. 26/13

Exposed rafters and bench seats reflect a boat shed style

This contemporary home was inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright's renowned Fallingwater house. With its cantilevered planes and locally quarried granite walls, the house sits in perfect harmony with the landscape

Innovative use of materials and space-saving designs define this year's NKBA award-winning bathrooms

Four different benchtop materials, framed by LED lights and combined with Smeg appliances, give this kitchen a dramatic look, particularly at night

From the expansive terraces to the pavilion-style architecture and painted wood interior, this cliff-top house puts a local spin on traditional American beach house architecture

It may be in an established city suburb, but this new house conjures up a holiday lifestyle the design references contemporary beach houses and traditional boatsheds

With its dramatic extruded roof form and contemporary veranda treatment, this new house offers a modern interpretation of the traditional Queenslander

With generous living spaces, wide terraces and low maintenance requirements inside and out this home is designed to make family life enjoyable

Highly individual homes are offered by Dimension Design and Town & Country Residential

Bending the rules, without breaking the budget these Queenstown apartments incorporate curved glass from Glasshape

Residential New Single Dwelling (over 250m²) Award winner, sponsored by Trends Publishing International Chris Sargeant, Chris Sargeant Design, Dunedin Gerrard residence, Dunedin

Going off the grid doesn't have to mean sacrificing the comforts of home

Working with natural stone has never been easier. Designa Schist from Austral Bricks is set in precast concrete moulds for fast, easy installation

Resene Supreme Award and Residential New Single Dwelling (up to 250m²) Award winnerBryce Ardern, Ardern Unique Design & Build, Waiheke Island Lite-House, Waiheke Island, Auckland

Just as traditional villas in Italy and the south of France were built to last for centuries, so this house will endure for generations to come

Resene Supreme Award and Residential Multi-unit Dwelling Award winnerWill Tatton, Will Tatton Architecture, Mount Maunganui Ocean Beach Road Townhouses, Tauranga

From the welcoming gas flares at the entry to the expansive poolside living areas, this pavilion house by Masonry Design Solutions provides luxurious resort-style living all year round

A durable, hardwearing surface is the result when your home is clad with a fully reinforced Rockcote Masonry Render System

To be sure the products used to build your home are fit for purpose, make sure you first check they have a BRANZ Appraisal

Homeowners can feel comfortable about the quality of their new home when it is built by a Certified Builder

Wide open spaces, both inside and out, cater to the Kiwi lifestyle