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Congratulations to James Patterson of Walker Architecture, winner of the 2025 TIDA New Zealand Architect New Home of the Year – turning constraints into o...

Congratulations to Nicola Manning of Nicola Manning Design, winner of the 2025 TIDA New Zealand Apartment of the Year – a celebration of industrial character

A character barn door separates off, or includes, the scullery in this marble-rich, modern country kitchen which is ideal for family living with door open and stream-lined for entertaining with door closed

A modern, sustainably minded U-shaped home frames four distinct views – features include Shou Sugi Ban (charred) cedar cladding, naturally lit spaces, and a self-contained guest suite

This bathroom charms with intricate light play on white surfaces and brass detailing while a dramatic Italian tile sets the scene – classic cabinetry detailing connects with the 1950s home's original character

Approaching this desert home, an elevated, horizontally clad zinc volume visually and tonally connects with the distant ridgelines while its semi-reflective nature captures the impression of passing clouds 

This kitchen, and wider home, has a pleasing cohesive aesthetic derived in part from the celebration of arches on doorways and even framing a cabinet in the depths of the kitchen scullery

For this kitchen, Gunmetal-toned Hansgrohe tapware complements the white cabinetry and the veining in the granite surfaces – plus the stainless steel Archant sinks that they serve

No, not a dreamed of spacewalk – here, a wall-hung vanity optimises this bathroom's sense of space by allowing the eye to take in the entire floor area 

This bathroom is designed to be as child friendly as possible – right down to the specification of vertical towel rails which make hanging up your towel quicker and easier 

What looks like a large static wall panel pushes to open – revealing a bar storage / display cabinet finished in silvery Aalto Gunsmoke and highlighted by concealed LED lighting strips

This home's cantilevered, sculptural exterior gives way to an open, artistic interior with a dramatic concrete spiral staircase at its heart