Trendsideas

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 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

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

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 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 

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 

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 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

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