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With a floating roof design and transparent double-glazed walls, this Central Otago house by ADNZ designer Gary Todd is at one with the natural environment

New, lighter prestressed concrete products are allowing architects and engineers to specify longer spans and even add more floors to multi-level developments

A pool is the perfect antidote to a hot, humid Kiwi summer. Freedom Pools can have you in the swim in no time at all

A high school shows how buildings can adapt to climate change, by using tried-and-true principles of passive design

Large-scale glazing and a minimalist aesthetic have been adopted in the design of these offices, in order to reflect the principles of the company that inhabits them

Designed to resemble a vertical village, the Regent Place mixed-use development has transformed a significant area of the Sydney CBD into a lively, urban quarter

3D modelling for steel roof canopy

The lush atmosphere of this entry garden is created through a minimal lighting scheme

Electrical systems designed for Green Star rating

Forget the big glass box and ranks of cars at this showroom it's all about the experience, the atmosphere and the promise of a lifestyle

The complex design of the Auckland Business School required a specialised use of concrete

Inspired by the Japanese concept of shakkei, or borrowed scenery, this house is at one with the ocean