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Home of the Year

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Brick by brick • A designer creates a fortress-like home in Birkenhead Point, Auckland, for her young family.

Come together • A vibrant community inspires the merging of old and new.

Chamber awaits • Nikki Wilson of NW Studio works relevant rhythm into a heritage Dunedin building.

Show pony • A rich artistic history lives on in Deadly Ponies’ new-old space.

Shelf life • There are many ways to store and display – here are five of the finest.

Ted Synnott • Purity of form shapes this young designer’s thinking.

Dark arts • Magic happens when light is allowed to lead the way.

Good yarn • A breakthrough discovery by a Tauranga boardmaker could reshape the surf industry.

Fresh finds • Design discoveries to delight and inspire.

Look sharp • I Love Ugly and Bailey Nelson collaborate on a range of specs.

One for all • Jancis Robinson MW collaborates to produce one glass for all wine.

Fair call • Auckland Art Fair 2019 hosts work from more than 40 galleries.

Into the fold • Designer Imogen Temm feeds the creative spirit in Tokyo.

Going solo • In remote Spain, Mary Gaudin discovers architecture that’s worth travelling for.

The plausible rogue • A new book on John Scott by David Straight celebrates the life and work of one of New Zealand’s most important architects – this extract focuses on the 1970s, in which he built three key houses.

BEST DRESSED

Rough Diamond Winner • With its striking concrete diagrid roof and sense of fun, our Home of the Year 2019 is a truly Auckland house.

Design notebook • Q&A with architect Jack McKinney

Magic Trick • Our Best Small Home does more than overcome a difficult site – it makes it into something rather special indeed.

Design notebook • Q&A with Tim Gittos and Caro Robertson of Spacecraft

Ground Work Best Retreat • Richard Naish designs a home near Arrowtown that seems to emerge from the spectacular mountain landscape.

Design notebook • Q&A with Richard Naish of RTA Studio

CAST IN CONCRETE • An award-winning Arrowtown home by Richard Naish of RTA Studio makes the most of coloured concrete by Peter Fell.

Urban Renewal Best Multi-Unit • With three singular designs at Wynyard Quarter, Patrick Clifford’s team at Architectus shows how good apartment living in Auckland can be.

Design notebook • Q&A with Patrick Clifford of Architectus

Interior Motive Best Interior • A sophisticated retreat by architecture + at Medlands Beach on Great Barrier Island rethinks conventional bach living.

Design journey Best Interior with Dulux • Q&A with Stuart Gardyne of Architecture+

Base Camp • Vaughn McQuarrie draws on the bivouac tradition to design an enigmatic little house near Queenstown.

Design notebook • Q&A with architect Vaughn McQuarrie

Judges’ Journey Home of the Year 2019

Closeburn, Central Otago

Arrowtown, Central Otago

Southgate, Wellington

Grey Lynn, Auckland

Wynyard Central, Auckland

Great Barrier Island

History Never Repeats • Home of the Year is New Zealand’s most prestigious prize for residential architecture, providing a showcase of the nation’s finest new houses, as well as a benchmark for aspiring architects. As we celebrate this year’s award, we take a look at the past 24...