Dishing the dirt
Winter’s arrival may conjure up images of the indoors, snuggled up fireside with a good book or Netflix series. But green thumbs know winter is not the time to retire the gumboots and secateurs. Instead, it’s an opportune moment to prepare for the flowering seasons. Whether it’s a full-scale landscape or pre-spring spruce […]
Architect’s own home entices: Sheppard and Rout
An architect’s owned-designed home becomes an expression of their beliefs and ideals, and this is especially true of the new home of Tim Dagg, Architect at Sheppard and Rout. Tim and his family lived on site previously and, for Tim, the context of the site and orientation of the home are always key […]
Beachside Modernism: HMO Architects x Owens Building
Thoughtful and flexible additions to a 1950s mid-century home in Sumner, originally designed by architect Paul Pascoe, have earned Duval O’Neill and his team at Herriot Melhuish O’Neill Architects a place on the shortlist of the New Zealand Institute of Architects’ 2020 Regional Awards. Understanding the eminence of Paul Pascoe (himself an NZIA […]
Nestled into the hillside: Hofmans Architect x MWH Construction
The seemingly unsolvable challenges of adjacent sites were the ultimate inspiration for NZIA shortlisted Hofmans Architects, when designing these two striking homes in their home village of Arrowtown. Suitable for a family of five, each home makes the best of the uplifting views and embodies spatially efficient floor areas, while making a virtue […]
Hillside Haven: Fleetwood Construction
Specialist hill builders Fleetwood Construction receive most of their commissions through word of mouth recommendations, and the newly completed home on Cashmere Hill is no exception. This stunning project came to Sam and Charlotte from a previous client whose Cass Bay home won a Gold Award in the Master Builders House of the Year competition. […]
Pretty in Pink: RESENE
It has been the darling of recent times – millennial pink has appeared in all walks of life from clothing (men’s and women’s), products, accessories, hair and makeup, and interiors. It’s a colour that may not be going away anytime soon but the sweeter truer shades of pink we’ve been seeing in recent years are […]
Small rooms with big impact: Armstrong Interiors
Think small rooms need to eschew style? Then think again! Metropol catches up with award-winning Interior Designer Angelique Armstrong from Armstrong Interiors about how to create small rooms with big impact. How do you make small spaces feel bigger? When decorating a small room, ‘less is more’. If furniture and accessories block the […]
Update a tired kitchen: M F Turnbull
For many of us, a stretch of time to reflect and plan was an unexpected addition to our year, a rare positive effect of our lockdown experience. With time on our hands, all to be spent in our homes, we were able to think about what we would like to change, and take the time […]
Exceptional on the estuary: MCAS x Ethos Homes
International award-winning architect, Max Capocaccia of MCAS understands that buildings shape us as much as we shape them. Max’s aesthetic results in buildings that not only generate emotion, but perform as the healthiest environment possible for those who dwell in them. His Rockinghorse Road project encapsulates this holistic approach: attention to detail has produced […]
On a roll
Wallpaper has made a welcome return to the home and our humble abodes are all the better for it. If you’ve been staring at that blank wall throughout isolation and have been wondering what you can do to it to make it better, we’ve checked out some of the latest season styles that will up […]
