Tag Archive: New Zealand

Apr 16

Waiatarua House by Hamish Monk Architecture

Waiatarua House 4

Aug 25

Artworks at Gibbs Farm, New Zealand

Horizons by Neil Dawson

Horizons by Neil Dawson Dawson’s Horizons is one of the earliest sculptures to be commissioned for the Gibbs Farm. Sitting as it does on one of the highest points in the property it is also one of the few works that can be seen from the road. This seems fitting given the way the tromp …

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Aug 19

Aratoi by Studio Pacific Architecture

Aratoi by Studio Pacific Architecture

Aratoi, located in Masterton in the heart of the Wairarapa, is a purpose-built museum and art gallery complex, designed by Studio Pacific Architecture. Both a storehouse of cultural taonga and a cultural meeting place for the local community, the complex requires adaptable spaces that lend themselves both to the exhibition and display of its artworks …

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Jul 27

Island Retreat

Island Retreat

Island Retreat is created by New Zealand-based Architects Fearon Hay in Auckland, New Zealand. An arrangement of freestanding structures around a sheltered central courtyard rests in a saddle above Matiatia Bay. The natural undulations of the saddle have been subtly emphasized to form a natural setting for three roofed structures and freestanding raised pool. Inspiration …

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Jun 12

Yellow Treehouse Restaurant by Pacific Environments Architects

Yellow Treehouse Restaurant by Pacific Environments

A striking pod-shaped structure built ten metres high in a Redwood tree near Warkworth, north of Auckland designed by architects Peter Eising and Lucy Gauntlett from Pacific Environments Architects. The yellow treehouse is a versatile space as a corporate venue for private functions and events. The pod itself holds 30 guests either at seated tables …

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May 14

Ironbank by RTA Studio

Ironbank by RTA Studio

Mixed use building ecologically sustainable designed by RTA studio in Auckland, New Zealand