When a vendor wants to sell a plot of land with stunning sea views in the popular surfing town of Raglan, but just can’t find a buyer, it's not typical to approach a designer to have a bach-shelter built on it in order to show-case its beauty. But that's exactly what happened - and Red Architecture's Tane Cox was commissioned with a very unusual, albeit exciting brief for a perfectly formed, yet highly utilitarian surfer's stay.

A delightful play of angles gives this award winning rural home a life of its own.

A creative and elegant design of two family homes caught the eye of judges at this year's ADNZ | Resene Architectural Design Awards.

Any pedestrian strolling down this leafy Remuera road could be forgiven for not giving this beautifully maintained character house a second thought…

Our annual architectural style guide is now on sale. Over flowing with exceptional New Zealand architectural projects, defign four is a sumptuous read of diversity, inspiration, beauty and outstanding design.