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HOME covers the best New Zealand architecture, design and interiors. It features inspirational, ingenious and just plain breathtaking homes from all over the country – as well as new restaurants, exciting art and the latest furniture releases.

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Home of the arts • The new Christchurch’s home for New Zealand arts, Ravenscar House Museum, opened its doors in November. Designed by Patterson Associates, the museum is the vision of philanthropists Susan and the late Jim Wakefield, who gifted it to the people of Canterbury.

New Zealand’s form

Close to home: the gift of experience

… and the living is easy • Our preview of sun-drenched, sea-speckled, and outdoor-scented summertime reads.

Curved lines • This season, tranquility is found in a palette of organic materials and natural hues.

Architects at home: A nest in the bay • In their quest for a perfectly imperfect hillside home, a pair of Wellington architects enlisted the building help of their family, friends, peers, and other co-conspirators from Athfield Architects, Studio Pacific, and beyond.

Arts

At home in the shed • This house by the lake is an expression of both its alpine context and the stylistic DNA of its designers.

Moonlight on the hill

Turquoise breeze • “The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity.”

Reimagined glory • Marrying the elegance and style of New York with the outdoors lifestyle of Auckland, this elegant Remuera house delivers the best of both worlds.

A joyful drop • Despite the obvious challenges that came with 2021, for New Zealand Winemaker of the Year Jules Taylor, the year was one worth remembering.

In Detail • A deeper dive in to the interior and architectural products specified by designers in this issue of HOME

Cliffhanger • Perched on a cliff above Red Beach in Whangaparoa, this house of blackened concrete and waxed steel delivers an unexpected lightness of form.

Raglan rest • In the foothills of Karioi, dark cedar cloaks a home surrounded by lush greenery in a vast and encompassing landscape.

Eastern shore • Raised above the ground, this house of concrete, cedar, bronze and steel reimagines coastal living in the city.

Wild west • To the west, black sand dunes stretch out to meet the Tasman Sea as it hits land; to the east, dense pōhutukawa and kānuka sweep up the hills that give boundary to this rugged coastline.

A matter of duality • On an enviable Northland site, this family home is a place of elegance and light – a sculptural addition to the rural landscape.

Bathroom trends • A local and international stocktake of what is hot, trending or notable in the world of bathroom design.

Notable • Nascent trends, curiosities and events that fans of bathroom design should keep on their radar

Reflections of old: combining art and function

Depth and texture in bathrooms • A look at some of the latest and greatest bathroom hardware from the world of Plumbline. All products mentioned here are available from plumbline.co.nz

Paros Towels • We are enjoying the natural and textural beauty of Ottoloom’s Paros range.

Robertson Bathware

Gloria of Greymouth