Building a waterfront home that manages views and privacy is the architectural equivalent of having your cake and eating it too. Here, in this family home in Milford, Tamaki Makaurau Auckland, Gerrad Hall of Gerrad Hall Architects has proved that you can have it all.

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Simon Farrell-Green, editor of HERE, speaks with PAUA Architect, Geoff Lentz, about an elegant Waikato home based on the most agrarian of references. "The modest corrugated form provided a cue for the new dwelling, or how we might acknowledge it" says Geoff.

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At first view, this sharp, charcoal holiday home displays all the hallmarks of a contemporary new build. At one with its environment, designed for its southern climate, it seamlessly navigates the balance between function and form. But look again, look closer, and the familiar pitched-roof form of a 1970s Lockwood home reveals itself. Less new build, more renovation at its finest.

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If an architect were to conjure up their ‘model client’, the couple behind this Grey Lynn villa renovation wouldn’t be far off. Listen in as HERE editor, Simon Farrell-Green,  speaks with architect Evelyn McNamara about designing a modern extension for a house rooted in history.

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When a young family beats a retreat from the city, the step into rural life is about simplicity. But this family also sought quality. Not long after returning from a cycling trip around Europe, the former Wellingtonians realised how little they needed to get by. Beyond the essentials, the rest becomes accessory to a cumbersome, less meaningful existence.

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In this episode of Altherm Design Series, Richard Furze speaks with Nick Holcroft about his deceptively simple, spacious house that fits neatly on the 400m2 urban site.

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In this episode of Altherm Design Series, Richard Furze speaks with Jeff and Adele who left the city for wide open spaces. They designed their new home to embrace their new location and all that it offers.

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In this episode of Altherm Design Series, Richard Furze speaks with Anna Stove in her picturesque courtyard. Anna had a vision of building a barn-like home that flows onto a central courtyard so she designed it herself.

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