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Elbow Architects make a clever play in adding space to this mid-century family home in Auckland. Architect Julia Mercer chats with Simon Farrell-Green about this recent renovation project.

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Architects Kate Rogan and Eva Nash pooled their talents to design Eva’s new family home in Westmere, Auckland. In this episode, Your Home & Garden editor Fiona Hawtin discusses the design process with Kate and Eva who share their unique perspectives as both architects and homeowners.

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Tanya and Dominic renovated an "ugly duckling" with the views and space they wanted, creating a cedar-clad contemporary home on Christchurch's Cashmere Hills. In this episode, Your Home & Garden editor Fiona Hawtin discusses the major home renovation with Tanya and Dominic.

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One family gives new meaning to indoor-outdoor flow with a new home, where they can see the front and back yard from the open-plan living space. Your Home & Garden editor, Fiona Hawtin, speaks with Daryl of DJ Hewitt Builders about the vision for this Christchurch build.

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Your Home & Garden editor, Fiona Hawtin, speaks with Toni and Warren about their dream home on the Whitianga Waterways. The couple enlisted architect Brendon Gordon to realise their vision for a functional home their children and grandchildren could also enjoy. Brendon was adamant they see the water from all parts of the house, even the swimming pool, which is to the back of the house. Through the two sets of sliding doors in the open-plan area, the couple can view what’s happening on the waterways.

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A Christchurch home on a steep site required an innovative design, which meant plenty of sharp angles. Your Home & Garden editor, Fiona Hawton, chats with homeowner Marie Parsons about the apartment-like home they created with Max Capocaccia from MC Architecture Studio.

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No one knows the future, but that’s not stopping Julian Waters from planning for it. He wants to enjoy his striking, modern Whitianga home for as long as possible, delighting in the indoor-outdoor living going from the pool and his bedroom with ease. 

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Simon and Sarah  are city people used to having neighbours in close proximity. Simon used to call Ponsonby home and Sarah hails from Berlin. Now, their closest neighbours are pheasants and bulls.

Fiona, editor at Your Home & Garden, speaks with Craig and Natalie about the holiday home they built to enjoy during school holidays with their three children. 

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