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 When the owners of an earthquake-damaged character home in Merivale, Christchurch, approached Daryl Hewitt about repairing and renovating it, he instead suggested a new-build. “I said to them, for […]

Taking design notes from builds in Arrowtown and Wānaka, this Ngāruawāhia home exudes Southern style Meet & greet Courtney (administrator and event planner) and Brad Turton (co-owner of Turton Builders), and daughters Madelyn, four, and Sienna, two, and bichon/King Charles cavalier cross Bindi. The property A three-bedroom new-build clad in brick, board and batten in […]

A forward-thinking couple designed and built their home around the movement of the sun Meet & greet Laura and Shaun Andrews (owners of a solar power company) and their springer spaniel Sage. The property A contemporary three-bedroom new-build in rural Hawke’s Bay. High school sweethearts, Laura and Shaun Andrews have had a few adventures in […]

When a Nelson couple nabbed their dream hillside site, they needed a house that would live up to the lofty views meet & greet Chris (commercial construction quantity surveyor) and Dawn Cooper (human resources manager), and Siamese cats Gismo and Nutmeg. the property A three-bedroom schist and cedar new build on a hilltop site with […]