The stories of creative and enterprising Kiwis who are taking on the challenge of building their own unique and inspirational homes. No design is too ambitious, and no obstacle too large in their quest for the perfect house.
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Concrete farmhouse
Earthship
Steel house
American gothic
45° house
Clifftop house
Straw bale house
American barns
Point chevalier: the concreteologist
New plymouth: hemp home
Northland: rusty house
Kapiti coast: stilt house
Ponsonby: french house
Queenstown: modern day castle
Christchurch: shipping container home
South brighton: earthquake rebuild
Helensville: imitation villa
Mount ruapehu: log home
Slipper island: island hideaway
Queenstown: moving mansion
Nelson: black house
Auckland: vinegar lane apartment
Waiheke: canopy house
Point chevalier: music box house
Christchurch: britten stables
Mangawhai: jetty house
Hamner springs: tree house
Te arai: tuscan lodge
Wellington: green house
Cranmer square: red house
Brighton: beach house
Kenepuru sound: pod house
Burnt timber pavilion
Suspended glass house
Wanaka wedge
Beach escape
Taylor's mistake
Medieval castle
Grand designs revisited
Back to the music box
The concreteologist - revisited
Grand tearooms penthouse
Piha clifftop retreat
Floating beach bach
Feng shui palace
Schist vineyard
Sounds hideaway
Lighthouse
Ultramodern rooftop home
Copper curve
Chatham islands
Okaihau
Lake house
Round house
Container house
Passive house
Castello
Sand dune
Abel tasman
Mangawhai danish
Dunedin glasshouse
New brighton
Mahurangi pohuehue
Geraldine
Queenstown
Waitaki valley
Waiheke wonder
Lake ōhau
Concrete californian
Waikanae rammed earth
Lake tahoe
Tennis court
Loburn lifestyle
Whanganui mid-century
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