A look at some of the highlights in kitchen design from the 2025 TIDA New Zealand Kitchens Awards.
Urban vertical
A bold design transforms a small site into a grand statement, brilliantly executed by MO Brown Builders, Krush Architecture and Michelle Lamb Interior Architecture.
Tamarillo Clafoutis
At her family gatherings, says cookbook author Nici Wickes, someone will whip up a clafoutis on the spot.
Room service
Decor and styling ideas from those in the know.
Move forward
Want to get a kitchen designed but don’t know ho? Rachael Kwok of NKBA explains all.
Upscale your lifestyle
Elmbridge Mews is designed for living, built for life.
Building more than houses
Golden Homes Christchurch, says Dean McGuigan, is proudly built on value, backed by experience and powered by family.
The art of convenience
Make life easier with automated Plantation Shutters from Canterbury Window Coverings.
A little bit country
Casabella Interiors brings a designer’s eye to a refined yet rustic Ōtautahi home.
The real deal
Virtual property tours are a valuable marketing tool, says Rachael Cone of Total Realty in Christchurch. Here’s why.
In solidity
Tony Milne of Rough Milne Mitchell ponders the permanence of stone.
Welcome home
Every day is a holiday at this luxurious Far North home by Arcline Architecture – and everyone’s invited.
Brutalist retreat
On a hillside east of Wānaka above the meandering Clutha River, this modernist holiday home from Team Green Architects was designed to frame the views of its breathtaking Central Otago site.
Inside out
Paula Broderick Design, South Architects and Southen Builders have transformed this 1970s townhouse through a collaborative vision and furniture-first thinking.
Exceptional circumstances
A challenging design from Threefold Architecture led to masterful execution from Bagley Construction on this Wānaka family home.
Special vintage
Charming and elegant, yet without a trace of pretension, this unique Cape Town cottage is a masterclass in irreverent style.
A whale of a tale
Inspired by the fluid elegance of a diving whale’s tail, this home, designed and built by Home Factor, merges organic curvature with strong architectural lines.
A place in the sun
A very special project was designed by Kate Rogan and Eva Nash of Rogan Nash Architects in Auckland: Eva’s own family home.
Inside Style
Colour advice from New Zealand’s best designers and architects.
Getting your ducks in a row
A practical guide to preparing for your home build, from Dean McGuigan of Golden Homes.