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HOME covers the best New Zealand architecture, design and interiors. It features inspirational, ingenious and just plain breathtaking homes from all over the country – as well as new restaurants, exciting art and the latest furniture releases.

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Synchronicity • Wellness entrepreneur Matt Chapman was intrinsically drawn to a piece of land on the Wānaka lakefront he called ‘the edge of the world'. It was here that he felt a sense of peace and an irresistible energy.

Fall in love • Archetypally minimalist, a new limited edition release from Powersurge is vested in a crisp clarity of form and negative space — at once refined and perfectly joyous.

Pristine clarity • On the banks of Lake Whakamaru is a diminutive structure. Its translucent skin forms a simple gable, a nod to the rural sheds that are dotted around the area. What's inside tells an important story about the future of home heating and innovative ways to harness the power of renewable energy.

Sky high • Crowning Auckland's newest skyscraper, The Pacifica penthouses, an exploration of understated luxury high above the bustling downtown precinct, have been unveiled by international design practice, Plus Architecture.

Quintessential quartzite • This Takapuna kitchen brings new meaning to the heart of the home with a striking three-metre kitchen island crafted in a statement Negresco quartzite.

Books • Here at HOME we ♥ public libraries: those iconic bastions of knowledge and great reading taste often housed within architecturally inspiring spaces across the country. On the first anniversary of Auckland Libraries' ‘Bestie Collection', we check out this very popular project and get recommendations on what to read from within its catalogue.

Bathe al fresco • In the heart of Hawke's Bay is an artisan workshop garnering significant attention, and for good reason. Led by designer and craftsman Toby Payton, Raw Concrete Design specialises in handcrafted bespoke polished concrete products for residential and commercial settings.

Architecture of the Ozarks • Award-winning American architect Marlon Blackwell recently spent some time in New Zealand. We caught up with him to talk about his intuitive approach to design and some of the iconic buildings that have defined his career — those that are at once strange and familiar, entirely of their place, and informed by a global lens.

We can’t run • Jeremy Smith of Irving Smith Architects joined Shigeru Ban in India earlier this year to talk iterative change, and consider buildings that participate with the environment rather than seek control. Here are his thoughts on a discussion that evoked immediacy; concepts that we need to embrace — not in the future, but now — as the waters rise around our built environment.

Nature’s beauty • Flooring is the one element that can provide continuity and tie together an interior space … wool flooring does so with textural warmth, and in Bremworth’s case: plenty of design flair.

Perfect summer • Embracing life outdoors has a new meaning, and it's firmly centred around a beautifully streamlined range of bathing and kitchen products by ABI Interiors, the Sola Collection.

Soul soothing • The much anticipated 2025 Dulux Colour Forecast presents three compelling palettes designed to uplift and nurture; comforting, enlivening hues for the year ahead.

Emerge • Embodying a sense of hope, the Dulux Emerge palette embraces self-expression, understanding, and acceptance.

Recollect • A longing for authenticity and certainty as we seek solace in the familiar underscores the moody and luxurious Dulux Recollect palette, with interiors that feel safe, cosy, and secure.

Still • As a contrast to the fast pace of life, the Dulux Still...