Outside In series with Homestyle Magazine
Homestyle magazine are heading out around New Zealand in association with First Windows & Doors to find homes we find inspiring. Follow along as we interview homeowners and architects throughout the country to learn more about how their design came about and the way they live in their homes.
Episodes
30 episodes
Renovation: Heart and Soul in Whangarei
Maungatapere lies 11km east of Whangārei and is home to Jock and Jane's renovated 110-year-old villa.When Jock bought the property, there was a Skyline shed and an old villa sitting in the middle of a paddock. “There were no fences,” he...
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Narrow escape with Gerrad Hall
Homestyle editor Alice Lines talks with Gerrad Hall about designing a home that would respond to the surrounding villas, in Ponsonby, while adopting an architectural language aligned with contemporary living. Listen now, a...
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The Bunker House by Wilson Building and Dalman Architects
Homestyle editor Alice Lines talks with Richard Dalman about the Bunker House wedged into a hillside in the Mackenzie Basin. Listen now, and visit https://www.firstwindows.co.nz/hidden-in-plain-sight to see the story.
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Renovation: Subtle Vintage by Vince Payne Design
A fairly ordinary mid-1970s brick and cedar house in the beachy Auckland suburb of St Heliers was transformed into a tranquil private haven by architectural designer Vincent Payne with the application of some clever reimagining, skillful design...
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Renovation: Box Fresh by Lloyd Hartley Architects
We speak with Mike Hartley of Lloyd Hartley Architects about how he extended his family’s Beach Haven home with a modest, boxy renovation.See the full story, video and gallery at firstwindows.co.nz/box-fresh
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A riverside build with a personal touch, by Holcroft Prestige and Design House Architecture
Homestyle editor Alice Lines talks with Nick Holcroft about the process of building a family home overlooking the Waikato River. Listen now, and visit https://www.firstwindows.co.nz/down-by-the-riverside to see the story.
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The evolution of a renovation plan, with Liz Wallace and homeowners Niki & Andrew
Homestyle editor Alice Lines talks with the architect and homeowners of the home that caters to the view and many happy decades to come. Listen now, and visit https://www.firstwindows.co.nz/As-far-as-the-eye-can-see to see the story.
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Edwards White Architects bring a fresh and contemporary twist to this Hamilton home
Homestyle editor Alice Lines talks with architect Grant Edwards about a home sensitive to its surrounds, with a surprising modern oasis through the back. Listen now, and visit https://www.firstwindows.co.nz/now-were-talkin to see the s...
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A Papamoa beachfront home embracing 'whatever the weather', with Studio Brick Architects
Homestyle editor Alice Lines talks with architect Jeremy Brick about the beachfront home that stands as a testament to considered planning and strikes the balance between outlook and privacy. Listen now, then visit https://www.firstwin...
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Patchwork Architects design an 'Elegant Shed' with no landscape constraints
For the happy owners of this humbly constructed abode, there’s no place like home in the middle of a paddock.Visit firstwindows.co.nz/the-elegant-shed to see the full gallery and video
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The definition of a happy client and satisfied architect; Blurred Lines with Pat de Pont
With sustainability and accessibility front of mind, this home enhances life for its occupants in their golden years.
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Studio Pacific reference mid-century pavilion homes in this couple's downsize project.
Everything about this house makes it just what its owners and the surrounding environment ordered. See more from this project here firstwindows.co.nz/suits-you
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Lloyd Hartley Architects reveal all about this ‘Herne Bay Hideaway’
A series of fortunate events combine to create a wholly wonderful experience.See more from this project: firstwindows.co.nz/moments-like-this
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Edwards White Architects create a bach perfect for enjoying a laidback Raglan lifestyle.
Unforgettable, that’s what this is — a bach built to create magic moments for generations to come. See more from this project: firstwindows.co.nz/memory-maker
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AW Architects’ sights were set on framing moments within the landscape for this unique Wakatipu Basin build
Here’s a home that honours heritage and place, yet is anything but what you’d expect. See more from this project: firstwindows.co.nz/oh-maimai
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Architect Julian Guthrie’s Cowey House renovation continues a conversation between what was and what is
A devotion to era-appropriate design has seen this mid-century renovation continue a conversation between what was and what is. See more from this renovation: firstwindows.co.nz/love-langua...
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Paekākāriki’s Werry House by Bonnifait & Giesen Architects is designed for happily ever after
Paekākāriki’s Werry House by Bonnifait & Giesen Architects is designed for happily ever after.
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Nestled into a natural amphitheatre this coastal home is at one with the landscape
With a semicircle floorplan, Architect Belinda George’s Matapouri Rd House is a beautiful bach with a childhood connection that makes it a curve in exactly the right place. See more from this home: firstwindows.co.nz/circling-back
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RTA Studios reinterprets the classic peaked state house as a series of chic pavilions
The gabled forms are much more than just roofs over their owners' heads. See more from this home: firstwindows.co.nz/peak-performers
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This Kāpiti Coast bach harnesses the views like you’ve never seen before
Guided by passive solar and sustainability principles, this beach house is so at one with the environment, it’s like it’s as nature intended. Join architects Anna Farrow and Nick Officer in conversation with homestyle editor Alice Line...
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Paul Clarke of Studio2 Architects discusses designing a generational retreat in Mt Maunganui
The beautiful family beach house contains all the classic conveniences of a holiday home — but better. Listen to his interview with homestyle editor Alice Lines now, then visit firstwindows.co.nz/pushthelimits to see the story.
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Architectural Designer Noel Jessop on building a home for his own family
With cleverly conceived forms and lots of glass, his city-fringe Hamilton creation is smarter than many in terms of both form and function. Listen now, then visit firstwindows.co.nz/brain-boxes to see the story.
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Inside a ‘stealth bomber’ in suburbia
A lot goes on behind closed doors, but stepping into this family home in Auckland’s Westmere reveals more than you might expect. Listen to how Tim Dorrington of Dorrington Atcheson Architects devised this surprising dwelling, then visit firstwi...
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