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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.

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    • Jan 20, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 17m AVG DURATION
    • 29 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Outside In series with Homestyle Magazine

    Narrow escape with Gerrad Hall

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 13:04


    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, and visit www.firstwindows.co.nz/narrow-escape to see the story.

    The Bunker House by Wilson Building and Dalman Architects

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 14:08


    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.

    Renovation: Subtle Vintage by Vince Payne Design

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 17:21


    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 and considered product selection.See the full story and video at firstwindows.co.nz/subtle-vintage

    Renovation: Box Fresh by Lloyd Hartley Architects

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 30:15


    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

    A riverside build with a personal touch, by Holcroft Prestige and Design House Architecture

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 18:48


    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.

    The evolution of a renovation plan, with Liz Wallace and homeowners Niki & Andrew

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2024 23:17


    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.

    Edwards White Architects bring a fresh and contemporary twist to this Hamilton home

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2023 11:55


    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 story.

    A Papamoa beachfront home embracing 'whatever the weather', with Studio Brick Architects

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2023 14:48


    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.firstwindows.co.nz/outlook-for-thursday to see the story. 

    Patchwork Architects design an 'Elegant Shed' with no landscape constraints

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 18:05


    For the happy owners of this humbly constructed abode, there's no place like home in the middle of a paddock.

    The definition of a happy client and satisfied architect; Blurred Lines with Pat de Pont

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023 22:14


    With sustainability and accessibility front of mind, this home enhances life for its occupants in their golden years.

    Brendon Gordon's renovation that has created a home which forms a true haven

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 12:48


    Studio Pacific reference mid-century pavilion homes in this couple's downsize project.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 10:26


    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 

    Lloyd Hartley Architects reveal all about this ‘Herne Bay Hideaway'

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2022 26:08


    A series of fortunate events combine to create a wholly wonderful experience.See more from this project: firstwindows.co.nz/moments-like-this 

    Edwards White Architects create a bach perfect for enjoying a laidback Raglan lifestyle.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 23:41


    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 

    AW Architects' sights were set on framing moments within the landscape for this unique Wakatipu Basin build

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2022 24:40


    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

    Architect Julian Guthrie's Cowey House renovation continues a conversation between what was and what is

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 28:27


    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-language

    A window into CAAHT Studio Architects' house on Takapuna Beach

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2021 13:09


    Paekākāriki's Werry House by Bonnifait & Giesen Architects is designed for happily ever after

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 23:10


    Paekākāriki's Werry House by Bonnifait & Giesen Architects is designed for happily ever after.

    Nestled into a natural amphitheatre this coastal home is at one with the landscape

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2021 16:55


    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

    RTA Studios reinterprets the classic peaked state house as a series of chic pavilions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 9:54


    The gabled forms are much more than just roofs over their owners' heads. See more from this home: firstwindows.co.nz/peak-performers

    This Kāpiti Coast bach harnesses the views like you've never seen before

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 18:49


    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 Lines, then visit firstwindows.co.nz/dune-landing to read the story. 

    Paul Clarke of Studio2 Architects discusses designing a generational retreat in Mt Maunganui

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 19:26


    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.

    Architectural Designer Noel Jessop on building a home for his own family

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 16:01


    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. 

    Inside a ‘stealth bomber' in suburbia

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 16:21


    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 firstwindows.co.nz/bestkeptsecrets to see the story. 

    The box forms of this Great Barrier Island bach make clever use of Dutch design theory

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020 24:09


    Homestyle editor Alice Lines talks with architect Stuart Gardyne about how the Pinwheel House works its angles within the environment in an enclave of holiday homes at Medlands Beach. Listen now, then visit https://www.firstwindows.co.nz/WheelofFortune to see the story. 

    Inside a luxurious Riverside retreat overlooking a tidal estuary

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 15:27


    Harriet Pilkington and Elvon Young of Young & Richard Architecture on their project just north of Auckland, a series of glass galleries that reveals its riches little by little. Listen now, then visit https://www.firstwindows.co.nz/riverhead to see the story. 

    A family moves from town to country to fulfil a long-held dream

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 9:14


    Join us at their riverside home in Hamilton, where a central pitched pavilion, cascading floors and extensive glazing make a major statement, and let in loads of light and green scenes. Listen now, then visit https://www.firstwindows.co.nz/this-is-us to see the story.

    A coastal home that gives it owners a spectacular connection with nature

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 13:12


    Robust materials hold their own against the elements at this Napier abode by Slessor Architects' Nick Bevin. Hear how whopping great windows and sliding doors maximise the jaw-dropping view, then visit https://www.firstwindows.co.nz/out-in-the-open to see the story. 

    Architect John McNamara on sustainable small-home design

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2019 14:58


    Innovative ideas, minimalist detailing and well-placed windows made his initial Modhouse prototype so appealing, he moved on in. Listen now, then visit https://www.firstwindows.co.nz/modhouse to see the story. 

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