Personal Best | with Tim Nees

Tony Koia sits down with Simon Farrell-Green to share the journey of building a home in the mountains outside Queenstown – where designing for extreme seasonal temperatures collide with the desire to preserve panoramic views. 

Kyle Ramsay speaks with Simon Farrell-Green about their pragmatic, sensitive approach when renovating and restoring this well-known 160-year-old building in New Plymouth. See the gallery and video at altherm.co.nz/bright-future

Simon Farrell-Green speaks with homeowners Sally and Nick, along with their architect Brady Gibbons of Gibbons Architects about how they successfully reshaped a 1940s home in Ngāmotu New Plymouth around the unique needs of its young whānau.Full story, video and gallery online at altherm.co.nz/extended-play

Tim Nees designs an intimately personal home and studio overlooking the surf of Ōtautahi’s Te Onepoto Taylor’s Mistake.See the video and photo gallery here https://www.altherm.co.nz/personal-best

A site switch and a compelling sense of restraint underpin the success of this energy-efficient Tāwharanui Peninsula home by Neu Architecture.See the video and photo gallery here https://www.altherm.co.nz/re-location

On a windswept coastal site near Ngāmotu New Plymouth, this courtyard home by Gibbons Architects strikes a fine balance between exposure and enclosure.See the video and photo gallery here https://www.altherm.co.nz/screen-saver

Rogan Nash Architects create a restful bach at Rotorua’s Lake Ōkāreka that’s perfect for two – or 12.See the video and photo gallery here https://www.altherm.co.nz/crowd-pleaser

On the foothills of Tauranga’s Welcome Bay, Cate Creemers designs a home around views and an extensive art collection.See more from this home: altherm.co.nz/display-case

Situated a few kilometers south of Tarras, Central Otago, the site had potential with wide views of gums and hills to the east, south and west. The end result looks and feels nothing like a traditional retirement home. See more from this home: altherm.co.nz/greener-pastures