For Christmas I made my 2 year old daughter a dolls house. Not just any old dolls house, mind you. My designer brain had to create something in an architectural style! I chose the classic bungalow so prevalent throughout New Zealand!
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The need for medium density housing
There has been a bit in the news on medium density housing in the last few years, probably along with some confusion as to what it is. Here, we clarify what it is and suggest some of the benefits of embracing it in the cities of Aotearoa.
My Top 10 Buildings
This list is limited to buildings that I've experience inside and out, not just based on the exterior, and since most of my travel has been concentrated in Europe that's where most of the buildings are located!
Overheating
When one thinks of passive house they probably think - like I did - that it's to keep the house warm through winter. And while that's correct, it's only part of the picture because overheating in summer gets overlooked.
The real "hygge" and why we love it
There have been many blog posts written about so-called 'hygge' interior style over the past few years. It has come to be synonymous with anything apparently Scandinavian in terms of décor. But what is hygge, really?
What We Love (Series) - Part 1 of 3: 'Beautiful'
We are diving into our big three: “beautiful, sustainable, comfortable”! In Part 1, Jonathan covers some of our design inspiration at Reform Architecture…