Wine cellar, pantry, just across the road, writes Catherine Masters.

Changing windows altered the way this house worked forever.

Shifting classic Chick design worked out just fine.

Architect explores all the angles of design — inside and out.

Rebuild gets owners' seal of approval as it waits for the people's vote.

Today, I'd define the housing crisis as the risk of declining capital values.

Four generations have mixed business and pleasure at this expansive property.

Three-bedroom terrace shows buyers what to expect from Onehunga complex.

And the show-stopper is the pavilion out the back.

Dealing with family heirlooms will prove more difficult than items you've bought yourself.

Draughty villa with gaps in floorboards has been transformed — so has pesky sandpit.

Appreciation of mid-century architecture a guiding hand in townhouse update.

Effect of motorway extension ends in couple finding early 20th century gem.

Cleverly working within structural bones brings restoration rewards.

Once a military parade ground, it's now a study in high-density housing.

Superb views surprise, writes Donna McIntyre.

Developer backs new main feature — apartments right alongside the race course.

Treasure trove of information shows All Black great once owned this property.

I'm a strong believer in something called "the property cycle".

Former maternity home is largely original — that's the way owner wanted it.

Talk about self-sufficiency — this has it all, including rainwater stored underground.

Getting foot in the front door opens up the back to world of green acres.

A private lifestyle with shades of Holland, Switzerland and even the South Island.

Country living with pet lambs, goats, dogs and a school that had ag days.

Couple future-proofed their 4ha spread from day one, writes Catherine Smith.

There's even an outlook from the bathtub — and no one can see in, writes Donna McIntyre.

Vicki Holder writes of couple who used ideas picked up Stateside for their clifftop home.

'Perfect' family home provides what family looked for — peace and quiet.

Arrival of baby and no phone in the house becomes key to many years of friendship.

Refurbished build still the cool house it was when built in the 1930s.