Design Guide

The Design Guide 

• It provides insights into the processes architects and designers work through in designing houses, and it's written for homeowners, so its easy to understand stories add real value and help you create the most amazing home.

• Ideas, Insights and Inspiration for people working with architects and designers

• Case studies from Architects and Designers showcasing their work

• The creative process - what are they thinking and how can you use the same approach for your house

  This year's issue covers is 'The New Suburban Dream' and we look at new types of houses for the suburbs - stunning examples designed by award winning architects. Check it out here ...

The 2012, 2013 and 2014 EDITIONS have all SOLD OUT and we're getting low on our 2015 Ed 2 as well.

*winner of the prestigious NZ Institute of Architects Gold Medal in 2010, NZIA Board Member and Design Guide contributor

2014 contributors include Parihoa House by Andrew Patterson, Architect at Patterson Associates; Rural house by David Wingate, Architect at Wingate + Farquhar; Sydney terrace house addition, Anita Panov and Andrew Scott, panovscott;  Prefab design, Dan Heyworth, General Manager, Box Living; City house, Richard George, Architect, GHD; Mt Eden garden, Xanthe White, Landscape Design; Zero Energy House one year on, Thermal engineer Jo Woods and solar engineer Shay Brazier; Apartment fit-out, Jessica Barter, Director, BUREAUX.

• Building for the Country
• Designing for the City
• Apartment Living
• The Passive House explained and the Zero Energy House revisited
• And, of course, essential information for Kitchens, Bathrooms, Interiors,Garden, and Lighting Design.

The Design Guide is a new guidebook for people that aims to make working with architects and designers a dream. 

If You're Building or Renovating, this is the ESSENTIAL reference guide for your project. Order it here, now.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If You're Building or Renovating, this is the ESSENTIAL reference guide for your project. Order it here, now and we'll also email you a PDF copy of the 2013 edition - absolutelly free!.

What sets this wonderful new magazine apart are the contributors - some of the leading architects and designers in the country. 

In other words, our new Design Guide annual is written by architects and designers for their clients.

 

 

                                    

 

       

 

by Sally Tagg and Xanthe White

If You're Building or Renovating, this is the ESSENTIAL reference guide for your project. Order it here, now.

Brought to you by Aim High Publishing - we're the people that bring you the Building Guide...the essential guide for people who are building or renovating: available online, through councils, Home Ideas Centres, builders and designers and in selected Pak 'n Save and New World supermarkets, Whitcoull's and Paper Plus.

 

 

 

 

Design Guide 2012