The Box™ World of Architecture & Construction
All the latest information, thinkpieces and news from Box™
Bag a Bargain
If you can’t afford to renovate a city fringe villa, the balmy climes of California are calling. This four-bedroom home designed by Richard Neutra, complete…
On the Case
Anyone who has taken even the most cursory glance at our website (and if not, why not?) will know we’re mad on modernism. We worship…
Did you miss our Open House?
The secret to a successful Open House? Lay on some superb coffee and moreish cookies and you’ll be flooded with folk (thanks to twosmartcookies.co.nz…
V is for Vitex
It sounds like a vitamin pill, but Vitex Cofassus is actually a sustainably harvested hardwood from the Solomon Islands, loosely related to the puriri. At…
Kick-ass kitchens
Our very own interior designer, Sam Elliot, shares the secrets to choosing appliances for the culinary workroom of your new Box™ home: Silence is golden.…
Behind the Scenes
In this post, Box™ architect Tim Dorrington explains more about the consent process. How long does it generally take to get a new home consented…
All the buzz
A Box™ project on Kawau Island featured in a recent issue of VIVA magazine in the NZ Herald. For homeowner Edoardo Canal, holidaying in a…
Chip off the old block
There are some building materials that have earned their place in the hearts and minds of New Zealanders: Fibrolite is one, concrete block is…
Box™ Rewind: Joseph Eichler (1900 – 1974)
The conundrum about how houses can be mass producible yet personalised is nothing new; making good architectural design accessible to the ‘middle class’ is a foundation of…