The Box™ World of Architecture & Construction
All the latest information, thinkpieces and news from Box™
A New Box™ Build on a Special Waterfront Site
The challenge for the Box™ design team was to create a spatially efficient home that maximized the panoramic views of the Manukau Harbour. The end…
Co-housing: an island example
Written by Claire McCall The proposed co-housing development in Grey Lynn (see cohaus.co.nz) is a vision for urban living that includes less reliance on cars…
Milestone or millstone? Innovation comes down to earth
Written by Dan Heyworth It’s important to separate the science fiction from the facts in the construction sector, writes Dan Heyworth When I first read…
The Latest Addition to the Box™ Family
The latest addition to the Box™ family is a stunning rural retreat in Kaiwaka, Northland. We recently uploaded this project to “Our Work”, but we…
City (Un) Limits
When a prime city-fringe site has a storm-water drain right in the middle of it, what do you do? You work around it. By Claire…
The Box™ Purpose
Written by Dan Heyworth Lang House by Ernst Plischke 1948 There is no exact record of the number of homes or developments designed by architects,…
A Kit of Parts
Incorporating a 20sqm visitor accommodation unit for a client who had built with us before, provided Box™ with an opportunity to construct a dwelling using a…
Behind the Scenes of a Box™ Build in Matakana
Our Box™ Home Every journey begins with a single step. It feels like our first step took place about 6 years ago. I won’t bore…
Housing supply: An Indian Case Study
Written by Claire McCall We were pleased to hear that an advocate of low-cost housing had been named the winner of architecture’s most prestigious award…