2026 - NZIA Housing Award - Alteration & Additions Winner

JURY CITATION: “Yansané McMillan House transforms an existing suburban home to support specialised mobility needs while maintaining comfortable family living. Working within a modest budget, the design team approached the project with creativity, care, and strong attention to detail. Every threshold, material choice, and spatial decision has been carefully considered to support independence and improve everyday life. Small moments of colour and warmth bring personality into the home while reinforcing dignity and comfort. Though modest in scale, the project demonstrates the powerful impact thoughtful architecture can have on the lives of the people it serves. Small in scale, immeasurable in impact.”

2026 - Resene Colour Award Winner

JURY CITATION: “A composed grey exterior unifies old and new from the street, allowing the architecture to sit quietly within its suburban context. A bold yellow front door defines the entry and suggests more playfulness beyond. The yellow reappears through the joinery of the original house, highlights the new addition on the side elevations, and combines with magenta to define interior doors. Together, the two colours provide visual clarity and joy, punctuating the natural pine-lined interior. The full magenta lift is a sensation.”

Photographs by Russell Kleyn

Location:

West Auckland

Date:

2025

Program:

Residential Redevelopment