http://www.turnerroad.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.turnerroad.co.nz en-us Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:06:45 +1300 Rocketspark http://www.turnerroad.co.nz/blog/post/161179/financial-times-article-how-to-design-a-home-in-collaboration-with-nature/ Source: Financial Times Publication Feb 24, 2026 - https://www.ft.com/From Mount Paku to the pages of the Financial Times. Our Cliff Hanger House in Tairua has been included in an international feature titled “How to design a home in collaboration with nature”, highlighting homes built in extreme landscapes around the world."At the best of times, building a home from scratch can be a white-knuckle ride of exhilaration and terror. Challenges are inevitable, but there is a rare breed who ... Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:16:49 +1300 http://www.turnerroad.co.nz/blog/#post161179 http://www.turnerroad.co.nz/blog/post/159333/2026-defign-magazine-feature-tilted-heart/ Source: Defign New Zealand Magazine, 2026The annual ADNZ Defign Magazine 2026 featured an article about the award-winning Tamahere Country Club Cafe."The Tamahere Country Club Cafe, designed by Lee Turner of Turner Road Architecture, is no ordinary retirement village facility. With its bold "tilt" roofline, scale-like aluminum cladding, and sculptural silhouette, it immediately signals something different: this is not a place hidden away for the elderly, but a social heart that connects resident... Mon, 26 Jan 2026 10:21:38 +1300 http://www.turnerroad.co.nz/blog/#post159333 http://www.turnerroad.co.nz/blog/post/156365/turner-road-architecture-runner-up-in-2025-tida-nz-designer-new-home-of-the-year/ Source: TRENDS website, www.trendsideas.comSee the Winners, Runners-up and Highly Commended projects in 2025 TIDA New Zealand Homes for Designer Homes.Read the full story here - Winners: TIDA Homes – Designer Homes | Trends... Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:15:21 +1300 http://www.turnerroad.co.nz/blog/#post156365 http://www.turnerroad.co.nz/blog/post/156363/cliff-hanger/ Source: Trends Website | www.trendsideas.comFor this stand-out coastal home, the steep, challenging site was both a constraint and an opportunity, with significant engineering innovation required – the organic roof form tilts and folds into its dramatic setting.."Read the full story - Cliff Hanger... Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:00:32 +1300 http://www.turnerroad.co.nz/blog/#post156363 http://www.turnerroad.co.nz/blog/post/156366/turner-road-architecture-runner-up-in-2025-nz-tida-awards-renovation-of-the-year/ Source: TRENDS website, www.trendsideas.comSee the Winners, Runners-up and Highly Commended projects in 2025 TIDA New Zealand Homes for Designer Homes.Read the full story here - Winners: TIDA Homes – Designer Homes | Trends... Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.turnerroad.co.nz/blog/#post156366 http://www.turnerroad.co.nz/blog/post/150946/waikato-times-studio-built-from-scrap-materials-wins-in-waikato-design-awards/ Source: Waikato Times, August 16, 2025Highly commended for commercial architecture was Tamahere Country Club Cafe, by Lee Turner, Turner Road Architecture.Judges said its architecture “invites gathering and interaction, with welcoming forms and a domestic scale that support its integration into the community fabric”.Read full story here - https://tinyurl.com/3mpyffy2... Fri, 22 Aug 2025 10:41:30 +1200 http://www.turnerroad.co.nz/blog/#post150946 http://www.turnerroad.co.nz/blog/post/147614/nz-house-and-garden-june-2025-forever-young/ Source: NZ House and Garden Magazine, June 2025 issue"Wendy and Bernard Hilhorst may have felt the weight of Waikato history when they bought their landmark 1920s two-storey concrete bungalow near Cambridge."..Click the PDF link below to read more.... Sun, 22 Jun 2025 16:29:32 +1200 http://www.turnerroad.co.nz/blog/#post147614 http://www.turnerroad.co.nz/blog/post/147612/cliff-hanger-house-tairua-new-zealand-home-design/ Source: e-architect "Cliff Hanger House sits high on the slopes of Mount Paku, seemingly floating above the rugged coastline 35 metres below."...Read full story here - https://www.e-architect.com/newzealand/cliff-hanger-house-tairua-new-zealand... Sun, 22 Jun 2025 16:21:33 +1200 http://www.turnerroad.co.nz/blog/#post147612 http://www.turnerroad.co.nz/blog/post/147611/the-ocean-is-just-below-the-home-that-hangs-on-the-edge-of-a-cliff/ Source: Contemporist“Perched dramatically on the slopes of Mount Paku in New Zealand, Cliff Hanger House lives up to its name. Designed by Turner Road Architecture, this coastal retreat appears to float above the rugged cliffs, just 35 metres above sea level, with uninterrupted views stretching across Tairua Harbour to Slipper Island.”…Read the full story - https://www.contemporist.com/the-ocean-is-just-below-a-home-that-hangs-off-the-edge-of-a-cliff/... Mon, 16 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.turnerroad.co.nz/blog/#post147611 http://www.turnerroad.co.nz/blog/post/141165/wide-angled-appeal/ Source: Trends Website | www.trendsideas.com"The sharply designed Tamahere Country Club cafe has created a vibrant social hub that attracts both residents and the surrounding community."Read the full story - Wide angled appeal... Tue, 28 Jan 2025 10:11:51 +1300 http://www.turnerroad.co.nz/blog/#post141165