Distinctive Designs · September 2026
Above and below
Johnston Architects and Archi Build responded to the contours of this steep Wānaka site with a home that is both elevated and embedded.
In the media
Written about elsewhere
Independent coverage of Archi Build's work, by the magazines that cover building in the South.
HOME Magazine · June 2026Modernist Bunker
A low-slung, linear form recessed into the foothills of the Southern Alps. Crisp detailing and deep overhangs, warm and earthen materials, and a family home with an almost symbiotic relationship to the alpine landscape.
Abode Magazine · November 2025A home for all seasons
The Clearview build across eight pages of the November/December issue, with Threefold Architecture, on resolving the details where timber ceilings meet window frames.
Master Builders House of the Year · July 2025Architectural Adventure
A 214sqm two-storey holiday home in Wānaka, built as a year-round escape for an extended family. Clad in warm-toned larch with schist features, and lined in timber inside.
Abode Magazine · November 2024Field of dreams
The Luggate Farm House across eight pages of the November/December 2024 issue, with Threefold Architecture, on a house the magazine reads as a narrative of love, ambition and the pursuit of perfection.
Master Builders House of the Year · July 2024Light up my life
A 300sqm family home on a farm near the Clutha River at Luggate: two linked gable pavilions in cedar weatherboard and timber batten, flooded with light, with Lake Hāwea's mountains in view.
Distinctive Designs · November 2023Wanaka wonder
Archi Build won two regional awards on its first entry to the Master Builders House of the Year: a Gold Award and the lifestyle Kitchen Excellence Award, then a place in the Top 100. Tom and Kelly Dupont on the team behind it.
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