View fullsize A proud moment for both our clients and our team! The Bay and Mahora Te Aroha have been shortlisted in this year’s Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects local awards. It has been a huge privilege to work alongside our exception
View fullsize Great to see Kawau Island house featured in HOME Magazine’s Summer Issue. The house is designed as a low pavilion sitting lightly amongst the kānuka forest, the sliding glass walls blur inside-outside living and frame the stunning views over L
View fullsize The Oriental Bay Band Rotunda’s future is looking exciting! In partnership with our client @watson_group, renowned chef @benbaylynz with @ahirestaurant and local legend @garageproject, have come on board with Novak+Middleton as architects to tr
View fullsize Fantastic to see the Seatoun Heights House take home a Master Builders Gold Award for 2025 House of the Year in the Best New Home category! Huge thanks to our amazing clients and the incredible team at @scottysconstruction whose expertise and attenti
View fullsize We’re super excited to be working with our partners @watson_group to breathe new life into the jewel of Oriental Bay — the Oriental Bay Pavilion. At almost 90 years old and rich in history, this iconic waterfront building is set for a st
View fullsize A wonderful result at the Kāhui Whaihanga NZIA Local Awards in Auckland last night with Lightbox winning in the multi-unit housing category. Located in the coastal landscape of Long Bay, Lightbox reimagines the townhouse typology. Each home is ancho
View fullsize A fantastic evening at the Kāhui Whaihanga NZIA Local Awards in Auckland last night with Kawau Island House winning in the housing category. This holiday home embraces its remarkable setting above Little Vivian Bay, offering stunning views and indoo
View fullsize We’re thrilled to unveil three recently completed townhouses in Lyall Bay! Contemporary materials and forms reflect the coastal surroundings while seamlessly blending these homes into the neighbourhood. Designed to maximize the locations&rsqu
View fullsize We’re thrilled to start the new year off by joining @watson_group for the restoration and redevelopment of the iconic Oriental Bay Band Rotunda. The design will revitalise this prominent building to its former glory with a spa, restaurant and b
View fullsize After a climb up a steep driveway that feels like you're arriving at the top of Mount Victoria itself, a sea of steel floats out to greet awesome 180 degree views across Wellington along with that characteristic Wellington wind! With a concrete pour
View fullsize Great to see the Saint James apartment conversion featured in @stuffnz recently. Following the recent stuff interview, we’re revisiting this significant restoration and adaptive reuse project. The deteriorated Saint James Presbyterian Church i
View fullsize Exciting to see the Roxburgh House featured in a recent @nzhouseandgarden article! First impressions may be deceiving as this historic villa is actually a new home! The existing villa was in very poor condition and had experienced a myriad of unsymp
View fullsize Congratulations to Jina, our newly accredited Homestar Assessor! At Novak+Middleton we're passionate about sustainable architecture. Jina's expertise means we can bring a focus on better performance and environmental outcomes to your project through
View fullsize Completed 5 years ago this month, this unique family home won an NZIA Wellington Architecture Award for Housing and featured in Home Magazine. The narrow, hillside site informed a long and low design that closely matched the profile of the land, cr
View fullsize Celebrating the recent completion of Vela Apartments in the heart of Petone! This apartment complex draws influence from its surroundings both existing and historic. The material palette reflects Petone's rich industrial history with brick, bespoke
View fullsize Central Park, one of our NZIA award-winning social housing projects officially opened 12 years ago this month! We are extremely humbled and proud to have been part of this transformative social housing upgrade for @wgtncc which was achieved with the
View fullsize It was great working with our clients @matthewpalmerconstruction and @kitchenelements to deliver this recently completed suburban Wellington renovation incorporating contemporary family living within a 1920's Wellington bungalow. Key parts of the b
View fullsize It's move in day! Lightbox is a boutique, contemporary townhouse development completed with our partners @templeton_group. Located in Longbay, Auckland its exciting to see new owners moving in now that construction is complete. Working with the undu
View fullsize It's Architecture Week, and we're excited to participate in Open Studios! If you'd like a glimpse into the mind of an architect or are curious about some of the magic that happens behind the scenes at Novak+Middleton then come along this Friday 27 S
View fullsize Introducing the canines of Novak+Middleton for International Dog Day! Although sometimes they lack the ability to operate ArchiCAD and fully communicate their design ideas, they make up for this with their warm greetings, crumb-cleaning abilities a