Home Inspiration
Smart Design = More Options
Whether you’re looking for one, two, three or more new homes, GJ’s Kingsland design provides flexibility and options for your section. Designed with a clever layout to maximise smaller sections, the versatile design provides a great option for those with small sites or looking to build an additional home on […]
Build New In The Location You Love
Maybe you love where you live, but not the home you live in. This is the dilemma for many people with older homes in developed locations. For those people, the option to either subdivide or remove and rebuild can be the perfect solution, a new home on the site that […]
Interior Inspo: Winter Retreat
Get cozy by the fireplace with charming cabin-esque surrounds. Shag pile, fleece and wooly fabrics snuggle up against warm woods and bursts of golds and russet to create a cocoon of comfort. Style Tip: An element of playful kitsch keeps the look fun and modern. Image of the Daily Sofa […]
Beautiful and Bespoke
With ultra-contemporary styling and everything you could wish for in a floorplan, this large GJs home has raised the benchmark for family living. This pavilion-style custom showhome titled ‘Bespoke in Brooklands’ by GJ’s Taranaki boasts 250m2 of luxury, with carefully thought-out spaces that don’t miss any details. While this custom […]
Passive Design: The Future of Energy-Efficient Building
Passive design is a concept that has been gaining popularity in recent years as people become more conscious about their impact on the environment. It is a way of designing buildings that maximises the use of natural light, wind and temperature to reduce the need for artificial heating and cooling […]
Interior Design Inspo: Pure Bliss
Nothing quite oozes luxury than recreating a spa sensation in your own home. Ease the stresses of the day away with considered pieces that add a touch of care and attention to an everyday ritual. Style Tip. If a full tub is out of the question, a statement basin can […]
Designed For Good
Architecture and Design
This Barn-Like Yet Contemporary Home Is The Perfect Family Haven
When Ben and Ally Green embarked on their design-and-build journey with Box™, they were completely chilled about the process. “Their all-in-one package removes all the stress,” says Ben. What the couple didn’t anticipate was a last-minute surprise. To be fair, that wasn’t the fault of Box™. As Ally explains: “When […]
Dreaming of Dior
Paris is known for being one of the most beautiful cities in the world, full of romance, buttery pastry and gorgeous architecture. Most importantly, it is known for being the home of couture and luxury fashion house Dior has just given us yet another reason to book a flight over. […]
A Journey In Decision Making
The design decisions we make when building a home aren’t always based on fashion or finance. Sometimes they hark back to our childhood. That’s what first-time builders Terri and Sam discovered when, along with the Box™ team, they started the process of conceptualising a new design and -build in Auckland’s […]
8 Ways to Get Outdoor Happy
Summer 2022 is here so we’re looking back at outdoor spaces that put the accent on alfresco. Here are eight ways to makeover your outdoor spaces: 1. If you’re building a two-storey home, which is often the case on today’s smaller sites, it makes sense to consider a cantilever. This […]
Future Is Tubular
Fort Lauderdale in Florida is getting a new luxury tower reaching 47 stories over the city if everything goes according to plan. Being developed by Dependable Equities and designed by New York agency ODA, they bought the site of the future construction for $23 million where a small law building […]
All Set For The Endless Summer
Long and low-slung, this Kerikeri home has its design roots in a Californian desert. The owners, a semi-retired couple, swapped the birdsong and beauty of the Titirangi bush for this single-level dwelling that sprawls across the flat site taking delicious advantage of the sun. They came to Box™ clutching photographs […]
