Cape to Bluff

What makes Aotearoa New Zealand one of the most picturesque countries in the world? Its striking landscape can range from the snow-capped alps to the breezy ocean in a few hundred kilometres, requiring a creative approach to home building that is responsive to the natural environment. This is a challenge skilfully accepted by contemporary architects inspired to create modern iterations of the barn, whare, and bach.

Weaving through dreamy and dramatic locations, including a crescent-moon-shaped bach in Tutukaka and a bivvy house inspired by a goldminer's hut overlooking Lake Wakatipu, Cape to Bluff features thirty exceptional houses. These houses celebrate the new dawn of New Zealand architecture that is at once self-assured, poetic, and sustainable.

'This book features 30 inspiring residential properties ranging from a crescent-moon-shaped bach to a rammed-earth house, many of which have never been photographed before. All are sustainable, dramatic, and self-assured.' Judy Pascoe, Belle

'Shot over a 10-year period, the beautiful tome—which again sees Simon Devitt team up with writer Andrea Stevens and graphic designer Luke Scott—captures Aotearoa's eclectic landscapes from top to toe, and some of the most beautiful homes that adorn it.' Jamie Christian Desplaces, Verve