Designing Dreams

Architect Dave Strachan shows Matthew Ridge how well-designed and built housing can respond to changing climatic conditions. Together, they explore six incredible houses.

Sally Ogle leads Matthew on a journey of fighting for every square metre of success, a story inspirational to a younger generation facing big challenges in the housing market.

Queenstown architect Stacey Farrell shows Matthew what it means for a home to visually connect to its environment. The pair visits six ground-breaking designs from around New Zealand.

Rafe Maclean shares the importance of "rigor" in architectural design and why he believes Passive Houses are the sustainable future of our built environment.

Rafe Maclean shares the importance of "rigor" in architectural design and why he believes Passive Houses are the sustainable future of our built environment.

Hugh Tennent takes Matthew Ridge into architecture's quiet, reflective dimension to demonstrate how food design can elevate the human spirit.