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It wouldn’t be right to ignore all the hype around AI, ChatGPT, and other AI engines and not write about them in the context of architecture. I asked ChatGPT to write it ‘in a conversational tone’, but it still didn’t sound like me, and I largely disagreed with it. So, […]
Epidemics change us and the world we inhabit. Even as we try to do our best to cruise out from under the dark cloud of Covid, we’ll be left with the scars and tweaks it made to our daily lives. Live with them long enough though and they may come […]
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 […]
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. […]
Rolls-Royce have a reputation for their luxurious cars, but now they have taken it to the next level by collaborating with award winning artist Helen Amy Murray to release the Phantom Orchid. Helen and her team have produced a contemporary and luxury reinterpretation of a motor car’s fascia and instrument […]
Just when we thought we couldnt get any more excited about travelling overseas again, Bvlgari Hotels and Resorts has announced they will be opening a hotel in Tokyo in 2022. This will be Japan’s first Bvlgari Hotel, and just as the other hotels and resorts, it will feature the distinctive, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Regardless of your section style and outlook, here are some inspiring ideas to help you to get the very best out of your location with the genius design, architecture and building of these end-to-end Box design and build projects. Beach Life – Small Footprint, Massive Views In Piha This compact […]
When picking out a new car, easily the most trivial but at the same time crucial aspect of the decision is the colour. The shade of the outer coat has little practical function, yet we absolutely factor it in, because if we pick one we don’t like, we have to […]
Say what you want about Balenciaga, but they’ve never been known to be shy about showing off their often extravagant handiwork. The latest display of the Spanish fashion house’s audacious work marked a big in-house milestone, as back in July, Balenciaga presented their Fall/Winter 2021 Haute Couture collection, their first […]
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 […]
Seats and windows go together like coffee and doughnuts, but they’re not just a place to soak up the sun or gaze out at the view – built-in window seats are the ultimate multi-taskers Frame the moment If you have a view worth celebrating, no matter if that’s a sweeping […]
As the years continue to tick by, we see a seemingly constant increase in urgency from environmental experts calling on the world to embrace forms of renewable energy. Fortunately, the world is full of innovators constantly looking for new ways to create technology-based solutions that are as effective as they […]
Sanlorenzo, the giant and masterfully skilled forces behind what we know to be some of the world’s best superyachts, finds itself once again in pursuit of discovering unexplored design horizons. X-Space, as introduced to the world by way of the “Walkthrough Live Tour”, which is an immersive digital experience conceived […]
Travelling may be on hold for most of us, however, that hasn’t stopped developers from forging ahead with what they’re calling “the world’s most ambitious tourism development”. The development, named the Red Sea Project, will see 90 underdeveloped islands off the West coast of Saudi Arabia turned into a tourism […]
What more is there to say. Scroll down to see all the images of this Mediterranean inspired 3.25-acre, six-bedroom estate with a pool, gym, theater and miscellaneous extravagant rooms. This is Yolanda and David Foster’s mega mansion in Malibu that is featured often in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. […]
