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It’s always interesting to see what architects design for their own families – it seems as though such a house should be a perfect, crystallised model of everything they have ever learned. In other words, perfect in every way.

For architect and triathlete George Hilgeholt of Nelson, it’s an affordable, energy-efficient black house on stilts that rocks his boat. His project, screened on Grand Designs NZ this week, features two gabled pavilions that reference the local apple-packing sheds.

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Auckland Zoo is auctioning off a former zookeeper’s house – with a thrifty $1 reserve.

The home was being sold with the condition that it would need to be uplifted and moved at the buyer’s own cost by November 20.

On the listing on Trademe the Zoo said it would donate $5000 as well as all profits from the sale to the Auckland Zoo Conservation Fund, which works to protect vulnerable species like the kiwi.

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Canterbury Home Show organisers say this year smaller homes have been the biggest draw.