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Box Modern is a bold, smart style that celebrates creative ingenuity, design flexibility, and personal expression. Box Modern transforms simple cubic volumes into distinctive homes through smart layouts, purposeful materials, and pops of colour.
– Flat roof line
– Defined exterior
– Neutral canvas
– Cubic volumes
Products used: Stria™ Cladding Fine Texture 325mm horizontal and Oblique™ Weatherboard 300mm
The clean, vertical lines of one profile on its own like the Stria™ Cladding 405mm, establish a look of modern simplicity and delivers a bold, industrial feel to your home. A perfect design solution for larger scale walls.
The combination of 200m and 300mm Oblique™ Weatherboard can be used to create several different patterns. Use your imagination and design an architectural look that’s distinctive, modern and unique to you. Or go really bold and integrate with Stria™ Cladding for a mixed groove design.
This hillside Napier residence demonstrates how passive house principles and strategic material selection can deliver a high performance home with striking good looks.
The couple assembled a team specialising in sustainable, high-performance design. They were keen to work with eHaus, specialists in passive house design and construction, and use innovative techniques and sustainable materials to create a high-performance energy-efficient home.
Products used: Oblique™ Weatherboard
Mid-Century Modern is a nostalgic classic,
playfully reimagined for today’s evolving lifestyles. The clarity of its architecture is enriched by layered finishes and lively colour accents, creating homes that feel both enduring and full of personality.
- Expressive roofline
- Structural expression
- Layered materiality
- Light filled openings
- Playful interiors
Products used: Staggered Stria™ Cladding 405mm and Oblique™ Weatherboard 200mm
200mm captures that timeless, classic charm with the added bonus of low maintenance. And it’s an ideal way to make smaller wall spaces look larger.
Or, looking for a modern twist on a classic profile? Go for the staggered look with 200 and 300mm. Ideal for larger walls, this creates a look that’s confident and contemporary.
Brent and Tara Stewart had a clear vision for their dream home: a Mid-Century Modern contemporary design that would stand the test of time, while providing a welcoming space for their growing family.
Central to achieving this vision was their choice of James Hardie’s Oblique™ Weatherboard - a cladding material that not only delivers striking aesthetics but also offers durability and flexibility.
Products used: Oblique™ Weatherboard
Japandi is a style of quiet intelligence where
simplicity meets precision, and every design
choice is intentional. Evolving beyond calm
minimalism, this look restores balance through clarity, flow, and care.
– Refined minimalism
– Natural-look exterior
– Harmonious colour scheme
– Indoor-outdoor flow
Products used: Axon™ Panel Smooth with Hardie™ Axent™ Trim 45mm
Using a neutral palette, draw on the environment to create that relaxed holiday feeling.
Vertical panels make straight walls look sleek, clean and modern, but with a call back to that rustic barn feeling the Scandi look epitomises.
Julia and Hamish, long-time residents of Kaikōura, turned the 2016 earthquake into an opportunity to build a new home that balances high-end minimalist style with everyday functionality.
Partnering with Moa Design of Christchurch, they came up with a house that complements Kaikōura’s distinct landscape, while prioritising family-friendly spaces and a strong indoor-outdoor connection.
Products used: Axon™ Panel Grooved and Hardie™ Groove Lining
Modern Heritage is a rich, multi-dimensional
aesthetic that blends heritage character at the front with sensorial richness at the back. Deeper tones and tactile materials elevate the home’s historical soul with a contemporary edge, while an immersive layering of history, texture, and colour invites intimate family moments.
– Flexible roof
– Dual exterior
– Statement junctions
– Integrated outdoor zones
Products used: Axon™ Panel Grooved 133mm
Create that relaxed holiday feeling. Add battens, mix up the spacing and draw on the environment with a neutral colour palette.
Vertical panels make straight walls look sleek, clean and modern, but with a call back to that rustic barn feeling the Scandi look epitomises.
One of the best things about building your own home is that you get to design exactly what you want, where you want it. This is how Tony Palmer, a proud Ōpōtiki local, and Diane White ended up living in their contemporary farmhouse-style home by the sea in the Bay of Plenty.
Products used: Oblique™ Weatherboard with Hardie™ Groove Lining
The Barn style reimagines rural forms through
a bold and expressive lens. Drawing from its
simple, traditional silhouette, this evolution
transforms the design through sculptural finishes and rich materiality.
– Dramatic roofline
– Expressive eaves
– Layered materiality
– Rectangular windows
Products used: Stria™ Cladding Smooth 325mm
Create that relaxed holiday feeling. Add battens, mix up the spacing and draw on the environment with a neutral colour palette.
Vertical panels make straight walls look sleek, clean and modern, but with a call back to that rustic barn feeling the Scandi look epitomises.
One of the best things about building your own home is that you get to design exactly what you want, where you want it. This is how Tony Palmer, a proud Ōpōtiki local, and Diane White ended up living in their contemporary farmhouse-style home by the sea in the Bay of Plenty.
Products used: Oblique™ Weatherboard with Hardie™ Groove Lining
A relaxed yet elevated interpretation of coastal living, reimagined for beyond the coastline. This look extends the lightness, calm, and conviviality of seaside spaces into more dynamic urban settings, swapping stereotypical seaside styling for a more emotive, expressive approach.
Modern Bach is all about embodying refreshing coastal goodness, no matter the location.
– Architectural apertures
– Connected living zones
– Dark, moody exterior palette
– Warm colours
Products used: Oblique™ Weatherboard 200 and 300mm
The clean, vertical lines of one profile on its own like the Stria™ Cladding 405mm, establish a look of modern simplicity and delivers a bold, industrial feel to your home. A perfect design solution for larger scale walls.
The combination of 200m and 300mm Oblique™ Weatherboard can be used to create several different patterns. Use your imagination and design an architectural look that’s distinctive, modern and unique to you. Or go really bold and integrate with Stria™ Cladding for a mixed groove design.
For Samuel and Georgia Evans, building their fourth home was different from the previous three. This 359m² residence near the sea in Redcliffs wasn’t about pushing design trends – it as about creating a timeless family sanctuary that would grow with them and their young children.
Products used: Linea™ Weatherboard and Hardie™ Groove Lining
Modern Farmhouse is a hybrid style that balances rustic familiarity with resilient design, offering a blueprint for shared, independent living. Multiple generations and diverse purposes converge in a home that is both grounded in charm and
independence.
– Pavillion roofline
– Contrasting materials
– Neutral colour palette
– Framed views
Products used: Oblique™ Weatherboard 200 and 300mm
Create that relaxed holiday feeling. Add battens, mix up the spacing and draw on the environment with a neutral colour palette.
Vertical panels make straight walls look sleek, clean and modern, but with a call back to that rustic barn feeling the Scandi look epitomises.
For Samuel and Georgia Evans, building their fourth home was different from the previous three. This 359m² residence near the sea in Redcliffs wasn’t about pushing design trends – it as about creating a timeless family sanctuary that would grow with them and their young children.
Products used: Linea™ Weatherboard and Hardie™ Groove Lining
Modern Classic is a reimagining of classic
European elegance, balancing timeless
architectural symmetry with more approachable detailing. It softens grandeur with warmth, outdoor connection, and quiet opulence, all crafted for today’s functional, flexible, and multigenerational lifestyle.
– Contemporary apertures
– Neutral colours
– Integrated biophilia
– Indoor outdoor connection
Products used: Stria™ Cladding Fine Texture 325mm
Outdoor spaces feature expansive courtyards, terraces and patios, perfect for entertaining all year round. Interiors feature curvatures, natural light, neutral coloured and textured materials and simple shapes.
Create the look you want. Use Axon™ Panel Brushed Concrete to add soft textures, and greenery to create a resort-style slice of Europe.
