When two architects discovered this charming do-up villa and cottage, rumoured to be the original Harbourmaster’s House for Cox’s Bay, they saw its potential for transformation. Their vision? A contemporary storybook home, set within an enchanting garden, with the added flexibility for multi-generational living.
The project reveals an extraordinary private world behind its character facade. Living areas flow effortlessly to an expansive deck and a totally private secluded garden, creating an inviting atmosphere of calm and intimacy. The concept of the home as a sanctuary plays out with the creation of moments of calm throughout for daily ritual to play out.
At the heart of the home, the kitchen features marble benchtops and premium appliances provides a refined culinary oasis. A separate office or fourth bedroom, a guest bathroom and laundry, complete the ground floor.
Upstairs, three well-appointed bedrooms offer serene retreats, with the master suite privately positioned away from the children’s rooms.
A glazed bridge connects the villa to the two-bedroom cottage, ideal for extended family, guests, or rental income.
Designed for effortless entertaining, the villa opens onto an expansive ‘floating’ private deck and garden oasis, perfect for al fresco dining or morning coffee in the dappled sunlight.
The main villa and the two-bedroom cottage sit on two freehold cross-lease titles, totalling 736m², surrounded by a lush, fairytale-like garden designed by esteemed landscape designer Damian Wendelborn (Hotel Britomart).
The interior design was an exploration into what is termed ‘spatial archaeology’. Just as archaeology unveils the past through digging, their spatial understanding was used to explore the history of this villa then gently piece it back together. Initially little was known about the history and who had lived here, but as the project began and the house was picked apart it was uncovered; its past, and then reimagined its future for modern family living.
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Young+Richards+ is an architecture and design studio with a broad approach operating between the worlds of architecture, interiors and development.
Established in 2007 and based in Auckland, Young+Richards+ commenced as a boutique design practice and now is a collaboratively lead our 45 person team which is split between our design studio producing bespoke high-end architecture, interiors, development consultancy and digital visualisation, and our documentation studio which specialises in systemised documentation for housing projects.
Young+Richards+ practice uniquely combines a passion for the detail of the interior environment as well as large scale exterior and master planning projects with specialist ability in 3D visualisation and systemised construction.
A focus on the small scale and attention to detail is borne out in both residential and commercial projects that showcase a passion for material and interior space.
Regardless of scale, we thrive on providing solutions to client’s needs and working together with clients to provide individually tailored and considered design responses.
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