Devonport Bungalow by Macfie Architecture

Devonport Bungalow

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DEVONPORT BUNGALOW | Heritage Restoration Following Fire Damage Few renovation briefs arrive the way this one did. When fire destroyed the rear of a 1920s Devonport bungalow — kitchen, living spaces, gone — it left the front rooms, façade, and period detailing miraculously intact. It also left an opportunity to re-establish the heart of the home from scratch, with the benefit of a century's worth of hindsight. Macfie Architecture designed a generous open-plan living and dining space anchored by a sweeping five-metre stud height — a gesture that floods the interior with light and restores the sense of scale and generosity that early bungalows promised but rarely delivered. Large sliding doors open directly to the garden, dissolving the boundary between inside and out and returning the home to its outdoor setting in a way that feels entirely natural. What remains is a light-filled, calm interior — original character and contemporary living in quiet conversation, designed to be lived in throughout the year. A difficult beginning. A considered outcome. Project Scope - concept design, developed design, resource consent, building consent and on-site monitoring.

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After fire damage, a considered renewal that honours heritage while reshaping the home for modern life.

DEVONPORT BUNGALOW | Heritage Restoration Following Fire Damage

Few renovation briefs arrive the way this one did. When fire destroyed the rear of a 1920s Devonport bungalow — kitchen, living spaces, gone — it left the front rooms, façade, and period detailing miraculously intact. It also left an opportunity to re-establish the heart of the home from scratch, with the benefit of a century's worth of hindsight.

Macfie Architecture designed a generous open-plan living and dining space anchored by a sweeping five-metre stud height — a gesture that floods the interior with light and restores the sense of scale and generosity that early bungalows promised but rarely delivered.

Large sliding doors open directly to the garden, dissolving the boundary between inside and out and returning the home to its outdoor setting in a way that feels entirely natural. What remains is a light-filled, calm interior — original character and contemporary living in quiet conversation, designed to be lived in throughout the year.

A difficult beginning. A considered outcome.

Project Scope - concept design, developed design, resource consent, building consent and on-site monitoring.

Completed: 2025
Price range: $0.5m - $1m
Building style: Classic

1490h 22m

The living room at Devonport Bungalow — black steel stacking sliders and clerestory glazing dissolving the boundary between inside and garden, anchored by a dark shiplap fireplace wall and high stud ceiling. Macfie Architecture.

Gloss white cabinetry, a dark island bench and white stone countertop — the kitchen at Devonport Bungalow, where contrast does the talking. Macfie Architecture.

Skylights flooding the kitchen with natural light — gloss white cabinetry, dark island bench and white stone countertop at Devonport Bungalow. Macfie Architecture.

The original hallway at Devonport Bungalow — heritage detailing retained, a kilim runner underfoot and black pendant lights running its full length. Macfie Architecture.

Clerestory glazing framing the garden, globe pendants overhead and a timber dining table at the heart of it — the dining room at Devonport Bungalow. Macfie Architecture.

The full sweep of the open-plan kitchen and dining at Devonport Bungalow — gloss white cabinetry, dark island bench and timber floors running through to clerestory glazing and garden beyond. Macfie Architecture.

High stud, skylights and a black steel framed door connecting kitchen to hallway — the kitchen at Devonport Bungalow showing the full height and flow of the renovation. Macfie Architecture.

Dark shiplap fireplace wall, clerestory glazing and stacking sliders opening to the deck — the living room at Devonport Bungalow showing the full scope of the renovation. Macfie Architecture.

The full open-plan living, dining and kitchen at Devonport Bungalow — black steel glazing wrapping the space on both sides, timber floors running through, and the garden and deck never far away. Macfie Architecture.

From island bench to dining table to fireplace — the full depth of the open-plan living at Devonport Bungalow, light flooding in through black steel joinery on every side. Macfie Architecture.

The entry at Devonport Bungalow — encaustic star tiles underfoot, white shiplap storage and a long hallway runner leading the eye through to the garden beyond. Macfie Architecture.

Project team

Michael Macfie

Architecture Director

Dominic Hurley

Director - Structural Engineer

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