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On a small but prominent corner in the leafy Hawke's Bay town of Havelock North, this ‘L-shaped’ townhouse is a conversation piece. To maximise the site, this new family home was positioned as close as possible to the West and South boundaries leaving space for a private, sunny courtyard and swimming pool. A stunning, cantilevered box extends right out to the street boundary.

"The accomplished layering and ordering of space and treatment of light and external apertures is complemented by fine but not fussy detailing to produce a very livable, urban family home," NZIA Awards Jury, 2012.

Awards: NZIA Local Award, 2012; NZIA Resene Colour Award, 2012.

Herriot Melhuish O'Neill Architects Ltd
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Photo: Richard Brimmer
Photo: Richard Brimmer
Photo: Richard Brimmer

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Havelock North Townhouse

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Herriot Melhuish O’Neill Architects is an NZIA award-winning practice with studios in Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland and Tauranga. Established in 1997, our rich portfolio of commercial and residential work demonstrates a strong commitment to creating beautifully-crafted architecture that enhances the lives of those who experience our buildings – both inside and out.

We believe that enduring architecture is a delicate balance of factors – our clients’ needs and aspirations, our professional training and expertise, the history and nature of the site – but also intuition and commonsense. Every design decision, from materials to how the building complements the landscape, matters to us and adds to the experiential qualities of our projects.  

Directors Max Herriot and John Melhuish in Wellington, Duval O'Neill in Christchurch and Matt Pearson in Auckland are committed to the best architectural design practices. HMOA Associate and registered architect Jenny Duck runs the Tauranga studio.

As well as new homes and house renovations, we have experience in the education, recreation, heritage, health and hospitality sectors, office interiors, multi-unit developments, civil projects and master-planning.