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A couple with two teenage children bought a faux castle named ‘stone manor’ on the edge of Lake Pupuke and approached us with the intent of a radical transformation.

The existing house was built well within the yard setback from the lake required by the district plan, and it was decided to utilise the existing footprint / roof height and form to try and make the transformation appear minor on paper. The existing curved form of a stone wall was burrowed out to enable a new garage to be placed under the house. This curve was emphasised by a 380mm rolled steel beam forming a structural edge to a series of opening louvre roofs which extended the livability of the house. Significant portions of the existing walls were removed to enhance the connection with the lake. The client and the architect shared an affinity for a Balinese aesthetic and this provided a framework for decisions relating to materiality. The floor plan was reconfigured to reflect the needs of the family.

Two pavilions sheltered by expansive roof forms are linked via a kitchen causeway. Orientated around a pool courtyard, they open out to views over an extinct volcano cone lake.

Designers: Daniel Marshall, Mike Hartley, Karamia Muller, Adriana Toader
Photographer: Tash Hopkins

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We are DMA. We create carefully crafted architecture in NZ and abroad to seamlessly integrate people and place. 

Daniel Marshall Architects (DMA) is an Auckland-based practice who are passionate about designing high quality and award-winning New Zealand architecture. Our work has been published in periodicals and books internationally as well as numerous digital publications, including ArchDaily.com – the world’s most visited architectural website.

Daniel leads a core team of four individually accomplished designers who skillfully collaborate to resolve architectural projects from their conception through to their occupation. DMA believes architecture is a ‘generalist’ profession which engages with all components of an architectural project; during conceptual design, documentation and construction phases.

We pride ourselves on being able to holistically engage with a complex of architectural issues to arrive at a design solution equally appropriate to its context (site and surrounds) and the unique ways in which our clients prefer to live.