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Minor Dwelling Loft.

ArchiPro Project Summary - A modern minor dwelling designed for a young family, featuring efficient space utilization and sustainable living solutions in Dairy Flat, Auckland.

Title:: Minor Dwelling + Loft
Construction:: Vitruvion
Category:: Residential/; New Builds
Completed:: 2022
Price range:: $0.5m - $1m
Building style:: Modern
Client:: Family Look
Photographers:: ANJA GALLAS Photography

Maximising space for a young family - 2022

This Minor dwelling or Minor Housing Unit (MHU) creates a moderate family home by coupling a main dwelling with a SIPs double car garaging plus loft / storage space.

In close proximity to the extended family home, this independent semi off-grid home was achievable on family land, and utilises a high-performance envelope and efficient plan to create comfortable affordable family living.

Location: Dairy Flat, Auckland Building Footprint: 125m² Size: 180m², 2-bedroom, 1 bathroom + loft studio Foundation/floor: Insulated waffle slab with warm edge Cladding: Profiled sheet metal roof & walls + thermally modified pine Windows: Thermally broken aluminium with laminated double glazing Power & Heating: Mains connected. Under floor heating (hydronic in-slab) Wastewater: On-site black & grey water treatment Freshwater: Filtered rainwater

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Products used in Minor Dwelling + Loft

Custom Garage DoorsGarador

Stria™ CladdingJames Hardie

Firth RibRaft® HotEdge®Firth

INTERSET® Recessed Window Flashing SystemRK Timbers

Villaboard™ LiningJames Hardie

RK Vertical WeatherboardsRK Timbers

Professionals used in Minor Dwelling + Loft

FirthManufacturers and Suppliers

CONCRETE DEVELOPERS

CONCRETE MANUFACTURER

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CONCRETE DEVELOPERS

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James HardieManufacturers and Suppliers

RK TimbersManufacturers and Suppliers

INTERIOR TIMBERS: FLOORING & PANELING

EXTERIOR TIMBERS: CLADDING, HARDWOOD DECKING

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INTERIOR TIMBERS: FLOORING & PANELING

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Metalcraft RoofingManufacturers and Suppliers

METAL ROOFING, CLADDING & FENCING

METALCRAFT INSULATED PANELS

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METAL ROOFING, CLADDING & FENCING

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GaradorManufacturers and Suppliers

VitruvionConstruction

ReseneManufacturers and Suppliers

Vitruvion

Construction

Northcote, Auckland

vitruvion.co.nz

Vitruvion. At Vitruvion we design and build sustainable high performance housing for you to enjoy now and for future generations. Using Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) with other manufactured systems our buildings are faster to build onsite, more durable, and cost less to run. Better for you, better for the planet. Your home should reflect you, your taste, your site, your budget, without compromising performance. Choose one of our customisable designs, we’ll individualise it for you and you get to build and move in more quickly. Or we can architecturally design a home that’s perfect for you and your site. View our designs and completed homes on at www.vitruvion.co.nz or you can contact us now at Talk2Us@vitruvion.nz