Mt Victoria House Alteration, Wellington
By Herriot Melhuish O'Neill Architects Ltd
“This piece of work crosses the divide between architecture and crafted joinery… It is a comfortable and well-loved addition to a family home”. New Zealand Institute of Architects Awards Jury, 2010.
An earlier renovation had added an upper level to this house and left it with relatively small and dark living areas, a closed-off kitchen and oddly shaped decks at the rear. Together these elements made it difficult for the owners to enjoy a contemporary life-style.
The clients’ brief to Herriot + Melhuish was to address these issues by opening up the living area and improving access to the garden. Existing windows in the side elevations were removed to gain more privacy from the neighbours and several new skylights were added to welcome the sunlight into the modernised living areas. While the traditional exterior of the house was retained, the refurbished interiors have an ‘apartment-feel’ and encourage an open living style with lots of natural light. Herriot + Melhuish won the New Zealand Institute of Architects 2010 Local Architecture award for this project.
Photography by Paul McCredie.
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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.
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