By TS Architects
The 'mullet' addition brings the party to the back of this 1930's St Albans bungalow. Standing behind the main house and connected with a transitional link, the new addition is unashamedly contemporary but respectfully complimentary. Creating a new bedroom & ensuite retreat for the owners, the mullet has greatly enhanced the liveability of the house and provides new connections to the garden. In an area where character homes and their established gardens are being removed for re-development at a rate of knots, this addition engages with the scale and form of the existing bungalow and is purposefully courteous to its neighbours.
NZIA Awards Citation, 2022
TSArchitects Ltd is the Ōtautahi/Christchurch based architectural practice of multi-award winning Architect Tobin Smith.
Tobin has formed a strong reputation in the architectural industry for his progressive designs, particularly in the residential housing and multi-housing sector. A unique blend of creativity and pragmatism has resulted in an impressive portfolio of built work spanning multiple locations throughout New Zealand and in a broad range of size and budget. Each project is specifically informed by its site, context and client’s wishes, but each carries an overarching desire to be meaningful and unashamedly ‘kiwi’.
Having found previous success as a founding director of CoLab Architecture Ltd and COMMON Ltd, TSArchitects Ltd signifies and celebrates 20 years of practice for Tobin and his team.
“Uninhabited by tradition, inspired by the past and resolutely optimistic about the future, we enjoy nothing more than making great buildings for great people”.