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So what do you do when you have lived in a 100 year old home for close to 15 years and you haven't touched a thing?

Earlier this year, Jo and Richard Graham began the daunting task of completely renovating their tired old heritage villa in Ponsonby.  Not only was it a massive undertaking, but the entire renovation was also to be filmed as part of Peter Wolfkamp’s new TV series, Creative Living. Along with hundreds of decisions the Graham’s needed to make along the way, choosing new windows and doors for the north facing back of the house was high on their list. For this, they sought the expert help of Nebulite Auckland.

Essentially what we were trying to achieve was that seamless flow between indoor and outdoor space. Cameron Shields | Architect

The brief for the back part of the house was to make it; warmer, let in more light and have an open concept which would turn a few small spaces into a large social space. "Essentially what we were trying to achieve was that seamless flow between indoor and outdoor space. By sliding the joinery over the cladding this is achieved, although not without some detailing challenges."

The detailed solution on this project required us to build some small fin walls to stop the joinery against and to work with the existing eave depth. To achieve a level threshold and NZBC/E2 compliance we needed to form a continuous drainage channel between the fin walls with concrete upstand nibs beneath the fins. The final challenge was to achieve the integration of the outdoor leaner as a continuation of the kitchen bench" says Shields.

Location - Auckland
Architect/ Designer - Cameron Shields
Industry Sector - Residential
Systems - Atlantic48™
Products - Overwall Eurostacker™ door, Euroslider™ sliding window
Fabricator - Nebulite Auckland

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Since its inception in the early 1970s, Nebulite™ has been a market leader in product development and has built its reputation on a commitment to innovation and quality. It was the first to develop and market the revolutionary passive ventilation system, Supervent™ that was the starting point for what is now an integral part of many window systems.

As part of its commitment to ongoing innovation, Nebulite™ has developed its window and door solutions philosophy, tailoring its products and services to specific consumer needs and creating tailor-made solutions. Nebulite™ fabricators tend to be a large-scale business with strong residential design and commercial building expertise.

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