Rhodes Street, Merivale

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Our clients purchased three neighbouring earthquake-damaged properties in the quiet area of Rhodes Street in Merivale, Christchurch. The brief was for 5 townhouses on each site but each block had to be different to help develop the character of the street.

After careful planning, we settled on a plan which would form the basis of the houses and then looked at what styles could be created to set them apart with their own identity on the street. This wasn’t a ‘cheap and easy’ decision for our client as varying the design makes the overall cost greater than repeating the design but the impact and value created by this approach has been very successful for them.

We worked out that providing the same layout for each development would maximise the sunlight and create privacy to the units with the driveways providing a barrier between living spaces to the units.

On street parking is limited, and as most families have more than one car, we managed to position the garages to allow a second car to be parked in the driveway of each unit.

Having a Right of Way on one side allowed us to go higher than normal and all three sections being attached gave us the freedom to design outside of many of the normal rules that apply to individual properties, allowing us to enhance the design whilst still maintaining sunlight and privacy.

The last row of units are about to be built now and on sale shortly. If you’re looking for a contemporary, beautifully appointed 3 bedroom townhouse, this is the place to be!

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Rhodes Street, Merivale
Rhodes Street, Merivale
Rhodes Street, Merivale
Rhodes Street, Merivale
Rhodes Street, Merivale

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At Bespoke Architecture we get professional satisfaction in meeting the challenges of small and large budgets with creative solutions to build a home that is exactly right for our clients, with no wasted space or unnecessary detail. The difference between average design and great design is usually in the quality of the thinking invested and true understanding of the client’s needs and wants. An excellent relationship is sure to lead to better architecture, so we put energy into that, too.

The extra hours we invest in thinking through options and solutions are rarely billed but they allow us to consistently produce work we’re proud of. And there’s a lot of it. We park our ego at the door every morning and our sole goal is to get it right for our Clients. But we are quietly chuffed that in each of the past five years, our work has won national awards.

So what should you expect from us and why? Excellent architectural design (based on a genuinely caring attitude, strong architectural skills, deep commitment to the work), experienced and pragmatic problem solving (regulatory hurdles always need to be jumped and unexpected site issues will often crop up so we’ve become very effective at managing these), a high degree of responsiveness (clients frequently comment on this). We answer your calls and your questions promptly (fearless discussions), we bring our knowledge, skills, experience, creativity and commitment to every conversation — we’re all trying to achieve an outstanding result for you, after all.

If this sounds good and you’d like to talk to us about your project, we’d welcome your contact. We love architecture and producing an ideal result for our clients is what makes us tick.