Abercrombie Mews
By Respond Architects
A proposal for seven new 3.5 bathroom, 4 bedroom inner city homes on a sloping rear site in Howick. The buildings make the most of the elevated site with first floor decks facing the roof-top views to the west, while catching the midday & evening sun; and the reserve to the north lends a leafy backdrop to the site that softens its urban locale.
The client’s brief for a ‘modern-traditional kiwi’ style, was achieved through the use of gabled forms clad in horizontally & vertically scored fibre cement that recalls the weatherboards of tradition, while providing a low maintenance, high quality finish. A comfortable palette of warm greys & natural cedar lend an air of sophistication to the units, and generous planting throughout embeds each home into the site.
The proposal negotiates a variety of council requirements to provide spacious, high quality homes that provide aspirational modern luxury while sympathising with the grain of historic Howick.
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The company is a team of Architects that tread the line between creative design solutions and technical expertise. Respond Architects are excited about new ways of doing things, but their depth of experience and multi-disciplinary approach means that it will be done right. The company's tight partnerships with experts in engineering and surveying make us a one-stop-shop for excellent, original and sensitive design solutions.
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