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This new house is in a character preservation neighbourhood requiring the house be in harmony with the old houses of the area.

A three level plan was designed to allow the house to open fully to the sunny north facing aspect, and to connect to the courtyard garden and pool. A large glass roof and glass stair landings brings light into the central core of the house, and creates a dramatic vertical dimension.

A simple palette of white finishes and oiled oak floors maximises light and sense of space, and provides a background to the owners modern art collection.

Photography by: Patrick Reynolds.

Julian Guthrie Architecture
Auckland

About the
Professional

Julian Guthrie is the director of Julian Guthrie Architecture Ltd, having led a practice since 1999. Julian Guthrie leads a boutique office team specialising in the design of innovative and enduring private homes and beach houses.

Julian’s work has received numerous awards from the New Zealand Institute of Architects, and been published extensively in both local and international publications.