Streamlined House

By O'Neil Architecture

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A sweeping driveway ushers you through a handsome stone-and-steel gate, over a stream and around the bend to the lustrous brass front door of this home set in the complete privacy of park-like grounds. We designed for this entire site, so the house spreads generously over it, with indoors and outdoors intimately integrated. Flexibly catering to a busy family, it’s a modern version of a sprawling homestead — a sophisticated sanctuary.

Architecturally, the design is defined by horizontal planes that extend out into almost impossibly large, exaggerated eaves. These are sliced with refined vertical fins and further offset by vertically oriented cladding.

The elegance of these clean exterior lines is enhanced through the layered use of natural materials in moody hues— bluestone panels meeting black cedar timber, dark-stained off-form concrete and ebony aluminium. Extensive glazing and carefully positioned apertures offer glimpses into the home’s contrasting pale interior, which draws you in with its luxurious, boutique hotel-like feel.

O'Neil Architecture
Canterbury

Products used in
Streamlined House

Patagonia
Patagonia
By Artisan Stone
Bespoke Natural Stone Benchtop Solutions
Bespoke Natural Stone Benchtop Solutions
By Artisan Stone

Professionals used in
Streamlined House

O'Neil Architecture
O'Neil Architecture
Architectural Designers
Lume Design
Lume Design
Interior Designers
Metzger Builders Ltd.
Metzger Builders Ltd.
Builders
Artisan Stone
Artisan Stone
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With over 20 years experience and an extensive portfolio of award winning homes, O'Neil Architecture has built a solid reputation designing architectural homes. 

Founder and Principal Architectural Designer Darren O’Neil leads this small boutique office, along with Senior Designer Jacinda Shirley, Senior Technical Designer Phil Ngenang, and Practice Manager Lucy Ross. We specialise and focus on high quality residential design with the purpose of providing exceptional outcomes by intentionally limiting the number of projects undertaken.

Whilst being design driven, our practice has a firm interest in the feasibility and pragmatics of construction. We listen to your needs and amalgamate your brief with our aesthetic direction, the specific site requirements, and environmental considerations. Our priority is ensuring our documentation is of the highest quality to assist your builder in creating an inspired, timeless, and elegant home.

This comprehensive approach provides our clients with the stress free, rewarding experience they deserve; and a truly superb house that will exceed all expectations.

We offer professional services from conception to completion. We’re different because we do not apply a standard percentage like many other practices. Each project is assessed and quoted individually, our fee structure is competitive and depending on the project we can usually offer a fixed price quotation.