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Linetype Architectural
Canterbury
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The bold shapes and sculptural lines of the front facade are combined with a simple material palette to show-stopping effect.
The deck allows views to the river, without compromising on privacy.
The entrance is humble and accessed on one side of the home from the driveway.
Timber steps warm up the material palette.
On the interior, a simple palette of materials and colours creates a clean and tactile space.
The raked ceiling in the living space offers a generous volume to the interior.
The living space adjacent to the kitchen is modest and comfortable in scale, as are the bedrooms.
The view out to the river.
The mix of materiality gives the home a warm and textural look, in spite of the main material being corrugate steel.
The motorcycle workshop at the back of the house.
The corten steel screening at the front of the home.
The house is located in a an enclave of modest homes in Opawa, Christchurch.

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