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Traditional Family Home.

Parnell

Title:: Traditional Family Home
Architect:: Abri Architects
Category:: Residential/; Renovations and Extensions
Completed:: 2025
Building style:: Classic
Photographers:: Alex Dracos

We were approached by a couple who had purchased a very much dilapidated house in Parnell. The site is subject to a Heritage overlay, and being on a corner site was considered significant by Council as an example of early Auckland character housing.

The plan was to create a good sized family home that would stand the test of time going forward, as well as pay homage to its historic heritage.

The neglected nature of the house, which had been split into two flats, meant that little of it could be retained. With Council keen for us to retain the character of the place, it was determined that a largely new build solution that leaned heavily on the proportions, details and overall ‘feel’ of the house would be the best approach, whilst still allowing our clients to have a contemporary modern home with features and benefits that would offer.

This started life as a renovation refurbishment, and ended up being a new build!

The poor condition of the original house left us with little choice other than to rebuild, and to satisfy Council’s heritage requirements, it was important to honour the old place properly.

The result is a home that meets the needs of our clients and their young family really well, and yet still appears to all intents and purposes like a ‘do-up’ of the old place. Many neighbours have commented on how well the refurbishment went, and how the old house ‘looks like new’.

We feel as though this is exactly what we and our clients were aiming for, and we know that Council are pleased to have seen the heritage character of old Parnell retained.

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This started life as a renovation refurbishment, and ended up being a new build!

The poor condition of the original house left us with little choice other than to rebuild, and to satisfy Council’s heritage requirements, it was important to honour the old place properly.

The result is a home that meets the needs of our clients and their young family really well, and yet still appears to all intents and purposes like a ‘do-up’ of the old place. Many neighbours have commented on how well the refurbishment went, and how the old house ‘looks like new’.

We feel as though this is exactly what we and our clients were aiming for, and we know that Council are pleased to have seen the heritage character of old Parnell retained.

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Parnell, Auckland

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Abri Architects. Abri has completed a wide and varied repertoire of work since inception. The company has remained medium sized and is able to offer personal attention to our clients' needs. We can quickly analyse a brief and advise on a recommended process to get the best out of the site, budget and requirements.We are all highly qualified and enjoy working in a team environment. This approach is one of the keys to any successful development, and our ability to interact with our clients, other consultants and construction personnel ensures that a diversity of skills are available to provide an inclusive approach to problem solving - leading to a better result.We have projects completed as far afield as Turangi, Hawkes Bay, Northland and the Coromandel as well as the Fiji islands.We use the most up to date computer modelling techniques, and these enable all participants in the process to easily and fully understand the concept and intent of the design work we produce. Communication is key to successful design and our technology allows us to interact with remote clients easily and effectively.