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The challenge lay in re-designing the space to maximise sun and views, making the most of the south-facing pool area and linking this with the predominantly north-facing living.
Bedrooms were moved to the back of the house to combat the noise from a busy road and a 2 car garage at street level was built, along with creating a new access to the house, originally a shared stairway with the neighbour.
The roof of the garage was reinforced and planted as a lawn for an extra north-facing outdoor living and the front deck re-built as a substantial deck opening from the kitchen, with sea views and stairs to the lawn.
Timber bifold doors front and back open seamlessly to the outdoor living spaces and there is a natural flow between the two. Internal glass sliding doors allow the front of the house to be closed off from the rear when required.
A timber-clad modernist box, extruded from the rear of the bungalow, incorporates the master suite including bathroom, second living room, office and private deck. This cantilevers over the back deck area, creating a covered poolside space, perfect for entertaining and providing relief from the summer sun.
Stairs from the upstairs deck lead to a roof deck on top of the box with outstanding sea and city views.
A neutral material and colour palette allow the family to bring colour and interest to the home with their furniture and objets d’art.
Photographer: Emma-Jane Hetherington
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We're an architecture and design studio creating warm spaces for human connection. We believe architecture thrives on play and exploration, where clever solutions and clear dialogue create a dynamic interplay between all the elements of a project, bringing them all into balance.
Our directors, Tim Dorrington and Sam Atcheson, have spent over twenty years developing a design philosophy that's playful, balanced and inclusive. Clever solutions to interesting challenges are one of the hallmarks of our work, as is an eternally-youthful enthusiasm for creating truly transformative design. We like to think of it as delivering just enough surprise to truly delight our clients.
We're proud of the impact our team has made on the built environment of Aotearoa, with multiple NZIA Awards to our name and a roster of happy clients. We specialise in residential projects, but have also had success with retail and commercial environments.
Our approach is highly collaborative. While we often draw on the rich lineage of mid-century modernism, we're not design dictators. Every project is a response to site, budget and our clients dreams and objectives. It's an honest and open process, which reflects in the materiality of our buildings and the experience of the spaces we create.
Our design philosophy:
playful, human, balanced, clever, inclusive, transformative.
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