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A new kitchen, dining and covered outdoor dining area, with pool terrace and glazed balustrades. 

With a northern aspect overlooking established vines, the brief was to better connect the existing compartmentalised kitchen and living spaces to the pool and outdoors beyond.

This has been achieved by creating large openings out to the existing pool, with an intermediate paved terrace between the interior and pool level, and establishing a new outdoor kitchen covered with a cantilevered roof.

Holmes Architecture
Wellington
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Martinborough Renovation
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Martinborough Renovation
Martinborough Renovation
Martinborough Renovation
Martinborough Renovation
Martinborough Renovation
Martinborough Renovation

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With a family heritage in construction and as a qualified builder himself, Mike Holmes established Holmes Architecture while completing the Masters of Architecture programme at Victoria University. Working on complex residential and commercial projects fostered an affinity with built form, and Holmes Architecture was initiated through connecting this intimate knowledge of the construction process with an intuition and passion for architecture and design. Mike’s approach to the design process is fluid and intuitive, although his non-linear approach is always coupled with a strong sense of identity, purpose and process - “Establishing identity is fundamental to the creative process and establishing who you, and your clients are, will ensure a clear project vision.” Identity may be revealed in a multitude of ways: architectural style, environmental considerations, materiality, detailing, form, relationship to landscape - in either case a strong sense of form and composition is often a theme of the practice. Client and context is the first conversation initiated in each project, where the many competing forces of the design brief are reconciled through design thinking, visualisation and documentation. Mike believes that architecture is communication in both practice and product - “The spark that delivers an initial design insight is a relatively brief moment in the process. The practice of architecture is then the communication of this brief and intense moment. What elevates buildings to architecture is when a designer has something worthwhile to say and does so in an insightful and honest way.” Mikes ultimate aim is that unexpected and delightful design solutions are achieved through balancing function, construction and efficiency with a deep empathy for site, context and client.