This quality, compact family home is located on a gently sloping rural property in Miranda. Within a floor area of 175m2 are contained three bedrooms, a double garage and open-plan living which connects to north facing decks which open out to the views beyond. The plan is...
Our clients, a young family, had started to outgrow this charming transitional villa. They came to us wanting a comfortable, interesting space in which to enjoy their city fringe lifestyle. As such, we modernized and added to the existing home, while also honouring it's classic...
This modest garage, cellar and study addition to an original solid concrete bungalow sees the introduction of a contemporary form while maintaining a balanced street façade. The combination of the black cedar and the aluminium composite cladding provides a strong contrast to the white stucco...
This project delivers four quality town-houses on a site with an area of 814m2 . The property currently occupies a single 1950's home which is to be removed to make way for this development Each house has a total floor area of 123m2 and accommodates 3...
This arts and crafts home, dating from the early 20th century had been subject to several mid-century additions, resulting in a somewhat disjointed look. The client wished to revitalise the character of the home, which was likened to a very glamourous, elegant and social older...
This existing Glendowie residence was a traditional weatherboard family home with a difficult garage access raised 1.5m above road level with a steep driveway. The opportunity to develop a garage with a level access and parking area provided an opportunity for the owners to sensitively develop...
These significant alterations have transformed a tired 1970’s home into a bold, cutting edge home overlooking one of Auckland’s best kept secrets, Lynfield Cove. The stunning, ever-changing views to the Manukau Harbour to the south formed the focus of the main living spaces while reverse-pitched...
This project started life as a two storied dormered cottage, on a small site, in a location close to St Heliers Bay with good views to the water. A modest budget which restricted a complete overhaul of the residence allowing only a revival and retrofit...
The owners of this Grey Lynn property had lived in the existing brick and tile 1950's cottage for a number of years and with a growing family, the 82m2 home was proving inadequate. They really enjoyed the location and northerly aspect of the site so...
This small but perfectly formed kitchen and dining addition achieves the seemingly impossible task of creating a warm and sun-filled addition to the south of an existing 1920's bungalow. The creation of the dining room as a compact pavilion separated from the existing house by the...