to the kitchen allows for cross
ventilation in summer.
Other green inclusions are
a water-jacketed firebox for hot
water, and rain runoff is filtered
for use as drinking water.
“Solid, well designed and
energy efficient, this home is
a working example of Fowler
Homes’ residences,” says Hill.
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Architect: Tony Hill, Fowler Homes
(Blenheim)
Interior designer: Tony Hill
Builder: Fowler Homes
Kitchen designer: Nazareth Joinery
Landscape design: Tony Hill
Cladding: Redwood weatherboards,
milled by Aubry Contracting, machined
by Carters Blenheim
Roofing: Mainland Roofing
Tiling: Floorpride
Wallcoverings: Tongue-and-groove
boards, painted with Equus paint
Lighting: Johnston & McKeown
Doors and windows: Internal doors
from Hagley Building Products;
windows from Dawson Aluminium
Window and door hardware:
Dawson Aluminium
Blinds: Sunscreen Rollershades from
Floorpride
Pool: Aquanort Pools
Kitchen cabinetry: Nazareth Joinery
Benchtops: Black granite
Sink: Nazareth Joinery
Taps: JW Rodger
Microwave and refrigeration: LG
Dishwasher: Bosch
Top: A beech tree, also felled on the
property, was recycled as window
reveals and as wine racks and
drawers in the kitchen. Solid granite
benchtops are a feature of this space.
Above: Ground-floor bedrooms have
large picture windows and stacking
doors that access decks situated on
the outer sides of the home.
Story by Charles Moxham
Photography by Bob Reed