Trends New Zealand Trends Volume 32 No 1 New Zealand | Page 38

Previous pages: The eclectic decor
includes a German kitchen, Chinese
antique dining chairs and a custom
dining table.
Above right and facing page upper:
Laurelia Pilippiana Tepa, a Chilean
wood, features on the lift surrounds
and in the master bedroom.
Facing page, lower: The master
bathroom has the look of a high-end
spa, featuring wall-to-wall Breccia
Sarda marble from southern Italy.

Reaching up not out, the home has parking
in the basement, the main living spaces and wet
and dry kitchens on the ground floor, and bedrooms and a study on the level above that. The
fourth floor has the master suite while the roof
– together with the many other terraces and balconies – offers another outdoor living space.
“As well as connecting with the outdoors
and views via balconies, I wanted the house to
have its own internal spaciousness,” Yong says.
To achieve this, the architect designed the
first floor with a ceiling cutout – opening it to
the floor above to create a double-height void.

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“There is a 3.7m-high stud on all floors,
but here it is more like 8m, creating a dramatic
impact. I drew attention to the height by introducing a textured, plaster wall element beside
the main seating area to lead the eye up. This
was repeated in horizontal format in the kitchen
and dining area for continuity.”
While the house doesn’t have a lot of garden,
it does bring the natural world inside through
the choice of materials. Wood veneers in exotic
species are seen on the floor, the lift entry surrounds on most floors and on the balustrades
that overlook the main living floor from the