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Sunny disposition
This new two-storey show home makes best use of the site
while ensuring a bright outlook for its open-plan living areas
Above: Landmark Homes’ new
Long Bay show home has its main
entry off Tuatini Place, in Long
Bay, Auckland. Vertical cedar
weatherboards on this facade are
random width and thickness, chosen
for the textured effect this creates.
Facing page: Living areas are
oriented to the north for maximum
sun. The two gabled structures
contain the media room (left) and
main living area (right), separated by
the dining area in between.

Being presented with a difficult site for a
house could be considered as a negative by
some designers. But taking a glass half full
approach often leads to innovative solutions.
Landmark Homes North Shore director Paul
Brett says that the site for the company’s new
Long Bay show home was particularly challenging, due to a five metre fall across the section.
Yet you wouldn’t be aware of any difficulties when you see the finished result.
“We needed to maximise the size of the
house while keeping within the height limitations in relation to the boundaries,” says Brett.

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Establishing those limitations helped define
the shape and angled design of the two-storey
home which, at 283m2, contains two living areas,
four bedrooms, three bathrooms and a powder
room, plus double garaging.
“We also wanted to make the most of the
slight water view from the site, and retain as
much sun as possible in the living areas.
“As a result, the main living areas are on the
upper floor and face towards the north.”
From the outside they read as three pavilions – two gabled-roof structures containing the
main living space and a media room, separated