Trends New Zealand Trends Volume 32 No 6 New Zealand | Page 58
Above: Timber veneer cabinetry and wide-plank
wood floors add a warm, natural appeal to the
kitchen area in the central section of the residence.
The kitchen is a few steps from the living area.
Right: Before renovation, the existing house had
three gables – one major and two minor. These
were retained and reworked with all the Post
Modern clutter stripped away.
Facing page: In a grand country house that is all
about symmetry, the central section of the home
looks straight out to the new pool.
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original design are the three gabled forms
that front what is now the central section
of the two level, double axis home. The
original gables were all but obscured by
the pipe-work and clutter of their Post
Modernism character, while the reworked
versions are strong, crisp and defined.
“The new design is characterised by
these linear gable roof forms, an attention
to symmetry right across the home and by
the cladding combination of rendered plaster and vertical Western red cedar shiplap
weatherboards. The dark standing-seam
Before