spaces or via a second hall that leads straight to
the bedroom side of the home,” Hanley says.
Everything about the home is designed to
make life easy. The living room and open-plan
kitchen, dining and family space both open to
the undercover patio with solid stacker doors.
“This home has all the up-to-the-minute fea-
tures you expect from Fowler Homes, such as an
electronic key and centralised air-conditioning.
“Then there’s storage. This is also next level,
literally, with drop-down stairs leading to an attic
reinforced with its own trusses. Often attics are
used for storage but not built to take weight.”
Facing page top: An attractive sand-
bagged brick facade and textured
pressed metal tile roof add to the
street presence of this four-bedroom
showhome in Orewa by Fowler
Homes North, West and Rodney.
Facing page lower, above, and
left: Versatile in terms of family or
entertaining, the lounge is separate
from the family and dining area, with
both spaces opening to the covered
portico. The kitchen and scullery hub
organises the flow of the home.
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