The client brief was to undertake alterations of an existing family home on the cliff top edge of Rothesay Bay on Auckland's North Shore. The design provides a modern four bedroom home, designed around the existing garage and building footprint, with a new master bedroom with a discrete lounge attached. Photography by DRAW Photography Limited

Photography by Lucas Henning.

Springhill Residence by Locati Architects, Interior Design by Locati Interiors, Photography by Roger Wade

Trestle II (Salty Douglas Fir) timbers and Trestle II siding. Photo by June CannonJune

Foulke Construction Inc.

Dickson Dunlap Photography

Jack Gardner

The entire house was gutted while retaining the perimeter concrete block walls and the basic footprint. The existing entry courtyard was enclosed to create an expanded family room/kitchen. A smaller entry courtyard was created beneath the canopy of the new cantilevered roof and a dramatic view of the pines and sky can be seen through the oculus. / photo: Dave Koga and Andrew Goeser

Peter Aaron

Architect: Bob Pester, Burnell, Branch & Pester Architecture Photography: Jim Bartsch Photography The original A-frame home on this hillside lot was destroyed by wildfire. Not surprisingly, the clients wanted to rebuild a fire resistant home. Working together with their architect and builder, they chose a contemporary design with few, if any, fire susceptible, “weak links.” When design was first discussed, the owners expressed a desire to have the house not be as exposed to the street as their previous. Primary motivation was privacy, but an added advantage was reducing solar heat gain on the southern exposure. The original concept was to bring some light in from the south, with the majority coming from the north along with fabulous views of the canyon and mountains nearby. As the conceptual building masses took shape, the architect was inspired to punch small openings into the south elevation, positioning them primarily for light infiltration, not to see out of. The goal was to compose a seemingly random-looking arrangement of the window fenestrations, even though their placement had a specific purpose in relation to each respective interior space.

Painted fiber cement siding, concrete block and accents of stained cypress keep the exterior of this courtyard style home contemporary, durable and affordable.

The Apple Home - IHome

The Pool House was pushed against the pool, preserving the lot and creating a dynamic relationship between the 2 elements. A glass garage door was used to open the interior onto the pool.

Residential, landscape architecture, site design

Grounded - Modern Landscape Architecture

Schmitt + Company offices and studio on our property create an amazing solution to working at home. Design by Melissa Schmitt. Concrete conference table was heated with radiant heat mat to heat the space. Studio bookshelves created from salvaged timbers and large threaded rod. Photos by: Adrian Gregorutti