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Just as every family is different, so too
is every building site – many require a
unique design response to maximise light
and space.
This new home was custom designed
and built on a tight site in an established
neighbourhood by GJ Gardner Homes
Manawatu/Horowhenua.
GJ Gardner Homes franchisees Duncan
Palmer and Trevor Low say they were
able to provide an extra-large floor area of
310m2, while minimising the mass of the
four-bedroom house with a smaller second

storey and asymmetrical monopitched
roof. The central core of the home is clad
in low-maintenance Linea weatherboard
painted in Resene Double Cod Grey. This
contrasts the use of Resene Wan White on
the Rockcoat plaster system that clads the
outer volumes of the house.
Trevor Low says materials were
specially selected to define the entry.
“There is an Austral Designer Schist
stone column beside the front door, and
a feature striped wallpaper that helps to
create the all-important first impression.”

Above left: This new four-bedroom home,
custom designed and built by GJ Gardner Homes
Manawatu/Horowhenua, is a composition of
interlocking volumes. The outer volumes are clad
in a white-painted Rockwhite plaster system,
while the core features Linea weatherboards in
Resene Double Cod Grey. The roofing is Trim Rib
Longrun steel in Windsor Grey. The double-glazed
APL Aluminium joinery is in Silver Pearl.
Top and above: The entry is defined by a column
of Austral Designer Schist stone, and a dramatic
striped wallpaper.

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