Trends New Zealand Trends Volume 31 No 4 New Zealand | Page 51

Take one picturesque building site with
expansive views; add a custom-designed
home that opens up to the outdoors, and
you have the recipe for an idyllic lifestyle.
That’s precisely what the owners of
this new home have achieved, thanks to
GJ Gardner Homes Hawkes Bay.
The 395m2 home sits on a flat building
platform tucked below the ridgeline of the
hills behind. The position of the home,
and the angled wings, maximise the sun
and the spectacular views from the living
areas and bedrooms.

Grant Lee, GJ Gardner Homes Hawkes
Bay managing director, says the owners
wanted a spacious home that would be
well suited to formal and informal entertaining. They also wanted to be able to
have overseas visitors staying in comfort.
The open-plan living area features
exposed trusses that enhance the light,
airy feel of the interior. These are painted
in Wattyl Dreamtime, while the exterior
steel truss features Resene Black Jack for
added definition. This complements the
oil-stained cedar weatherboards.

Facing page, top: This custom-designed home
by GJ Gardner Homes features a gabled roofline
that echoes the sculpted form of the hills behind.
The wings of the house are angled to maximise
expansive views of the Hawkes Bay countryside.
Facing page, lower: Bifold doors open up the
living areas to large decks. The easy-care carpet is
SmartStrand® Rhino in Slate Tile.
Above: The house is clad in Enduron 50mm
plaster painted in Resene Barely There, and cedar
weatherboards oil-stained in Resene Crowshead.

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