Trends New Zealand Trends Volume 32 No 1 New Zealand | Page 35

Touch of class
This multi-storey home makes the most of its modest site and a tropical
climate – marble and exotic woods bring the natural world inside
A smallish site doesn’t limit you to a modest
home. Faced with a tight land area, an effective
design approach will optimise every square
metre of the property, create a sense of internal
expansiveness and connect to the outdoors and
views at every turn. It also helps that if you can’t
build outwards, you can build up instead.
This five-level home, on a small 465m2 plot
was designed by its owner, interior designer
James Yong, of Interlink Design Solutions.
The house footprint takes up almost all of
the property, with a lane pool running along one
side, says Yong.

Facing page: An airy double-height
volume on the main living floors give
this house by owner and designer
James Yong a sense of space.
Above left and right: A matched
veneer on the front door and Italian
marble floors at entry, provide an
indication of the interiors to come.
Left: The five-level, four-bedroom
home sits on a modest plot of land.

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