Trends New Zealand Trends Volume 32 No 2 New Zealand | Page 111

The home you buy should be the one
you love, but looking to potential resale is
also important. A savvy developer takes the
long view – designing a house that can be
used quite differently by different owners.
This house, designed by architectural
firm A2 Studio together with developer
PHI Group, is a good example. Joycelyne
Ghee, of PHI Group, says the home is ideal
for family, with upstairs and downstairs
living areas and plenty of outdoor space.
“However, it’s also suitable for empty
nesters who want to live on the one level.”

Above left: Inner landscape – this home by
architect Ernie Lau creates its own outdoor
environment of lawn, pool and side courtyard.
The bottom-heavy facade – brick at ground level,
giving way to metal and cedar cladding above – is
designed to give a sense of anchoring to the land.
Top and above: From the street, only the home’s
articulated upper-cladding components are visible.
A series of narrow timber external battens give
privacy for the master bedroom.
Left: Fixed shutters shelter the master bedroom
from the early morning sun.

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