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22 <strong>Style</strong> | home<br />
An initial challenge posed by this project was that it was an<br />
insurance-related build. Cymon says,“There were the usual<br />
challenges of creating good architecture in an environment where a<br />
home was lost. This created obstacles in terms of size, location, scale<br />
and budget.” He adds that they wanted to make sure the house is as<br />
“visually honest as possible” and do so in a cost-effective way.<br />
The contemporary home sits on a tree-lined cul-de-sac adjacent<br />
to the Wairarapa Stream and its defining feature is the extensive<br />
structural timber skin distinguished from the road as one drives<br />
up to the house. “Timber became a narrative that was used<br />
throughout the design and construction – it has no structural steel...<br />
Architecturally, it’s about presenting itself to the road in a simple way<br />
that was recognised to be a home,” Cymon says. Volume has been<br />
created with high-level windows, and the sloping roof addresses the<br />
sun and river.<br />
mapped out on one level, the simple interior is split into three<br />
main sections and follows a practical L-shaped floor plan aligned<br />
to connect the primary living spaces to the northerly river view<br />
and existing garden to the east. The kitchen and the bathroom<br />
(which was a joint effort between Cymon Allfrey Architects and<br />
Christchurch designer davinia sutton) wrap along the eastern<br />
edge of the house and address a courtyard accommodating two<br />
bedrooms and en suite. The study, second bathroom, master suite<br />
and garage face the road along the south boundary.<br />
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