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20 <strong>Style</strong> | home<br />
Happily ever after<br />
Karen Pasco meets Ian, Aaron and Billie at their stunning home in Edgeware,<br />
which was destroyed by the earthquake and rebuilt with passion and style.<br />
pHotograpHy chArlIE jAckson<br />
a statue rests serenely in the garden of ian Martin and aaron<br />
orchard. the tranquil expression on its face is one saying “all is<br />
right with the world”.<br />
this artwork was wounded in february 2011, when the<br />
earthquake struck. the 1000kg monument thrown to the<br />
ground as liquefaction bubbled nearby.<br />
ian and aaron’s property, which they share with ruler-ofthe-roost<br />
Jack russell Billie, was, like many in town, deemed<br />
a rebuild – giving the couple the opportunity to rethink the<br />
property and its influence on how they lived their lives.<br />
to ensure they got this new environment essentially the best<br />
it could be, they enlisted the services of architectural designer<br />
tobin Smith from Colab architecture.<br />
originally the house footprint was 140sqm, but in order to<br />
accommodate a second bathroom and study they increased<br />
it to 165sqm to create a magnificent two-bedroom, twobathroom<br />
plus study home that is open, spacious, light,<br />
beautiful and interesting.<br />
the interest comes in the distinctive aspects designed for<br />
them; the full-height window in the master bedroom that<br />
elongates the room and allows a sneak peek of the deck area,<br />
and the splashback window over the induction stove top that<br />
frames their statue perfectly from the inside, but also creates<br />
a quirky mid-height window outside. the study has recessed<br />
doors, which can be closed to create a third bedroom or<br />
private area when required, and the artwork – a combination<br />
of contemporary needlepoint, a grandfather clock, an original<br />
piece of slate from the roof of the ChristChurch Cathedral,<br />
African artifacts, pottery, glass and graffiti art by Guy Ellis – all<br />
combine to ensure this home is a place in which they love<br />
to live.<br />
throughout the home, ceilings have been raised to 2570mm<br />
to eliminate the oppressive feel of wide spaces with shortened<br />
height. two walls of bifolding doors in the open-plan dining<br />
area can be opened up to create a massive entertaining space<br />
and let the air flow through on a hot summer’s day.
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