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A Ngaio home

A tight plot matters not.

A limited Ngaio site, 145 square metres of floor space and a modest budget makes every inch count. Combine this with the need to create a kitchen fit for a chef and there is little surprise that this home has a personality of its own. The kitchen is surprisingly expansive and utilitarian considering the restauranteer background of the occupants and Francois' penchant for gourmet creation and entertaining.

Determined to maximise the space, sliding doors and narrow staircases provide easy access teamed with space conservation. Clutter is banished to the extensive network of inbuilt cupboards.

Lower cost materials are combined together with care keeping costs in check without sacrificing the house design or style. On the exterior Resene Pohutukawa (rich red) contrasts against black Onduline roofing, weatherboards and natural macrocarpa slats.

The burst of red is drawn inside in the form of red carpet offset with whites and neutrals hues of Resene Parchment (sandy off white), Resene Quarter Spanish White (complex light neutral) and Resene Black Haze (blackened white).

A tight plot matters not.

Building Contractor: Wellington Builders Ltd
Designer: Atelierworkshop
Resene: Resene Thorndon Quay
From the Resene News – issue 1/2005

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