b"words:Rachel Macdonald, with thanks to UNITEC School of Architecture house stylespictures:supplied by the University of Auckland yourhome, yourcastle What kind of home do youlive in? If it's older,how does it fit into the timeline that is our architecturalheritage?Read onand find out. 1895 simple villa Simple villas were generally larger than the cottages and Victorian-style homes that preceded them, with four rooms - two each side of a central hallway - and the luxury of an indoor bathroom atof the endthe passage. The square floor plan often had a lean-to at the back, housing a wash house and storage. The chimney was integrated into the house,providingback-to-backfireplacesinthesitting roomandkitchen.Many elementsof the house,such as doors, windows, skirting boards and decorative-work could be bought directly from a timber company. 1910 bay villa Growing out of the verandahcottagesof the1870s, which had four ground-floor rooms, two attic bedrooms and a lean-to at the back, the bay villa was a larger home for city living. The rectangular shape and verandah are reminiscent of the earlier cottages, but with the addition of a cantilevered gable roof over a bay window. Bay villas commonly follow a single-storey, central hall layout, with a ceiling stud height of 3-3.6 metres. Decoration on the gable and verandah, and the bull-nosed verandah roof, are common features. Top: 1910 bay villa. Get the look with Resene Zinc White and Resene Silver Grey. Bottom: A traditional flat-fronted villa. habitat85"