b'feature houseAbove The kitchen is arranged neatlyraig St George found his perfect home in the unlikely guise against one wall and dramatically denedof old butchers shop. The long walls and three-metre high by its Resene Mexican Wave splashback. ceilings were little more than a dark concrete box at rst, Left An entry wall in Resene Mexicanbut once he hired New Plymouth architect Ian Pritchard, between Wave makes a dramatic welcome. them they wrestled out an award-winning design of clean modern lines and light.did you know. Built in the 1930s as a butchers shop (complete with sloping oor to hose down muck and blood), the challenges for the 120 square When painting inside consider Resenemetre space were a lot! Craig smiles at the memory. First Zylone Sheen VOC Freeit is free ofthere was tting in what I wanted and the number of rooms in this volatile organic compounds, which giveslong rectangular building. And of course, light! It was pitch black. you better indoor air quality. It was basically a dark tunnel.Although the design brief was initially industrial grunge, Ian saw Resene an opportunity to do something timeless yet in keeping with Craigs Mexican Wave modern utilitarian theme. Within three short months the place was Resenecompletely gutted and nished. Its a new slick apartment slipped Tuna into an old concrete coat, says Ian. Existing rough concrete walls contrast with the new work, each enhancing the other.51'