Magnificent Home Improvements

Fashionable interiors

<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522901285810442850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLeSDvekZ2nkmCua24fhqDZJqFvmKej-dl_VjIdBhfbSpCntgJ8nbEfuahCtosSsz7CoJO0mC6xWFmdSxV8MWFhgXc-PgTm_wNv8RBmg54edEPZzg5SlGRHhhz4YRculbDHe66pgd9NjVI/s400/resene_4.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" />Our next issue, which we've just sent to press, is our annual focus on the connections between fashion and home design.<br /><br />One of the things we think New Zealand homes could do with more of is colour, so for this issue of the magazine our stylists Tanya Wong and Jessica Allen decided to do a shoot that took its colour cues from the catwalks.<br /><br />We wanted the colours to be really strong and graphic, as evidenced by some of the flats we used on set in the image above. Coincidentally (we planned the shoot before this happened) there appeared to be a lot of this bold, block colour on the catwalks at the recent Milan Fashion Week.<br /><br /><div><div><div></div><div></div><div>Tanya and Jess sourced clothes, art and furniture, chose a colour scheme to suit each of the four scenarios, and then designed sets for our shoot in photographer Toaki Okano's studio. Here are some behind-the-scenes pics from their shoot. Here, Toaki shoots the green-and-yellow setup, with a Kate Sylvester dress on the mannequin and a photograph by Richard Maloy on the wall:</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522901042335452242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA0Zz7Cqd4sa_95NG8_KEb_DE-SuVFDhLx3u21wGdiUTkAQ2u7nRmvH3mnvA2_uCp0jyWu78v_AhZA0bRQd-b8x9eFNrNnD_z_k1PZe-dvM0phsFOrgmi7Rjsuy1FwtG3ElXjJ_pqc3QAj/s400/resene_2.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 313px; CURSOR: hand" />Here's Toaki in the blue-and-pink setup, with a photograph by Anne Noble on the blue wall, and a dress by Karen Walker:</div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522901291369264290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqR9_JsecPXDP96lhh247xkZZBwpQkgLvstJNUwLs8P8RhukGGYH4rn0gSSapmfuE49xA4dEN9Mm4ZmV-AatB2NdXSz_jT_Qm_Q5vuwJ7nc-PjYPea3XbLADVZgkzjQb_XhrYHGOUq634m/s400/resene_11.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 306px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" />And there's the first spread of the final result in the magazine (somehow the colours on this JPEG don't look as vivid as they do in the final printed result, but you'll get the idea). The issue is on sale on October 11. Thanks to Resene for helping us out with the shoot - all the colours are from Resene The Range 2011/12. And well done to Tanya, Jess and Toaki for creating such a great series of images.</div><div> </div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522904299786742018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKDjaWvan5r8PkA4QpuSZpsgBo_KPnn3fqKdlUWPbQWftt34yB3oj3QsSf5RjXmReA78p-zzuRJeccoSIPs3JzyBQ5iIy7OvNolUIEZYOtF_SfOCnQ0O0jcSE7fIe-FVPAinbI5n8UPEyt/s400/Resene+Catwalk+Colour+28-29.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 258px; CURSOR: hand" /></div></div></div>

Fashionable interiors

Our next issue, which we've just sent to press, is our annual focus on the connections between fashion and home design. One of the thing...

7:18 PM

Chic Rainy Day

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Rain and chic are two words that are not usually found in the same sentence unless one dares to wear a pencil skirt and high heels to go out and face this showery, showery day. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEZ3Srhj8ceUgfom0awcb4wphecS-NegG5uRG2gk6O1f_PGW0zrdSur7n_lnxvzSnPDrTf6b414m-sfot-_a1cwtyDIc1_xJWj4DuXaC8EUCj_31ZQFKB1CQTJiCRSa21uLL-FUGBdKQ/s1600/via+bippityboityboo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="700" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521577090468615730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEZ3Srhj8ceUgfom0awcb4wphecS-NegG5uRG2gk6O1f_PGW0zrdSur7n_lnxvzSnPDrTf6b414m-sfot-_a1cwtyDIc1_xJWj4DuXaC8EUCj_31ZQFKB1CQTJiCRSa21uLL-FUGBdKQ/s400/via+bippityboityboo.jpg" width="463" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqxf9sSpMVALTBamLfCANgJLhYy9XapFLo-NN15x3hwX8DvA2my8HFaCt_t-9_MXIRaT-pQ4g4xwTpdDwLBrahuawgmvm6at1eBIuUgNeE4SgOZ6I_jMZNfZgJdBV3PLlVJTDbn1cqOII/s1600/delightby+design.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521577082358007522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqxf9sSpMVALTBamLfCANgJLhYy9XapFLo-NN15x3hwX8DvA2my8HFaCt_t-9_MXIRaT-pQ4g4xwTpdDwLBrahuawgmvm6at1eBIuUgNeE4SgOZ6I_jMZNfZgJdBV3PLlVJTDbn1cqOII/s400/delightby+design.jpg" style="height: 460px; width: 460px;" /></a><br />Oh well, at least I can always have my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">espresso</span>. </div></div>

Chic Rainy Day

Rain and chic are two words that are not usually found in the same sentence unless one dares to wear a pencil skirt and high heels to go out...

5:58 AM

As of Yesterday

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Yesterday I had the pleasure to be a part of "<a href="http://bellevivir.blogspot.com/2010/09/whats-new-whats-next_16.html">What's New/What's Next</a>" and had a great time.  I was kindly invited by <a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> to attend a presentation of their new online '<a href="http://designers.elledecor.com/">Designer's Registry</a>', which "is an online community and interactive database that connects design professionals with potential clients worldwide."  Next, I went to Sanford Hall, the showroom I was assigned, which has a great selection of wall to wall carpets and area rugs.  Among the newest rugs, below are a few images of my favorites.  These 100% wool area rugs are made in India and/or Spain.  SH is located on the 4th floor of NYDC, Suite 400.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9Tdq-hQmT1XLfNlPRgG-QujLj70WWr_k3LE-RCNh9Ihh56ps6YNjbB5lGU03qrLhhMW6ITxbyCoyGNp2LpEj4WKbmINfFepJTZPXhQmBzBvDPHaKxt-klo8p7Amx3seKXgQnUVSI36k/s1600/DSC02154.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519934459149351906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9Tdq-hQmT1XLfNlPRgG-QujLj70WWr_k3LE-RCNh9Ihh56ps6YNjbB5lGU03qrLhhMW6ITxbyCoyGNp2LpEj4WKbmINfFepJTZPXhQmBzBvDPHaKxt-klo8p7Amx3seKXgQnUVSI36k/s400/DSC02154.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7EajH5ZOQTsM0bPrfJUOpL9v03hivgWg9vyOw2L_jTjTVIkhNE6k_KD5TeEJvDwDKT5M5r0CyAlal_thVlr2UgUPBxR_WpBp6CjSy3ZYg8zo5e6ogndMreFoRYXfZ762qG5lT9dP9Ug/s1600/DSC02163.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519934490687085346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7EajH5ZOQTsM0bPrfJUOpL9v03hivgWg9vyOw2L_jTjTVIkhNE6k_KD5TeEJvDwDKT5M5r0CyAlal_thVlr2UgUPBxR_WpBp6CjSy3ZYg8zo5e6ogndMreFoRYXfZ762qG5lT9dP9Ug/s400/DSC02163.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBU1Q87jw5sHmsaiMekFrHLvOhjh3UDotFUtp_tX0Ul6clhtM5zMB2sl-IUXCaqI1ZyhQJgz_ntk7uBB28cwlXmXljjJ3gskEhGn_xiLqK3zs_-BDkSKtY0GBxYjaHl9zHMtnwBAnocF4/s1600/DSC02160.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519934479178110754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBU1Q87jw5sHmsaiMekFrHLvOhjh3UDotFUtp_tX0Ul6clhtM5zMB2sl-IUXCaqI1ZyhQJgz_ntk7uBB28cwlXmXljjJ3gskEhGn_xiLqK3zs_-BDkSKtY0GBxYjaHl9zHMtnwBAnocF4/s400/DSC02160.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a></div>Then I went straight to <a href="http://www.tedboerner.com/">Ted Boerner New York</a> showroom on the fifth floor, where according to a friend of mine, were the most interesting wallpapers worthy to be seen.  And God was she right.  Apart from their own selection of classic furniture, they also carry  <a href="http://www.tracykendall.com/">Tracy Kendall's</a> eccentrically cool line of wallpaper. Some of her unique and innovative wallpapers have embellished the walls of such museums as the likes of the Cooper Hewitt in NYC.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCoh0aDrpk8uz2tXHpFjvjb1BBI4MPoScNe4xKj8G6_9115rCipr9TqwahtOo6CQvI0Ry17wwRNex-r_4GpKMcrF7ksqFGEbwBPlroejgO_XOh4U0J6imIsLDo27r_nPZDSsDzpWZWSWY/s1600/DSC02170.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519941170392303058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCoh0aDrpk8uz2tXHpFjvjb1BBI4MPoScNe4xKj8G6_9115rCipr9TqwahtOo6CQvI0Ry17wwRNex-r_4GpKMcrF7ksqFGEbwBPlroejgO_XOh4U0J6imIsLDo27r_nPZDSsDzpWZWSWY/s400/DSC02170.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 512px; width: 384px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7GaFHPRZ4C8C5KPB-ecfU8ho4L9PipG2Hb3Zb82uUNgeSGwsTMk-Kr3VzzKCBT_qxE0YBtOWF-uLfKK6KjwGQ0K_cWsV0goq6iHpSnOeStpdw6OikDx9_jMQcpcNV2UAS26-ksjm0UDs/s1600/DSC02169.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519938826147283986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7GaFHPRZ4C8C5KPB-ecfU8ho4L9PipG2Hb3Zb82uUNgeSGwsTMk-Kr3VzzKCBT_qxE0YBtOWF-uLfKK6KjwGQ0K_cWsV0goq6iHpSnOeStpdw6OikDx9_jMQcpcNV2UAS26-ksjm0UDs/s400/DSC02169.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 513px; width: 385px;" /></a></div>The glow reflected by the buttons against the light reminds me somehow of a Moroccan wedding blanket.  Below is another really cool one that portrays a post-it wall.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsapQcS7JFOkvSq7-BovlmPDx-hcNQ7c5eeDYBu8B9sl1wJCxFBNnCy08HxaJRMDP4psVK2v14Wd81fYSCb0hj5ypCebRwc0mL4ZEuBI4F4KniRRw_CU7EMzeVj8_pK0ss5YYxi67QrR8/s1600/DSC02174.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519940443256924146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsapQcS7JFOkvSq7-BovlmPDx-hcNQ7c5eeDYBu8B9sl1wJCxFBNnCy08HxaJRMDP4psVK2v14Wd81fYSCb0hj5ypCebRwc0mL4ZEuBI4F4KniRRw_CU7EMzeVj8_pK0ss5YYxi67QrR8/s400/DSC02174.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 508px; width: 381px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HBqIkP2auzkoXoxy135mcrtuzF2hbUFKigFompt09xDMUyGIhcDDK71uJdGJgp8Btq8n-LjETr2__cCRbr62vk2HWJD4OCCfyN-0GPKML2IhB14QwnqRkQLLXeRrYixz8ItY9olFx-M/s1600/DSC02173.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519940452398640354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HBqIkP2auzkoXoxy135mcrtuzF2hbUFKigFompt09xDMUyGIhcDDK71uJdGJgp8Btq8n-LjETr2__cCRbr62vk2HWJD4OCCfyN-0GPKML2IhB14QwnqRkQLLXeRrYixz8ItY9olFx-M/s400/DSC02173.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 513px; width: 385px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQcHXlpXIyuiUnmMEySJ-eJ-sPeL2pXFQA7CQgX22tav6a96ojrqjTi4AITRZaaQSXNMz0ulbpoLpB1tZzGA89sdN707x9oQ6H_kPtzQ1NMWxNJCzDAvn3J3Y5Xfh1aND4ZXmaYPJN5E/s1600/DSC02171.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519940459945535714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQcHXlpXIyuiUnmMEySJ-eJ-sPeL2pXFQA7CQgX22tav6a96ojrqjTi4AITRZaaQSXNMz0ulbpoLpB1tZzGA89sdN707x9oQ6H_kPtzQ1NMWxNJCzDAvn3J3Y5Xfh1aND4ZXmaYPJN5E/s400/DSC02171.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 510px; width: 383px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9e1w6IDen8ChRP9DxC3IZVcRGKvok7J1fj6D2HB4hIejgko9iwoBx6NKkwT7B-lrf6r35PRwPdkOt8w1DlkRRE7kFZgaIneQ8dnK3vUQBRjiUuEwl0oUM2VWM4PrN6_n1Tt00rQTB_8/s1600/Product-3279-1.full.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520083725622944242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9e1w6IDen8ChRP9DxC3IZVcRGKvok7J1fj6D2HB4hIejgko9iwoBx6NKkwT7B-lrf6r35PRwPdkOt8w1DlkRRE7kFZgaIneQ8dnK3vUQBRjiUuEwl0oUM2VWM4PrN6_n1Tt00rQTB_8/s400/Product-3279-1.full.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 435px; width: 382px;" /></a></div>This last wallpaper has huge playful sequins of different colors which also comes in other colors.  I wonder how cool this wallpaper would look in a girl's bedroom.  As any other design aficionado I had a fantastic time yesterday at the NYDC event, but the most important part of it was to get to meet the people who came and stopped by to say hello.  Thank you to those who made my day.</div>

As of Yesterday

Yesterday I had the pleasure to be a part of " What's New/What's Next " and had a great time. I was kindly invited by Ell...

6:23 PM

Carry it on

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiseD6Q5KDB1mJsaw36_FVnSpj4ADRUEfVwDgz2JbvMo1DBFLHE4SBKmmQD6W6hm3E4F-mXum_-LYnkMhWLqoKAwaGX1asdEEIfU64SjRfbkIAx9X5BRQ0EixaDWmKabok4soGMwfDAgHw/s1600/gardenroomsmaison.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="540" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518842974653794194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiseD6Q5KDB1mJsaw36_FVnSpj4ADRUEfVwDgz2JbvMo1DBFLHE4SBKmmQD6W6hm3E4F-mXum_-LYnkMhWLqoKAwaGX1asdEEIfU64SjRfbkIAx9X5BRQ0EixaDWmKabok4soGMwfDAgHw/s400/gardenroomsmaison.jpg" width="455" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuuL1-H8ybXDexjzsupuFyU3vOogHMUJ9ntrqJz7Cq-VPV_tc6jbJnBiQnd11L5OluLS7CcMbk-nnz2brUXzCf0p56n7ClhkNREENSNDunQpxNBZOV7ZqEHD2JKGPHZcfcqFkoYssbUnA/s1600/tumblr_l697oqzl7F1qarjkmo1_400.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518842785321476530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuuL1-H8ybXDexjzsupuFyU3vOogHMUJ9ntrqJz7Cq-VPV_tc6jbJnBiQnd11L5OluLS7CcMbk-nnz2brUXzCf0p56n7ClhkNREENSNDunQpxNBZOV7ZqEHD2JKGPHZcfcqFkoYssbUnA/s400/tumblr_l697oqzl7F1qarjkmo1_400.png" style="height: 248px; width: 453px;" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_5M2ZyNWB235kD3XlcTNNr3Ay0YYgddxJ150DAZ8Mh6yeFPGOQ1djeA10A8IKhW7Xo7KppF08PKxsrNqcfwuczwm0kAO1BK9G2ZzqprSSWbGy2y5y9_ul_7DgTbeTFapiNG7cLQ8w8s/s1600/tumblr_l60w8sxHw21qbo8blo1_400.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="620" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518842770596666386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_5M2ZyNWB235kD3XlcTNNr3Ay0YYgddxJ150DAZ8Mh6yeFPGOQ1djeA10A8IKhW7Xo7KppF08PKxsrNqcfwuczwm0kAO1BK9G2ZzqprSSWbGy2y5y9_ul_7DgTbeTFapiNG7cLQ8w8s/s400/tumblr_l60w8sxHw21qbo8blo1_400.jpg" width="460" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The boots are lined up, the cape is neatly folded awaiting on the couch and the purse ready to be picked up on the way out.  Have a boots-on-ready week, but remember... come back.</div></div></div>

Carry it on

The boots are lined up, the cape is neatly folded awaiting on the couch and the purse ready to be picked up on the way out. Have a boots-o...

4:37 AM

World Architecture Festival

Exciting news - two homes that have previously featured in our pages have been shortlisted for awards at the World Architecture Festival, to be held in Barcelona in November. One of those houses is Te Kaitaka - the Lake Wanaka retreat by Stevens Lawson Architects, which won our Home of the Year award this year:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0MsjlUUOpwJwvZoYPycWTIyZWPY4IEHkadNMjBL84chVhTExqIRXnZE_QzXPbs2KP4fdymg0x1t7FfRND6WPNJlnsWYxIchQqgzMXlMhKZsg7q007OODoDWMIZ1tfb8SDjn-en3cpPo1t/s1600/Stevens+Lawson+Wanaka+opener.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518763566628661938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0MsjlUUOpwJwvZoYPycWTIyZWPY4IEHkadNMjBL84chVhTExqIRXnZE_QzXPbs2KP4fdymg0x1t7FfRND6WPNJlnsWYxIchQqgzMXlMhKZsg7q007OODoDWMIZ1tfb8SDjn-en3cpPo1t/s400/Stevens+Lawson+Wanaka+opener.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 258px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />You can see some of photographer Mark Smith's shots of the house at an earlier post here: <a href="http://homenewzealand.blogspot.com/2010/08/more-shots-of-our-winning-house.html">http://homenewzealand.blogspot.com/2010/08/more-shots-of-our-winning-house.html</a><br /><br />The other house to be shortlisted at the World Architecture Festival is a holiday home on Great Barrier Island by Paul Clarke of Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects, which we featured in our December/January issue last year:<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOy0ZeBId7ODXR0W2ta1NoqMSuClJB88_otcd88Rb0geYCcmbMc3T6ehZeGQXXWOBhyx6klwqtNYcbuv0Ihltuz-liIT3es_uSHJQxMHNn6MUtRyw6pp6iQCRxXNlJdLvVrkbVyiaKOayz/s1600/Paul+Clarke+Barrier.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518762019464412898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOy0ZeBId7ODXR0W2ta1NoqMSuClJB88_otcd88Rb0geYCcmbMc3T6ehZeGQXXWOBhyx6klwqtNYcbuv0Ihltuz-liIT3es_uSHJQxMHNn6MUtRyw6pp6iQCRxXNlJdLvVrkbVyiaKOayz/s400/Paul+Clarke+Barrier.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 258px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div>You can see more of Simon Devitt's shoot of the house by Paul Clarke at an earlier post here: <a href="http://homenewzealand.blogspot.com/2009/12/more-outtakes.html">http://homenewzealand.blogspot.com/2009/12/more-outtakes.html</a></div><div> </div><div>All the architects are going to Barcelona in November to make presentations about their buildings to the judges. </div><div> </div><div>Congratulations are also due to New Zealand firms that have been shortlisted in other categories. They include Warren & Mahoney, who are shortlisted in the Civic & Community section of the festival for their design of the Supreme Court in Wellington, Auckland's RTA Studio, who are shortlisted in the Learning category for the AUT lecture theatres and conference centre they designed, and Copeland Associates Architects for their design of the Northland Event Centre. </div><div> </div><div>Good luck to everyone involved - and have a great time in Barcelona. </div>

World Architecture Festival

Exciting news - two homes that have previously featured in our pages have been shortlisted for awards at the World Architecture Festival, to...

3:54 PM

Fall inspired interiors

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_6cFSXmft3vczceoagV0PGh-R2mj2G8o4uDWlPvNq1VZ5voQNQ5dfyeuvQxdunhZL4iWf5h0UI1GKmIfa8exBO__-z9gp7WTWd0YLvQIYcNE69UNxXlESSXiOECfMuqiSLCOdciN6r4/s1600/ryankorbaninteriors.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517687162112812402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_6cFSXmft3vczceoagV0PGh-R2mj2G8o4uDWlPvNq1VZ5voQNQ5dfyeuvQxdunhZL4iWf5h0UI1GKmIfa8exBO__-z9gp7WTWd0YLvQIYcNE69UNxXlESSXiOECfMuqiSLCOdciN6r4/s400/ryankorbaninteriors.jpg" style="height: 400px; width: 425px;" /></a></div>I refuse to make my home look like a pumpkin station in order to make it look more appropriate looking for Autumn.  I love how the interiors in these images below give that understated feeling of warmth and nostalgia without screaming <span style="font-style: italic;">Autumn</span>.  It's amazing how simple things such as exposed wood, touches of browns, leather furniture, a cashmere blanket or pillow could also bring the Fall vibe inside a home.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqjIsYVq6FzdVutCUUwQhD1fRE315FkZyMk2qkKs9uVsxIpWJp3OGuiYeGGSiEgLD4eX8Y7mc_W5CK9DhvtIVUpD8ah5FigMauUTiR6zMKw0MEwHypdSOKG9u8KHdTuMBM_-p5mXQeQxo/s1600/a805.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517687171188353330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqjIsYVq6FzdVutCUUwQhD1fRE315FkZyMk2qkKs9uVsxIpWJp3OGuiYeGGSiEgLD4eX8Y7mc_W5CK9DhvtIVUpD8ah5FigMauUTiR6zMKw0MEwHypdSOKG9u8KHdTuMBM_-p5mXQeQxo/s400/a805.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 307px; width: 422px;" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzYNwATep0stryZdaLUssshZ2k3By88B3oeSFJE5gqroTWAeWA91IZPBruE2ByLWvNPdMVkhVymongaNWa4rPM0YnoMMic3lbz1RgtPPHXrnYT6CbXKod7rt9BdRqDRpVm1_aXPIvmWg/s1600/lili2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517686928560666690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzYNwATep0stryZdaLUssshZ2k3By88B3oeSFJE5gqroTWAeWA91IZPBruE2ByLWvNPdMVkhVymongaNWa4rPM0YnoMMic3lbz1RgtPPHXrnYT6CbXKod7rt9BdRqDRpVm1_aXPIvmWg/s400/lili2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 345px; width: 424px;" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihJm9B9LasGrZezCQnOpeMnYUa90W_bCx7PQLYhQEF2SmWg8PBAEV5tVmS_qqHFmONPo7K6WtlDqdEuAsp65iW-SeucVL67iluSEHk7UKyNtZV17dXoaZ2U1HuLzbIpepsesCMAIdQ3s/s1600/katherine+newman+through+canadian+houseandhome.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517687155428008274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihJm9B9LasGrZezCQnOpeMnYUa90W_bCx7PQLYhQEF2SmWg8PBAEV5tVmS_qqHFmONPo7K6WtlDqdEuAsp65iW-SeucVL67iluSEHk7UKyNtZV17dXoaZ2U1HuLzbIpepsesCMAIdQ3s/s400/katherine+newman+through+canadian+houseandhome.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 361px; width: 422px;" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-XkkcJYn6-t7UR_ZGDf_Y-0VEO8fJYqOlZnDaBXKAtf1sfG4v6_gMjMzS4is8HfrSYg9gG-iEwnN56Ko7i78PGC9CKdf1v-PyGgQWT5-aBPE7ct7IgrnhZUh4GEHHRbHcrI39EgXi9Y/s1600/lili.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517686924317970034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-XkkcJYn6-t7UR_ZGDf_Y-0VEO8fJYqOlZnDaBXKAtf1sfG4v6_gMjMzS4is8HfrSYg9gG-iEwnN56Ko7i78PGC9CKdf1v-PyGgQWT5-aBPE7ct7IgrnhZUh4GEHHRbHcrI39EgXi9Y/s400/lili.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 310px; width: 424px;" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpxu80GYgRw7tDTrZ-lcslAlz4qA2vyQuyCuq99Ud0Ex0FN3Ll1-aePWy5jBY0EjqqtyQAt1akwA2agU44cDDFdEW1udelD99qW0-sYKvLAWh50sPKc7oX3sZc_zj9s9Zed-hH2mhesDk/s1600/hydrangea+world+of+interiors,%2B2008%2Bby%2Balex%2Bransay.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517686918060710146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpxu80GYgRw7tDTrZ-lcslAlz4qA2vyQuyCuq99Ud0Ex0FN3Ll1-aePWy5jBY0EjqqtyQAt1akwA2agU44cDDFdEW1udelD99qW0-sYKvLAWh50sPKc7oX3sZc_zj9s9Zed-hH2mhesDk/s400/hydrangea+world+of+interiors,%2B2008%2Bby%2Balex%2Bransay.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 544px; width: 421px;" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GKoTgHzpBNns6V1GmQur_rcHJautNqnCAyxquYWGoRAA0o_9BkQRUdTO6bMBCNnL1dtJP8EBhkVdcWmPc2F_HKkYVC8dPquyKkxaBARh4LquMFezYMAvIE0JBdQuHDxdioU-M-JqCIo/s1600/27.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517686919382285106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GKoTgHzpBNns6V1GmQur_rcHJautNqnCAyxquYWGoRAA0o_9BkQRUdTO6bMBCNnL1dtJP8EBhkVdcWmPc2F_HKkYVC8dPquyKkxaBARh4LquMFezYMAvIE0JBdQuHDxdioU-M-JqCIo/s400/27.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 497px; width: 424px;" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qQWVDtD8jjcdyIVrIzR_PpJFXSw0psevqRbLrnLDcrdrdLwMJRZ7Apjv5G6ehxrizS7bNJ2bfm_saCuN-G6N8_C-tkjJyszhL2-EpGLP2pr0PR-aJkTEbLLjzaBTVoZUNCG8WpmhQ_k/s1600/18.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517686907227051922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qQWVDtD8jjcdyIVrIzR_PpJFXSw0psevqRbLrnLDcrdrdLwMJRZ7Apjv5G6ehxrizS7bNJ2bfm_saCuN-G6N8_C-tkjJyszhL2-EpGLP2pr0PR-aJkTEbLLjzaBTVoZUNCG8WpmhQ_k/s400/18.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 338px; width: 426px;" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 85%;">2 <a href="http://ryankorban.com/?from=portfolio">Ryan Korban</a>, 4 <a href="http://katherinenewmandesign.com/">Katherine Newman</a>, 6 via <a href="http://finderskeepersmarketinc.blogspot.com/2010/09/hydrangea.html">The new victorian ruralist</a>.</span></div>

Fall inspired interiors

I refuse to make my home look like a pumpkin station in order to make it look more appropriate looking for Autumn. I love how the interio...

6:21 PM

What's new what's next

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhiYRZwrU4rXGNWEPn6rFFs59GZ_We8BO7kCAwoRjCvsWbq8C_BuIRSq7HgdOgygC0cOxIwhTHG7-FrvAyXx3bPDvhbcn5_gs7JzvIAmcTxVvcMXI9LJ5sNp1XINeACkYj1yusN62Qm8/s1600/what'snextnew.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517499572472854690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhiYRZwrU4rXGNWEPn6rFFs59GZ_We8BO7kCAwoRjCvsWbq8C_BuIRSq7HgdOgygC0cOxIwhTHG7-FrvAyXx3bPDvhbcn5_gs7JzvIAmcTxVvcMXI9LJ5sNp1XINeACkYj1yusN62Qm8/s400/what'snextnew.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 399px;" /></a></div><a href="http://www.nydc.com/www/index.php">New York Design Center</a> located at 200 Lexington Avenue, is celebrating a day of discovery. On September 22nd from 3-9pm leading designers and design industry connoisseurs will be introducing what's new what's next in design, products and more as well as offering their knowledge on their field through forums and discussions. You can rsvp <a href="http://nydc.com/www/RSVP">here</a>.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9I3mBIp0V5A5ege175d_jImgTIBBJoF_eHDz1KifKBdfnw_UI30Sguq_DSD1-5v7gSJT2kas82iRITbRyl1G3CUct-DFtfq2FyZvgP_TdW4V0d6jazuRocINMJdd8TymSPAZteHcB0NI/s1600/what'snewwhat'snext.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517499566890732082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9I3mBIp0V5A5ege175d_jImgTIBBJoF_eHDz1KifKBdfnw_UI30Sguq_DSD1-5v7gSJT2kas82iRITbRyl1G3CUct-DFtfq2FyZvgP_TdW4V0d6jazuRocINMJdd8TymSPAZteHcB0NI/s400/what'snewwhat'snext.jpg" width="385" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">A group of great talented bloggers, me included, were invited to be part of the event.  We'll be blogging from the 4th floor during 4-5.   Stop by<sup></sup> and say hello.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAT5Uams9yh4J2Nd15Ps2SvXuUSqa1piONvfQmNHZuVkoB4R8QkARaDLD7J7iIPGY1euNVyTOdlYqy0RctON-O5wXEDEzsrV0uM1U9gehb-o-BXGH6blREAheRm_hF-qHxN0wsdo80o9U/s1600/what's+new+what%27s+next.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517607845295949730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAT5Uams9yh4J2Nd15Ps2SvXuUSqa1piONvfQmNHZuVkoB4R8QkARaDLD7J7iIPGY1euNVyTOdlYqy0RctON-O5wXEDEzsrV0uM1U9gehb-o-BXGH6blREAheRm_hF-qHxN0wsdo80o9U/s400/what's+new+what%27s+next.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 520px; width: 368px;" /></a></div></div>

What's new what's next

New York Design Center located at 200 Lexington Avenue, is celebrating a day of discovery. On September 22nd from 3-9pm leading designers a...

6:15 AM

David Mitchell & Julie Stout's studio

As promised earlier (and our apologies for this being a promise we've been slow to deliver on), here are some extra shots of David Mitchell and Julie Stout's studio, which is adjacent to their new house on Auckland's North Shore. The house was the subject of an earlier post, but as the studio is an intriguing structure in its own right, we wanted to share more of Patrick Reynolds' photos of it here.<br /><br />David and Julie had the studio built before their house, and lived in it while the house went up on the site behind them. They liked the 19th century idea of garden follies, so designed a contemporary version for themselves. In the image below, you can see why some passersby thought the roof had slid off after construction was finished:<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516590079450026706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpNp9TZtOqpKgE3IqHjo-wf8VeiZlBqv-cXVOvw5Tn8PFk21MoGsMfX72056mx0l8VFPVQNIrWhr_QceXfmCADHgM9MyoDZ8OKsfc51I3pOEFCeWOFhyt7eZi5WFIfj1mp2xewoxYU0Zn/s400/NARROW+NECK+HSE_7122.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /><br />Now, the flaxes are flourishing on the roof garden, which makes for a great hangout for tui and a pleasant addition to the view from David and Julie's bathroom, on the third floor of the big house. In the shot below, you can see the inside of the studio, filled with light playing over the honeyed tones of the plywood linings.<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516589956136083826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRD9XTyq6xxwXuvjCULHcBoJVq3-lREPcIlIkTYob69l0K6063_e0Q3-cR1VwvRfTE3ROPEAfy3u8MWbaLLM1nztraf4Tpr_EZhljj5xT5uwrIYKlPoStuXWNbCYNDh0aM_gJ11N19Xl7/s400/NARROW+NECK+HSE_7268.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" />The small kitchen is located underneath the mezzanine bedroom:<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516590475652740850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg190a6tdJxhK1kxlP5sFdutf5B3V3xnBU7wM_JhpdRvrNNHvzN7qGkO3vHaHqXnniKVFhGPikbWOEhKdRNihT0xMLqk921ywOS21YWGkwjxmUwxemVBBpt5vEF4KfiXZLjXsCJzBwJ1yec/s400/NARROW+NECK+HSE_7290.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" /><br />At one end of the kitchen, a small cutout in the cast concrete walls allows a glimpse of the shallow pool that surrounds much of the house, reflecting dappled patterns of light inside during the day.<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516590483803960994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj296sqq-n9wxXETCl7N-BePvrEN8w0YQwwULvYhByt71-HOX49vS8qHVFORedhhfw3M_A-rtP7P7xF6Y83godPbn3Hew9mdE9YJKWzl_6GzM0O0oHhwuQIpTnDye4CNhpDdfKr_hyDaMLq/s400/NARROW+NECK+HSE_7302.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /><br />Julie says the railings on the mezzanine floor make the world's best drying rack.<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516590205613996210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4jBE_efS8-bu_aRSPd-8-8nz63I46UFbiyXJUw3KZQNZKk5E9-lECj08ZGZyU5D8CWCopM4sLRiwzkNXLTCg3NodV4tyOyFOnsgGOrNYIOQxU1ja9B3Xs_K316Wepnyt3lfu8nrzrdg-/s400/NARROW+NECK+HSE_7270.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /><br />Upstairs, a tiny bathroom is tucked behind a glass partition beside the bed. This is a very small space, but its complexity and warmth make it easy to imagine living there, at least for a while. At the moment, Julie and David use it as a space for guests, but it could also be adapted to become a space for working from home, or rented out if necessary ... David and Julie both like the idea of the house being easily adapted to fit their future needs, or those of people who might eventually live in it after they're gone.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGn0qD7z5iHISdqtIviTQvbQw_RIHE8kux4p8Bg2fh3arMdD_UD-7JE8KiZ4hWyCuQn4MXFDFbf85lJsN8S2QQmuNg6BicTa-7-B12_81MK73x7uDHyD2DWwrZjyX-Kfglx7gcwjV1cvQ/s1600/NARROW+NECK+HSE_7306.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516590498927745714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGn0qD7z5iHISdqtIviTQvbQw_RIHE8kux4p8Bg2fh3arMdD_UD-7JE8KiZ4hWyCuQn4MXFDFbf85lJsN8S2QQmuNg6BicTa-7-B12_81MK73x7uDHyD2DWwrZjyX-Kfglx7gcwjV1cvQ/s400/NARROW+NECK+HSE_7306.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>

David Mitchell & Julie Stout's studio

As promised earlier (and our apologies for this being a promise we've been slow to deliver on), here are some extra shots of David Mitch...

7:24 PM

Daniel Marshall's other Waiheke house

Many of you who have the Home of the Year issue will already know this, but architect Daniel Marshall has two homes among this year's Home of the Year finalists, both of them on Waiheke Island. We featured one of the homes, at the eastern end of the island, in an earlier post. Let's now take a walk around the outside of the other one, on the island's northern slopes.<br /><br />As you can see, the vista isn't at all bad. Daniel's response to it combines openness and solidity, with the house anchored firmly to the ground on one side and appearing to float over the Hauraki Gulf on the other. (These photographs are all by Patrick Reynolds). Both the following views from behind the house show the more closed-off, southerly elevation.<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516585667062980002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Yh6f2anLcejXxbCbTGK2j4DG9vTcPZQUWKwF68GMjTrnDstxmIiIziaWamyYoQ0qPOzQV31JNOOjQtP9VSbg2CNtJcSnEGPEbGpjJckP1Qjq6Wwyv1xauv720ht3elGM_1CkGC7da5Kh/s400/KORORA+BAY+HSE_7424.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516585655988272722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2A4P-WNDTvOqKBx7YDHHrDavgzBWx5aUl4Gu6nJ9x7jg8gxwTSMDvjNQGJjA-B-nWgK1PTz96eSqNtfJtFATqaU3QdxYbcHwXW9Nm7nRrapFxLXx5IlF2NfgE-PZkw4xaJ0DWeraZxqAl/s400/KORORA+BAY+HSE_7416.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /><br />As we get closer to the house from the south, you can get a clearer idea of how it is hunkered in beside a small hill to the west.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNRTP4eZVaMalSuBsaMbSrbwXIGlYiDETCd3XaMdJPdi-HZHOKtU7eETMuqdIMudbBu-PlCWUgAgRiq02X3l-X63DIODC5p896SGDx7dMfiefbttWAfMyGsgSoHAvajp93oQkwPxGMJ7v/s1600/KORORA+BAY+HSE_7355.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516585680485563650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNRTP4eZVaMalSuBsaMbSrbwXIGlYiDETCd3XaMdJPdi-HZHOKtU7eETMuqdIMudbBu-PlCWUgAgRiq02X3l-X63DIODC5p896SGDx7dMfiefbttWAfMyGsgSoHAvajp93oQkwPxGMJ7v/s400/KORORA+BAY+HSE_7355.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>The view below is from the east, which also shows how the house is protected a little by the hill on its westerly side.<br /><div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516585640611404754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNryuhiGCY1Wj2fAHQfqTyg4yKRPdiWJWzAiWVTtSCV6dAw2U28NTpYjJLxgF1Hf1px5je0mHpIk58ONdPkT6W0mAn-tIamOtxM-SvWa8a2LxZxBPPe7zbcWhAaU_Wx7fVwWTKf4rEc056/s400/KORORA+BAY+HSE_6946.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" />Here, also looking from the east, you can see the strong south-facing wall that imparts a sense of solidity to the home's otherwise glassy interior. At the left of this image, you can see the stone wall that splays out across the driveway, directly visitors up stairs to the house (the garage is buried under the side of the house you can see in this image). </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKL-3ybQ1T2-1oZ64TCwMbCt2S1P8kMpsNa8S_ldXiIP42U-zoqaUdqT1O__CtnOGihAqSbWrHAcwroDG2rtAKisko7DX8ZlzIRn3_ZAJbWnStCj1ql5KGRrABFbECgvKQgyqZ7eeUWXs/s1600/KORORA+BAY+HSE_6947.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516585648242639842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKL-3ybQ1T2-1oZ64TCwMbCt2S1P8kMpsNa8S_ldXiIP42U-zoqaUdqT1O__CtnOGihAqSbWrHAcwroDG2rtAKisko7DX8ZlzIRn3_ZAJbWnStCj1ql5KGRrABFbECgvKQgyqZ7eeUWXs/s400/KORORA+BAY+HSE_6947.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>In our next post, we'll take you for a wander around the interior, as well as the courtyards Daniel designed to provide sheltered outdoor seating options on windy days. </div></div>

Daniel Marshall's other Waiheke house

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A perfect Fall Interior

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