Outtakes: Bergendy Cooke and Guy Fisher's Arrowtown house

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We've been receiving plenty of good feedback about our current issue, much of it fan mail for the house near Arrowtown designed by Bergendy Cooke (of <a href="http://www.bcastudio.com/">BCA Studio</a>) for her partner Guy Fisher and their daughters Anouk and Kiki. This was more than enough encouragement to feature some outtakes here from Paul McCredie's shoot at the house. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">This image shows the house on its site, rising abruptly (and intriguingly) from the lawn. The doors downstairs lead to the living areas (set back to provide summer shade), while upper-floor windows are tinted and set flush with the exterior. The slats you can see on the upper floor are part of a deck containing a sauna and open-air bath. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPhFVSQLoyIyAIAFFPghFokghWXLGNKjYb6ohEF8x_vM0d7uN0BVtoABrbCzyj2KjFfEX4z2iDKG4j3hhNDFZ9aes60YUtzYutPnqElTadm3_msWZWXXFnCsDETuUqIjxqcV-pFcYBPYO/s1600/Bergendy17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The home's northerly elevation has a subtle kink in it that provides for a slightly different aspect from each of the rooms in the living area and upstairs. </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1yfXOcmb0Bg2ulnz4E9A67wCvM1hwkdLHbnzdMCKPFTYL8IHWiiduKgU4Hv-mtuQ8SUhDGq-f4ecS2datJCPOUQmrhWdReZABFbJYDVzWkEplkcApKsvHVQ6_A5MZCDbauMRlFBLY2o1x/s1600/Bergendy3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Inside, the living areas are semi-open-plan, with walls of black cabinetry dividing the living and dining areas. </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxdm65N8S_7VFMadbmDOI8Yhm_6etaPrF6flsBNEBkMkCp0LOxHzVmhk4qXlE9TL376HkevCdXa8N0YyTMr87PMfYBcrd5IHvZ2vnb45KT5I_RJaF5-WGo7kk2XgN3T0FxytpYABsnvpG/s1600/Bergendy10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This view below looks back towards the kitchen through the dining room. </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJL0AGKyuUKkWvLWyoXLx3omCZYLcm1vdgU6wf4wsZ9xX8Vq_KFYQYKtdEXDfDa_p9UeVCCDYliE3bn6yGJ2cZXgf4TU1MA6ES0J1pUpLhEb5E-YpHBdB4KT4OO_RUjAimuSctK-zZVvzi/s1600/Bergendy11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Let's go upstairs now - up the stairwell lined in beautiful boards of Southern Beech, to be exact (they're oiled with a product that has a whitening agent in it, so the boards now look as if they have soft pink tones).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKDc2t1hnZ8f3zVFNNNEWJrfWXnl2YNrNC6UlRoquo94a28vI_8QSleT1hpcV3YqUJRrCSQ4-0QiqT24W1Q7s1_64Fa3_4qz_i-JvNrhuwrpfuZ69vkOzrtF9Q3elpfewdXvW6i5Df0cp/s1600/Bergendy25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Anouk and Kiki share a room. Bergendy and Guy designed some cool bunks for it. </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrc8LWkXseLbdCRBjh6Uy_TE3LsAMw3rLioOnRNpxzeu6SoKQdCIS1P7TMXI6MCsrfEvczxqcQRoyEN79DzTU0HJOMd2y5dqD9WercGggz5JXqOGmRv_h_lpNpHUi7YGw23ndIF9JpWjYb/s1600/Bergendy24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The image below shows the steps (that double as shelving) from the guest room to the upper deck with the sauna. </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1yJx7eQQfawlW7SInsoI8wbUo35wVwuk49Oa8FdsxcTMj0uV3M9L51C84HkHFcuM-9lDbg6wDM5Oc5_8pQG1dghMdHqUtqeRHSdFFR1-YrQruaXDgGHEYtOLU_l0zgVoRCBqha9nDXvhS/s1600/Bergendy13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And here's another view of the home's exterior, showing the entry at right (a door to the living room is at left). </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLHjcUQ4eBS2Vv-eCFqPiNUxnFw0J_Ub2fnsHMo4LxmnLk-u56Y4R1Hy9G2xLK_nGaP6ptUYo1lBpdQfi93yTkJxUyA9Amk9ffQHXfh_s4WIBl5voEQWpoPNsDvWkcww6aZ98_TannAUh/s1600/Bergendy26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" /></a></div>

Outtakes: Bergendy Cooke and Guy Fisher's Arrowtown house

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BMW EfficientDynamics Sustainability Award

Since BMW joined us as our Home of the Year partner, we have introduced a new award as part of our Home of the Year coverage: the BMW EfficientDynamics Sustainability Award, which celebrates innovation and responsible use of resources in sustainable home design. This year's winners are Pete Ritchie and Bronwen Kerr, who designed this house in Arrowtown, which is featured in our Home of the Year issue, on newsstands Monday:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKGaAJQHnA3iKx1KPApuzVLSrjV4PZlDs2alvkeIldOfyRNGTNbxbe7pmkqGStBlaAdz4ZvAX_gUn1qioVi9TiJYZV7sFasd3y_SFVJv-dJEGGvS2wYLd98RIxZqFteAp_zD_xdAIK1Nx/s1600/Arrowtown+house+by+Kerr+Ritchie+Architects,+photo+by+Paul+McCredie.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499089170983443986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKGaAJQHnA3iKx1KPApuzVLSrjV4PZlDs2alvkeIldOfyRNGTNbxbe7pmkqGStBlaAdz4ZvAX_gUn1qioVi9TiJYZV7sFasd3y_SFVJv-dJEGGvS2wYLd98RIxZqFteAp_zD_xdAIK1Nx/s400/Arrowtown+house+by+Kerr+Ritchie+Architects,+photo+by+Paul+McCredie.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>As their prize, Pete and Bronwen receive a six-month lease of a BMW 320d, a diesel-powered marvel of fuel economy (using just 5.3 litres of fuel per 100km, and with carbon emissions of just 140g per km). Congratulations Pete and Bronwen. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi23HwBC0jR0JR4Cv3Q8a7wDpLSllkgJpZAxki8kD_H7GmenYbCkCh5jnikX3w7LZcgQwIBY03Wl9Xp_dzMffeG_Xa46HvPSbIDzTtl3wq0z9JOCOoFqcf7go__SFPou54u7Mr3VNLq-wi/s1600/BMW+3+series.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499089164871877522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi23HwBC0jR0JR4Cv3Q8a7wDpLSllkgJpZAxki8kD_H7GmenYbCkCh5jnikX3w7LZcgQwIBY03Wl9Xp_dzMffeG_Xa46HvPSbIDzTtl3wq0z9JOCOoFqcf7go__SFPou54u7Mr3VNLq-wi/s400/BMW+3+series.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div>

BMW EfficientDynamics Sustainability Award

Since BMW joined us as our Home of the Year partner, we have introduced a new award as part of our Home of the Year coverage: the BMW Effici...

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