Outtakes: Devonport house by Michael O'Sullivan

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We really like this home in Devonport, Auckland, by architect Michael O'Sullivan of Bull O'Sullivan Architects (who also designed our Home of the Year in 2011). The long form of the home is clad in white weatherboards, while the interior is a deliberate contrast, full of warm timber. In the photo below, the home's co-owner Iain Wood sits just outside the property. Emily Andrews took the photographs, and Yvette Jay styled the shoot. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMHOlWUK0tSVb1BYmTnXdKWTwUYCJonBOhnRFFh8xvyZiucfMglpFT3M159Wk1Xw-DlXhLLfJ0RIqsnq0h72jwGoWggRXbxu6_84yERI2j7ijXWHhz1AQ27-NvEdLmGmry1-acvM24DM/s1600/AR37246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="426" pua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMHOlWUK0tSVb1BYmTnXdKWTwUYCJonBOhnRFFh8xvyZiucfMglpFT3M159Wk1Xw-DlXhLLfJ0RIqsnq0h72jwGoWggRXbxu6_84yERI2j7ijXWHhz1AQ27-NvEdLmGmry1-acvM24DM/s640/AR37246.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></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, "Times New Roman", serif;">The opulent herringbone patterned ceiling (below) is a metaphorical protective cloak thrown over the family. The kitchen, with its dramatic onyx island, features north-facing windows with vertical timber mullions that cast ever-changing patterns of light and shadow through the house. </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/AVvXsEhR10lwru47WETSQaRcDTpZtr7avPb1OsfMaW-9cb8lwqiirjtA9zUmeZjNabZ4IuJA2iqEpq8I508Ry4uGPM6uwPcoh-4W6vyQTx9cinNYMJd-KuDYYHRYGZ-aILgmeU9kyKMlsOBA0zU/s1600/AR36922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="426" pua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR10lwru47WETSQaRcDTpZtr7avPb1OsfMaW-9cb8lwqiirjtA9zUmeZjNabZ4IuJA2iqEpq8I508Ry4uGPM6uwPcoh-4W6vyQTx9cinNYMJd-KuDYYHRYGZ-aILgmeU9kyKMlsOBA0zU/s640/AR36922.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></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, "Times New Roman", serif;">This is the view out the other side of the living space (below), where Iain admires the sight of Auckland's Waitemata Harbour from the sofas designed by his wife, Jes. The pendant lights in this room were designed by Michael O'Sullivan and blown by Lava Glass. The 'Pebble' tables by Jerry Low and Nathan Yong and the 'Caro' rug by Carmen Stallbaumer are both Ligne Roset from Auckland's Domo Collections. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXAjZfdMwv5zqIQOElQDJxUwBFSROOpAU0sMWOKCKtZE3QAwmxPpRX6FHd3YTEWl9coMITeydsr9Fq9ve4EeLJqvx3jE7tg4dOzE6A4d5Xr-uGZyTH4ELel_LPpQapIxByT_rkrDnnvQ/s1600/AR37410.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="426" pua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXAjZfdMwv5zqIQOElQDJxUwBFSROOpAU0sMWOKCKtZE3QAwmxPpRX6FHd3YTEWl9coMITeydsr9Fq9ve4EeLJqvx3jE7tg4dOzE6A4d5Xr-uGZyTH4ELel_LPpQapIxByT_rkrDnnvQ/s640/AR37410.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></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, "Times New Roman", serif;">Michael tucked a downstairs rumpus room for Iain Jes' daughters on the lower level of the house and lined the space in ply (below) with a deep red carpet.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigI-kj-6iiSTqfnsIIQLHNm9uHKwjGwRAwKEp8GLdZMcuk29HP1Hddh87IS0CXuBoEWJfzzOmqarCh1j47vQWWlNOi2jZZr5cMTjb1KW4XIbaBGkeKKd9AWve34YLolYPNXhsw6aQtaSc/s1600/AR37312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="426" pua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigI-kj-6iiSTqfnsIIQLHNm9uHKwjGwRAwKEp8GLdZMcuk29HP1Hddh87IS0CXuBoEWJfzzOmqarCh1j47vQWWlNOi2jZZr5cMTjb1KW4XIbaBGkeKKd9AWve34YLolYPNXhsw6aQtaSc/s640/AR37312.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></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, "Times New Roman", serif;">The pared-back main bedroom (below) features monochromatic bed linen from Seneca and a bedside table from BoConcept. Michael's aesthetic reference for the home's white weatherboard exterior and warm interior was Rangiatea, the famous Maori church in Otaki.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IAGG-3fz4EPhjts9-m4V33cJaDJlEz5B34sIKToj_n0CJRnbBmpqtLVlIPmmUI9f4VEmfjnEcgAweOC_iS5aL3Jn_fz79NwnBRwzeuk8FLRj29ipDo9RuYdZMC_jyWDOghuKDuvTzyg/s1600/AR37096.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="426" pua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IAGG-3fz4EPhjts9-m4V33cJaDJlEz5B34sIKToj_n0CJRnbBmpqtLVlIPmmUI9f4VEmfjnEcgAweOC_iS5aL3Jn_fz79NwnBRwzeuk8FLRj29ipDo9RuYdZMC_jyWDOghuKDuvTzyg/s640/AR37096.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></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, "Times New Roman", serif;">The photo below shows the home's long, low roof pitch, which references the 1950s designs by Group Architects, many of which were also constructed on the North Shore. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJIRAp3S9f56E0PSWUvDYQOcR2oe1xZXwETVrm6bKoDXcotGHvZK3XuGO0GhRdjwq5RfOIa5g3aBa4FP6un0brooGqOdbBhJCBnH8zTGU3b4jVbxeijMDj434GbDvoBPVjOsZNpqUB3U/s1600/AR37285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="318" pua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJIRAp3S9f56E0PSWUvDYQOcR2oe1xZXwETVrm6bKoDXcotGHvZK3XuGO0GhRdjwq5RfOIa5g3aBa4FP6un0brooGqOdbBhJCBnH8zTGU3b4jVbxeijMDj434GbDvoBPVjOsZNpqUB3U/s640/AR37285.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Outtakes: Devonport house by Michael O'Sullivan

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