Outtakes: McKinney's transformed Kingsland Villa

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Architect <a href="http://www.mwarchitects.co.nz/">Jack McKinney</a>'s Auckland villa renovation featured in our June/July 2012 issue, and remains one of our favourites. In some ways, it was a classic bang-out-the-back scenario - albeit with a much more sophisticated approach. These photographs are by <a href="http://www.patrickreynolds.co.nz/">Patrick Reynolds</a>. In this shot, you can see how Jack's addition preserves the line of the hallway, which runs clean through to the back yard. </span><br /><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/AVvXsEiky042CofAFba1rtwuSvACHUelxpM3CrAJg2hx7bCqNAAmv8X2F1cgBPirHqOj6XN4wjAGk0d7OjzDikH16GsGSArYFL7O53wes0lTZnzLJCyF8NYk-QQrK0UbBoY-sDof0FPatX58e6k/s1600/MCKINNEY+HSE_5890.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiky042CofAFba1rtwuSvACHUelxpM3CrAJg2hx7bCqNAAmv8X2F1cgBPirHqOj6XN4wjAGk0d7OjzDikH16GsGSArYFL7O53wes0lTZnzLJCyF8NYk-QQrK0UbBoY-sDof0FPatX58e6k/s640/MCKINNEY+HSE_5890.jpg" width="640" ya="true" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">After travelling past bedrooms and bathrooms, visitors to the home enter the addition, and an expansive, contemporary open-plan living, dining and kitchen space (below). The twin peaks of the additions roof stretch northwards, flooding the space with light throughout the day while maintaining privacy from the neighbouring houses. The 'Van Dyck' dining table is by Rodolfo Dordoni for Minotti from <a href="http://www.ecc.co.nz/">ECC</a>, and the 'Flo' dining chairs are by Patricia Urquiola for Driade from <a href="http://www.indice.co.nz/">Indice</a>. The orange 'Strips' sofa is by Cini Boeri for Arflex. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuIhWOx6faI37Was627KEYzYW1S2Z71LG5PnDjY0yi6VaNwcWX_stwj4iJZG90qJSyUErOimz4WOLVV52UP0Z1euqvYeEnkNwkzA6E3-HbP7cPLs4hfUvMmgUwd_2CbERRYQP7k62AWHo/s1600/MCKINNEY+HSE_5924.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuIhWOx6faI37Was627KEYzYW1S2Z71LG5PnDjY0yi6VaNwcWX_stwj4iJZG90qJSyUErOimz4WOLVV52UP0Z1euqvYeEnkNwkzA6E3-HbP7cPLs4hfUvMmgUwd_2CbERRYQP7k62AWHo/s640/MCKINNEY+HSE_5924.jpg" width="640" ya="true" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">McKinney's stainless steel kitchen exudes simplicity. Suspended above the bench is a copper pendant light (below) made by Jack from waxed copper plate.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZTdYejJSElcZWFXntYThADdkDz86G204VcEjyYHxBtKhzn0hwtEZhQwGQIQ_qgANUVHPkpQoKevYE4cw-z3cjyVtj7WT3pxqJDObsO31MRTkRvvx_cVxTNsYyf-npdSTTtCw4VIJlQ0/s640/HNZ0612House_McKinney_MCKINNEY+HSE_6069_1.jpg" width="426" ya="true" /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The view below shows the home's peaked roofline and dramatic windows. The sun moves through the space like a sundial throughout the day. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbc1H4eTl5sNAOXXJbQD5jKjhfC2SUWF6irVyCawHGzzJXg2eUQKYYRpTztZ2CJ3nNoN72Y9_VpoJI4SO6ykwxu7ClXTfjE1LjrlEoc0e8DrzOB23N1dgWW7oT1RIS30RkZX7-QuHi4gI/s1600/HNZ0612House_McKinney_MCKINNEY+HSE_5733_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbc1H4eTl5sNAOXXJbQD5jKjhfC2SUWF6irVyCawHGzzJXg2eUQKYYRpTztZ2CJ3nNoN72Y9_VpoJI4SO6ykwxu7ClXTfjE1LjrlEoc0e8DrzOB23N1dgWW7oT1RIS30RkZX7-QuHi4gI/s640/HNZ0612House_McKinney_MCKINNEY+HSE_5733_1.jpg" width="426" ya="true" /></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;">Out the back of the house is the studio (below), which was originally an old garage. Its peaked roof echoes that of the home's extension.</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/AVvXsEgQhS06wLM5Ub2PrebgSlm5ytnvOdNKsjAAv2GIuD0zhaUrqVN8sJNCOgIiCAtZQplebx1sERKOAef0fJvoRFfIDfe9eIduboriKcGmwMe60MPnNA4U7QACrS4wmXu9Eg-FTaUegYUKYF4/s1600/MCKINNEY+HSE_5765.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhS06wLM5Ub2PrebgSlm5ytnvOdNKsjAAv2GIuD0zhaUrqVN8sJNCOgIiCAtZQplebx1sERKOAef0fJvoRFfIDfe9eIduboriKcGmwMe60MPnNA4U7QACrS4wmXu9Eg-FTaUegYUKYF4/s640/MCKINNEY+HSE_5765.jpg" width="640" ya="true" /></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;">When it came to furnishing the studio interior (below), Jack made a refreshing decision: "I like leaving it empty," he says. He also kept the concrete floor of the original garage.</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/AVvXsEirmTsfUPq5htPOzfGu5idB0EIrG-yN0l9agyYX54PD-202hiwTs0g0J_Cb_5-ADeOjkivbOSN0IOhPADqjcLlgY8uNE8ppzcurI7whbo5KtQ35tUxD9bPHSU39xol4y2-9Sa5t-2bO5nw/s1600/MCKINNEY+HSE_5932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmTsfUPq5htPOzfGu5idB0EIrG-yN0l9agyYX54PD-202hiwTs0g0J_Cb_5-ADeOjkivbOSN0IOhPADqjcLlgY8uNE8ppzcurI7whbo5KtQ35tUxD9bPHSU39xol4y2-9Sa5t-2bO5nw/s640/MCKINNEY+HSE_5932.jpg" width="640" ya="true" /></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 view (below) looks from the studio back to the main house. </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/AVvXsEhkiMUJmugcj3btUB-CzePc5FBvtLJEr3bDClkIrs9kwrqn1sIrZ7jREXwGn-4AYG8AbULdjF4vIAj6cDi5hwq_HXFmNqlwPQl6Mv_qr__KmGFRCvmuSpPiGxqp9FfBh7tqF1d37GRogZ0/s1600/MCKINNEY+HSE_5989.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkiMUJmugcj3btUB-CzePc5FBvtLJEr3bDClkIrs9kwrqn1sIrZ7jREXwGn-4AYG8AbULdjF4vIAj6cDi5hwq_HXFmNqlwPQl6Mv_qr__KmGFRCvmuSpPiGxqp9FfBh7tqF1d37GRogZ0/s640/MCKINNEY+HSE_5989.jpg" width="426" ya="true" /></a></div>

Outtakes: McKinney's transformed Kingsland Villa

Architect Jack McKinney 's Auckland villa renovation featured in our June/July 2012 issue, and remains one of our favourites. In some wa...

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