Meet the Designers at Corporate Culture

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_4ffe046810f437164224368" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Auckland design fans, take note: Our friends at Corporate Culture are inviting HOME readers to a very special 'Meet the Designers' event next Wednesday 18 July from 6-8pm at the Corporate Culture showroom (73 The Strand, Parnell). <br /><br />You'll <span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show">hear designers Nathan Goldsworthy, Emma Hayes, Tim Webber and Christopher Johnson speak about their latest work. Emma and Tim were finalists in this year's HOME Design Awards, and Nathan has been a finalist on a number of occasions before. Entry to the talks is free. <br /><br />Entry to the talks if free. If you're keen to attend, please RSVP to Christine Lawton, christine@corporateculture.co.nz. It's going to be an enjoyable and informative evening!</span></span></div><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_4ffe046810f437164224368"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0pnI2EUHtsbX6aKmHmfxyuYjV4x5UcBJ0SO22WwjsNYfQPnwBolmfDjQunp8NyMPtIUjJVHdFWufRApnKCPI1VAmXZWB9rjT30Wk4Ds_AIQUucTcTru-WxvXXeg6yMAUiO4sMmMS4L5U/s1600/Design+Awards+Nathan+Goldsworthy+%27Adjutant%27+table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0pnI2EUHtsbX6aKmHmfxyuYjV4x5UcBJ0SO22WwjsNYfQPnwBolmfDjQunp8NyMPtIUjJVHdFWufRApnKCPI1VAmXZWB9rjT30Wk4Ds_AIQUucTcTru-WxvXXeg6yMAUiO4sMmMS4L5U/s400/Design+Awards+Nathan+Goldsworthy+%27Adjutant%27+table.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Above: The 'Adjutant' table by Nathan Goldsworthy, from our Design Awards 2011. Photograph by Toaki Okano, styling by Jessica Allen and Tanya Wong.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicrrJiExe8vybP59JBuv9jr71D9LXadaYRB1Nb0CqWlbZ97CI_7wAIYdj3AutHOkXyFdO9byYyQF1f28h9CNrltD3kgjyBTt9qeNIURl0McEawKZM_XRRqA059O0MzjhZnpdmMy3jn9Mlq/s1600/Fabric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicrrJiExe8vybP59JBuv9jr71D9LXadaYRB1Nb0CqWlbZ97CI_7wAIYdj3AutHOkXyFdO9byYyQF1f28h9CNrltD3kgjyBTt9qeNIURl0McEawKZM_XRRqA059O0MzjhZnpdmMy3jn9Mlq/s400/Fabric.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Designer Emma Hayes' 'River Print' fabric series (above) was a finalist in our 2012 Design Awards, as was Tim Webber's series of 'Y' stools (below). Both photographs by Toaki Okano, with styling by Juliette Wanty and Alicia Menzies. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLi38TN0oPqqt-AlONOIViIUGrMa_lj-lmw1mzEtv_HKPye3DRY0_fl-hc5UavUCC5LXb8IAy2KiLcWqidt5uAh9jyyyhdWef77L-yG7qP84eNoCb1Qbyk4jBiU_xQimA4M2Wwpovvwmm/s1600/Stools.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLi38TN0oPqqt-AlONOIViIUGrMa_lj-lmw1mzEtv_HKPye3DRY0_fl-hc5UavUCC5LXb8IAy2KiLcWqidt5uAh9jyyyhdWef77L-yG7qP84eNoCb1Qbyk4jBiU_xQimA4M2Wwpovvwmm/s400/Stools.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br />

Meet the Designers at Corporate Culture

Auckland design fans, take note: Our friends at Corporate Culture are inviting HOME readers to a very special 'Meet the Designers'...

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Outtakes: Waiheke Island holiday home

<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;"></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">In our current issue, the Waiheke Island house by Fearon Hay Architects (photographed by Patrick Reynolds) creates a powerful paradox between a camping experience, with all the outdoors roughness it implies, and the luxurious elegance of a holiday home, to resolve it in a striking chef-d’oeuvre.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">At first sight, to reach for tent and camping metaphors in an expensive holiday home seems to flirt with absurdity. But here, the house and the environment enhance themselves in beautiful contrasts. If you set the luxury trappings aside, there is still something fundamentally camp-like about the experience of being in the home. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">In the living pavilion, light flows freely through the space thanks to the fixed floor-to-ceiling panel windows that make up an entire wall. On the other side, glass doors open to blur the space with the lawn outside.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPAVVUfk-CkWYMWHAOImhxmI-JZTw38L76ZMJfMDqaWeY8GzoDLmhPDsqA9X77gj6dfP3QF9cwY5ymZXQi2aq3Jm9XsH56dRadgs2w_FDlF833YsHQ6CdxgZDiE1AoH4n-5VFm8SfD_fOW/s1600/ISLAND+RETREAT_8880.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPAVVUfk-CkWYMWHAOImhxmI-JZTw38L76ZMJfMDqaWeY8GzoDLmhPDsqA9X77gj6dfP3QF9cwY5ymZXQi2aq3Jm9XsH56dRadgs2w_FDlF833YsHQ6CdxgZDiE1AoH4n-5VFm8SfD_fOW/s640/ISLAND+RETREAT_8880.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">The pavilions are separated from each other, demanding a physical engagement with the outdoors – be it to feel the wind or get a little wet on your way to bed!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdIatiz6cL20bJol2mFCH5Y78QJDXqQ_8oRsaeNOqooK_jOZCshJAxmcPqkulGFTzIQE77vv2kRIeSo3W5d7vzJtjdsMOxzZ3MVZv_KZgATBtIqoQcLhZezKkeW-7V2BJXm4YHYxgcbggH/s1600/ISLAND+RETREAT_8861.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdIatiz6cL20bJol2mFCH5Y78QJDXqQ_8oRsaeNOqooK_jOZCshJAxmcPqkulGFTzIQE77vv2kRIeSo3W5d7vzJtjdsMOxzZ3MVZv_KZgATBtIqoQcLhZezKkeW-7V2BJXm4YHYxgcbggH/s640/ISLAND+RETREAT_8861.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">In the empty central space that makes for an outdoor gathering point, the home’s owners gather around a brazier in the evenings. “We thought, if you set up a camp here, this is where you’d put your fire” says Tim Hay of Fearon Hay Architects. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kbfZreE1gpD6xQ3ZV9aKoliRk0IecZJd2-WD1VZznufj0ew7hU2-H509nVsjAa9OAbLc1EHA4lEgiV9XHim5wqAuujbw5sCmkLEUaHXWjce3ulTXVgDQg9D1P7f2i3hbcK95MuWQs9zX/s1600/ISLAND+RETREAT_9059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">The encampment-like arrangement of the house was designed so it nestles into the topography. Says Tim: “There was a strong sense of a centre on the site, like a crater, and we didn’t want to disturb that.” That’s why they designed the pavilions to open inwards to the courtyard, the empty space at the heart of this remarkable home. On the other side of the courtyard is a living area containing a TV.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgULuZyW40jtSnChtt7jQtf4zb8RjDNa4uRUE85Q-KObmBsk1h7UI3fuxwY-qzRV3jPcOwDYFyWPCVjgZ-ziFkAc5QVKBuPWIbdLhClxcc6ExOAFRwOkbtejW9Wtz_h5mSDYZy1AKh4ZcyX/s1600/ISLAND+RETREAT_9034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgULuZyW40jtSnChtt7jQtf4zb8RjDNa4uRUE85Q-KObmBsk1h7UI3fuxwY-qzRV3jPcOwDYFyWPCVjgZ-ziFkAc5QVKBuPWIbdLhClxcc6ExOAFRwOkbtejW9Wtz_h5mSDYZy1AKh4ZcyX/s640/ISLAND+RETREAT_9034.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">This bowl-like shape of the land surrounding the property is made clear in this view through the main living pavilion.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pOeVOa0Wtq_9yFvmuZqLbPBi4IY1Ownxur3CRBZ40z0OJvWcQmDIaL7gCcVgK_V9SVW2Y4Uajq8pLwflhM9klKOQ3LZuMRDelN8ygun3OsJkf0tDA8A8FoTWy5j-Ht5ut2K0bXAhDksH/s1600/ISLAND+RETREAT_9155.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pOeVOa0Wtq_9yFvmuZqLbPBi4IY1Ownxur3CRBZ40z0OJvWcQmDIaL7gCcVgK_V9SVW2Y4Uajq8pLwflhM9klKOQ3LZuMRDelN8ygun3OsJkf0tDA8A8FoTWy5j-Ht5ut2K0bXAhDksH/s640/ISLAND+RETREAT_9155.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXZEqIhwCKgVS5MthjDP6bAccSq77INz-iR4dKOUe5u_5SO9QoIjRTVkUSsvhuSsJBloZpqTwjgvAe__lUqm9gsV2gZ_OLuTq40aQt1MynJxsJLpThDLCOrE1AdFrQ_BIqNo6SEoS5F-S/s1600/ISLAND+RETREAT_8937.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXZEqIhwCKgVS5MthjDP6bAccSq77INz-iR4dKOUe5u_5SO9QoIjRTVkUSsvhuSsJBloZpqTwjgvAe__lUqm9gsV2gZ_OLuTq40aQt1MynJxsJLpThDLCOrE1AdFrQ_BIqNo6SEoS5F-S/s400/ISLAND+RETREAT_8937.JPG" width="266" /></a></span><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">The encampment setting heightens the sense of luxury of having a roof on your head. Roughness and refinement merge into each other. In the ensuite bathroom, designed by Tim’s sister Penny of Penny Hay Interiors, white curtains run on a continuous track around the room, allowing it to be turned into a cocoon-like space.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcWg0jFAF44BLLhTdiO8KBlAYnm3s8ef5lCXm46WJTOpYE5Ql7n6vD-268ebTiQeVgX4yp0-KaF7L7_z5JQkNqxER1f2ntek5uvrj-ZvQIv61aQYrvlg15YKFhx4EEI1J0eAGrFa9cwkL/s1600/ISLAND+RETREAT_8946.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcWg0jFAF44BLLhTdiO8KBlAYnm3s8ef5lCXm46WJTOpYE5Ql7n6vD-268ebTiQeVgX4yp0-KaF7L7_z5JQkNqxER1f2ntek5uvrj-ZvQIv61aQYrvlg15YKFhx4EEI1J0eAGrFa9cwkL/s400/ISLAND+RETREAT_8946.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;"> An overhead skylight in the ensuite bathroom allows light to spill down the wall.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">“We were keen that [the house] had an expression of materiality that wasn’t too perfect or polished,” Tim says, so they chose a roughcast plaster finish for the house nicely offset by the smooth sheen of the perforated metal screens. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyFh1rSUsKIoaDnuBEvgA1mTAcMKr2Bveru1uqWo2hQKVuESV8nnWjdiQ8xlCi9UwX4k26GrT7nyyJ4oFoSEDan5qvWuNMIOwvTi1Rc4yKpWkSALfb8hysB799374X6tZPH1W6UeWa5l-/s1600/ISLAND+RETREAT_8820.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyFh1rSUsKIoaDnuBEvgA1mTAcMKr2Bveru1uqWo2hQKVuESV8nnWjdiQ8xlCi9UwX4k26GrT7nyyJ4oFoSEDan5qvWuNMIOwvTi1Rc4yKpWkSALfb8hysB799374X6tZPH1W6UeWa5l-/s640/ISLAND+RETREAT_8820.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">This house ultimately gives you the feeling to be both surrounded by nature and still nestled in comfort.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DHPiM37v2VMve2KFaFy7AR-vhK3e4bsYfy6fcjrJzgEhNt3eEgx00Sy63cLSr_VXld8Z6kh-Gdc4o3UDzCteZIDVUgb2KV95kdFh-Rq8svEx5YqNE1DIlvmNo7OxobGEJxHfPCepn5ri/s1600/ISLAND+RETREAT_9187.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DHPiM37v2VMve2KFaFy7AR-vhK3e4bsYfy6fcjrJzgEhNt3eEgx00Sy63cLSr_VXld8Z6kh-Gdc4o3UDzCteZIDVUgb2KV95kdFh-Rq8svEx5YqNE1DIlvmNo7OxobGEJxHfPCepn5ri/s640/ISLAND+RETREAT_9187.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">From the courtyard, a small aperture between the bedrooms allows a glimpse of the view to the west, taking in Rangitoto and the waters of the Hauraki Gulf. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Outtakes: Waiheke Island holiday home

In our current issue, the Waiheke Island house by Fearon Hay Architects (photographed by Patrick Reynolds) creates a powerful paradox betwee...

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Outtakes: Home of the Year 2012

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: small;">Every magazine shoot yields far more images than we can ever fit in our pages - so we like to take the opportunity to show you a few of our favourite outtakes here on the blog. This time, it's our Home of the Year 2012 by Herbst Architects, that marvellous structure amid a pohutukawa grove at Piha. The photographs are by Patrick Reynolds - and once again, a big thank you to our Home of the Year partners Altherm Window Systems for their support of the award. Thanks also to our intern, Jett Nichol, who's here for a week from Napier learning a bit about the magazine trade (as well as compiling these albums).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; line-height: normal;"><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: small;">The image below shows the steps from the house out to the back deck, which catches the morning sun in summer. This opening also establishes a strong diagonal connection across the living space, as well as allowing cooling cross-breezes in summer.</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4gOsON4gErFnYwTamDz4LvtRC1q9PGMYlwLnGaJ1d4DuCezu98bz-9vJZfcC5Raeg9U95wjkXBiugzJuO09Tc7tLbpgmfpSACEUC-D1LHsUY5GU7YAQn2ErMUvn_Nqiccihh1xG5r8YUz/s1600/UNDER+POHUTUKAWA+HSE_5539.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4gOsON4gErFnYwTamDz4LvtRC1q9PGMYlwLnGaJ1d4DuCezu98bz-9vJZfcC5Raeg9U95wjkXBiugzJuO09Tc7tLbpgmfpSACEUC-D1LHsUY5GU7YAQn2ErMUvn_Nqiccihh1xG5r8YUz/s640/UNDER+POHUTUKAWA+HSE_5539.JPG" width="426" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In each bedroom, the walls have been lined in poplar ply, its light colour establishing a calm mood. This shot shows the main bedroom, which is entered via a mezzanine walkway above the living space.</span></div><table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <tbody><tr> </tr></tbody></table><table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><tbody><tr><td height="0" width="36"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></td> </tr><tr> </tr></tbody></table><table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><tbody><tr><td><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></td> <td><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></td> </tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwhUtRwZlxh08fa-CmRm0HIYjNSz4im5eQQdvOHTVE2iIFPFxAGFQ7GB87u98KkByTWDodveyrkEa-YnFi9p4sWj-ZA3F96JjJnXS1W-oqENXxx3hyphenhyphengxxUQsmRd5QNU6AaLzjRXhz6iI0/s1600/UNDER+POHUTUKAWA+HSE_5516.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwhUtRwZlxh08fa-CmRm0HIYjNSz4im5eQQdvOHTVE2iIFPFxAGFQ7GB87u98KkByTWDodveyrkEa-YnFi9p4sWj-ZA3F96JjJnXS1W-oqENXxx3hyphenhyphengxxUQsmRd5QNU6AaLzjRXhz6iI0/s400/UNDER+POHUTUKAWA+HSE_5516.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: small;">The branch-like roof struts reinforce the relationship between the man-made structure and its natural surroundings, blurring the boundaries between the building and the tree canopy.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-APsUDuKLE4onPsIWq1DrVf-ofvgSjDfrB3T2_8Ip8sFj3kEkY1ZrPDyKFUjcG-4k61ab7mq9G7iHUxFTUE5Dvt6HtZoheHl-0T_9LnN7YdYLshdutlrPCg5luVsasxX4N5bK__H7JkL/s1600/UNDER+POHUTUKAWA+HSE_5601.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-APsUDuKLE4onPsIWq1DrVf-ofvgSjDfrB3T2_8Ip8sFj3kEkY1ZrPDyKFUjcG-4k61ab7mq9G7iHUxFTUE5Dvt6HtZoheHl-0T_9LnN7YdYLshdutlrPCg5luVsasxX4N5bK__H7JkL/s640/UNDER+POHUTUKAWA+HSE_5601.JPG" width="426" /></a></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size: small;">Inside, the tall timber wall (its cedar patterns mimicking the pattern of the bark outside) makes the living area undeniably cosy, despite the openness of space. <o:p></o:p></span></div><table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <tbody><tr> </tr></tbody></table><table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><tbody><tr><td height="0" width="63"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></td> </tr><tr> </tr></tbody></table><table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><tbody><tr><td><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></td> <td><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></td> </tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The house was designed on piles positioned to avoid the pohutukawa roots on the site.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">                                                                               </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmF-RJi_K0o9ND11U8MNNULbGuSdb9nUNblvqkmSxSDEG6SC4yXXfgxKwO3SAN4FhR_ByeO17agXb6UyFwDtyk7mgZsyXE6Zb4gx9c0MsIChm8niWOqvefuXNvhkpKrhtB9TN9INhh3klo/s1600/UNDER+POHUTUKAWA+HSE_5560.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmF-RJi_K0o9ND11U8MNNULbGuSdb9nUNblvqkmSxSDEG6SC4yXXfgxKwO3SAN4FhR_ByeO17agXb6UyFwDtyk7mgZsyXE6Zb4gx9c0MsIChm8niWOqvefuXNvhkpKrhtB9TN9INhh3klo/s400/UNDER+POHUTUKAWA+HSE_5560.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div>

Outtakes: Home of the Year 2012

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