2020 Auckland Architecture Awards Winner
Takapuna Alteration
Originally a bungalow, then the recipient of a post-Modern make-over, this house has now been deftly taken in hand by Guy Tarrant. A simple gable roof with dormer extensions and a newly articulated front entrance and face to the street have restored dignity and coherence to the building. On a tight site, the architect has shoehorned in a comfortable outdoor living space and a small pool hard against two boundaries and established an easy connection between inside and out. While accommodating a brief requiring more interior amenity, the architect has made a dramatic intervention to the stair and upper level circulation that floods the space with light and conveys a sense of lofty grandeur.
- Practice
- Guy Tarrant Architects
- Category
- Housing - Alterations and Additions
- Location
- Auckland
