Tucked away in opposition to the slope of a hill in Queenstown’s Shotover Nation, this pleasantly quirky home was created for a shopper with daring tastes utilizing recycled supplies, a vivid color palette and a few spectacular spatial design.
From the road, this home turns heads with its double-height entrance facade of silvering macrocarpa weatherboards punctuated by a vertical slot window, and likewise with its barn-like kind which distinguishes it from the vast majority of its neighbours.
Designed by architectural designer and environmental constructing marketing consultant Jessica Eyers of Wanaka-based Hiberna, the house displays a courageous shopper with particular person tastes. The temporary was to create a house that stood out within the residential subdivision, had distinctive options inside, and was additionally as near passive because the funds might stretch. This prompted the inclusion of a rainwater tank and photo voltaic array.
“We went via many iterations with the design,” says Jessica, who now works predominantly in passive houses. “It has a composting bathroom – the primary of its sort to be consented in an city setting within the space. The toilet includes a inexperienced wall. And we did properly with the efficiency – the constructing may be very excessive spec, hermetic with a superb air flow system and triple glazed timber framed home windows.”
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These home windows are a part of the home’s reuse story. They have been created to the improper dimension for a mission down the nation and so have been on sale at a closely decreased worth on-line. With the shopper having bought these prime quality home windows, Jessica was then tasked with designing the home to suit them.
The proprietor additionally discovered “these stunning previous rimu doorways, which add to the economic aesthetic inside. The principle entrance door has stained glass panels. We have been making an attempt to steadiness using reclaimed supplies with the thermal efficiency of the constructing, so these inner doorways have been a straightforward addition.”
The home additionally options hardwood flooring upstairs, which have been reclaimed from the previous Christchurch hospital, whereas the downstairs flooring are tiled with underfloor heating to take the nippiness off in winter.
Internally, the color palette is daring, with lime inexperienced kitchen cabinetry countered by black partitions within the adjoining double-height front room. The residing area has a real wow-factor with its lofty ceilings, hung with a big scale industrial type lamp and that includes a metal stair with mesh balustrades. Brightly patterned wallpaper creates sudden distinction in opposition to the grunginess of the colors and supplies on this area.
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Bedrooms – two upstairs and one downstairs – are compact however properly positioned, with some quirks of their very own within the type of lighting and curtains. A mezzanine constructed beneath the sloped ceiling in one of many bedrooms is an added bonus for adventurous kids.
Surprisingly compact, this 3-bedroom dwelling has a way of stand-out character that’s testomony to its courageous shopper and her eclectic tastes, but additionally works properly spatially and thermally for its new homeowners and their household.
