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WELLINGTON
SILVERWOOD HOUSE 1,
PORIRUA
2013
Project Team
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Architecture:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Hamish Wakefield
Surveyor:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Cardno TCB
Engineer:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dave White
Contractor:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Progressive Homes
Landscaping:Â Â Â Â Â Â Capital Paving
Interiors:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Danielle Leslie
                  Sally Steer
                  Kerry Woodham
Photographer:Â Â Â Â Â Jason Mann
Project Description
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The site for this project was a suburban setting with homes to be built in close proximity on all boundaries other than the street front.Â
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Commissioned as a new show-home for a Porirua-based Progressive Homes, the house was deliberately designed to be affordable and aspirational for potential new home clients. Â
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Our design approach was to create a sanctuary within suburbia. The design option chosen works with the difficult land contour rather than taking on significant earthworks which adds cost to the project.
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The house is intended to offer a subtle point of difference to its surrounding neighbours whilst not being too different that it would look out of place.Â
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Clad entirely in James Hardies CLD products this house was the first in Wellington and one of the first nationally to utilise Stria in a vertical orientation contrasting the Linea nicely.Â
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The living area and entry is purposefully set back from the road to allow a large sheltered courtyard that basks in sun and offers year round indoor/outdoor connection.Â
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The connection of the kitchen to the second living area using surface mounted sliders has been a very popular feature of this home which we have replicated a number of times since.
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