LeftTherichlytextured
cabinetryis Tasmanian
blackwood.RightThe‘Amsterdam’
sofaand‘Veneto’chair
arefromBoConcept.
An‘Ildhane’candlestick
holderbyAderssen
& VollforNedreFoss
fromEverydayNeeds
sitsontheTasmanian
blackwoodcabinet.BelowThe‘Pyroclassic
Mini’fireplaceona
recycled marble hearth.“Rooftopshavethebestviewsintown,”says
Mitchell-Anyon,“butnooneeverdoessomething
likethisbecauseit’sinthetoo-hardbasket.I thinkit’s
kindofplayful.Andif youknowWellington,you’llalso
knowthatyouwon’tgettobeupona roofdeckevery
day.Butwhenyoudo,it’samazing.I guesstheseguys
willfigureoutwhatmoretodowithit,butit’sgoingto
havea sink,a barbecue,maybea beerfridge,”hesays.
WhenthesefinaldetailsofthePiersons’home
arecompleted,it willmarkthesuccessfulendtothe
thirdprojectcompletedbyPatchworkArchitecture
andAdam’sbuildingcompany,DorsetConstruction.
ThefirstwasSally’shouse,knownas‘StealthBomber’,
a HomeoftheYear 2017 finalist.Thesecondwasa
homeforAdam’seldestbrotherLuke,a projectcalled
‘PyramidScheme’,whichwonBestSmallHomein
HomeoftheYear 2017 (April/Mayissue).
Soit wasonlynaturalwhenAdamandAlicia
decidedtobuildtheirownhomethattheaward-
winningOgleandMitchell-Anyonwouldbe
collaborators,andAdamwouldbuildit.“It’sthedream,
isn’tit,fora builder,tobuildtheirownhouse,”says
Adam. “We did this because we’ve been building nice88 HOME NEW ZEALAND