ABOVE The downstairs shared
bathroom sits between the two
children’s bedrooms
LEFT The balcony, off the
upstairs master bedroom, has
solid balustrades that shield the
occupants from neighbours below
OPPOSITE The master suite
occupies the entire top fl oor of the
house, and comprises a bedroom,
walk-in wardrobe and bathroompower needs of the family.. “In the summer
months we often don’t pay anything for
electricity,” says Nye. “We even get a small
credit back from the power company, thanks
to the inverter pushing back power to
the grid.”
Nye says the cost benefi t of setting up the
control system was a long-term investment.
However, he reckons that being able to
regulate the heated towel rails alone will pay
for the entire control system within 10 years.
All in all, this is a very smart house in
many ways. It’s as much as a family needs
— nothing more, nothing less — and it’s
delivered in an aesthetically pleasing
package. Jan goes a step further, saying it’s
his favourite of all the houses he’s designed.
Why? “Because they let me do what I wanted,”
he says. “Nye and Claire were very easy to deal
with and they knew what they wanted. Nye is
a perfectionist, so I knew no corners would be
cut. A lot of hard work and love has gone into
this house. Technically, it’s spot on.”FIXTURES & FITTINGS
Cladding — cedar Rosenfeld Kidson
(rosenfeldkidson.co.nz)
Zinc Metal Design Solutions
(metaldesignsolutions.co.nz)
Window/door joinery Hulme
Aluminium (hulmealuminium.co.nz)
Benchtops Absola Stone
(absola.co.nz)
Splashback and tiles Mosaic Earth
Tiles (middleearthtiles.co.nz);
Artedomus (artedomus.co.nz)
Oven, stove, dishwasher and
refrigerator Fisher & Paykel
(fi sherpaykel.com/nz)
Taps, shower fi ttings, bath,
basin, toilet and taps Robertson
(robertson.co.nz)
Roof Alpine Roofi ng
(alpineroofi ngco.com)
Paints Resene (resene.co.nz)
Control systems Evident
(evident.co.nz)PROJECT TEAM
Architect Jan Bernau