Home New Zealand – August 01, 2019

Project

‘HO1’house

Architect

BradenHarford,

Maguire& Harford

Location

Cashmere,

Christchurch

Brief

Stageoneofan

eventualtwo-house

development

1 —Thelivingareais part

oftheopenplandownstairs.

2 —Windowsarepositionedfor

optimalsolargainandviews.

3 —Irregularlyspacedandsized

glazingbreaksupsolidity.

D-5

Block work

PHOTOGRAPHY
DAVID STRAIGHT

Set on the slopesoftheCashmereHills,this
small concrete towerrepresentsthefirsthalf
of Braden Harford’svisionforhissubdivided
site. Designed arounda double-heightvoid,
the darkly paintedinteriorbreatheseasy.

Howareyouenjoyinglivingin the house?

It’sstilljustasgoodcominghome to it now

asit wasonthefirstday.

What’schanged?A fewmore plants, both

insideandout,includinga vegetable garden.

Anyplansorprojectsforthefuture? In the

shortterm,spendingmoretime at home and

notatwork.Thenit’slandscaping as soon

asspringarrives– therearea few more areas

tofillin,a barbecueareatogo down, and

a smallgardenshedtoadd.Long term,

there’sa designfora matching townhouse

waitingtobedevelopednextdoor.

Whydoyouthinkit works?Because it’s

smallbutfeelssoopen.Thedark walls

contrastwiththelargewindows emphasising

thelightandsurroundinglandscape.

1. Entry


2. Kitchen


3. Living


4. Bathroom


5. Mezzanine/
   guest room


6. Bedroom


7. Landing


8. WC

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Q&A

BRADEN HARFORD

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