AboveFull-height
glazingprovidesbushy
viewsoverthetown
beltandKilbirniein
thedistance.
LeftThecladding,
doorsandwindows
areanodisedaluminium.
Therecessedsillis
a littlebitoftrickery
- anefforttocreatea
crispandlightweight
exterior.Thefrontdoor
is accessedfromthe
deckbelowthe main
livingarea.
RightThekitchenand
livingareafloorand
ceilingarelinedin oak.
Thecustom-made
steelandoaktable
is b yDavidAravenaof
DazamWoodDesign.
The‘Adelaide’barstools
arefromBoConcept.
Thevesselonthetable
is byRossMitchell-
Anyon.
Let’sstartwiththeroof.BuilderAdamPierson
andhiswifeAlicia’sdistinctivenewhomehasone- ofcourseitdoes.Butnothingquitepreparesyou
forbeinguponit ona breezyWellingtonafternoon.
It’seasytogetto;noladderrequired.Fromthe
home’smaindeck,youtrotupa dozenorsostairs,
crossa brightyellowsteelgangway,andthereyou
are,lookingattwothingsthatwillstopyouinyour
tracks.Oneisthepanorama,theotheris,well,it looks
somethinglikea busstop.TheviewsacrossKilbirnieto
EvansBayanda splashofCookStraittothesouthwere
alreadythere.Theotheris a pieceofwhimsyfromthe
project’sdesigners,SallyOgleandBenMitchell-Anyon
ofWellington’sPatchworkArchitecture.
Creatingasmuchflatspaceaspossiblewasatthe
heartofthisintelligentresponsetoa small,difficult
sitewhichis,ina word,precipitous.Aroofdeckwas
oneinspiredidea.However,togiveit asmuchutility
aspossible,thepairdesignedwhatis,inessence,a cute
double-doorshelteronits southern side, a space they
dubbed the ‘Bus Stop’.
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