Trends New Zealand Trends Volume 31 No 10 New Zealand | Page 154

Take two
Rebuilding after the Christchurch earthquake gave
the owners of this new home by Archimetrix an
opportunity to improve on what went before

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Same great site, same great view, but
there’s not much else about this house
that relates to the original building on the
property.
Archimetrix was commissioned by the
owners to design the new three-level home
after their former house was destroyed in
the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
Architectural designer Pete Wynyard
says the owners took the opportunity to
replace their rather angular 1980s home
with a modern, more streamlined design.
“We were able to prove to the insurers