Trends New Zealand Volume 34 No 3 | Page 30

These pages: Ideal for a growing family, the upper floor of the home is divided into the parents’ zone on one side and the children’s zone on the other. The ensuite cabinetry continues the play of travertine and wood seen elsewhere in the home, while the floors are carpeted in this more private part of the home. search | save | share at while the kitchen joinery extends outdoors as an outdoor kitchen. The messy side of kitchen life is relegated to a hidden walk-in pantry. There’s also a family room, a study, a guest bathroom and a laundry on the ground level. Providing room to grow and privacy for the owners’ two children, the first floor is zoned with a master suite for the parents set to one side and the children’s bedrooms, each with its own ensuite, set to the other side. The master suite includes a skylight-lit dress- ing room with bespoke his and hers joinery, an ensuite with spa and an adjacent retreat area. The refined joinery is finished in chalked oak veneer and silver travertine. The master bed- room opens to a balcony overlooking the rear garden and this also takes in views of the sea. The lower ground floor has a dedicated home theatre and a climate controlled cellar. The large flexible carparking is fully lined and doubles as an area for gym and indoor activities – another way of optimising space for the young family. Sustainable measures in the home include, passive solar design, excellent cross ventilation and insulation, large rainwater tanks, photo voltaic cells and gas-boosted solar hot water.