By Bull O'Sullivan Architecture
A home that sits above the majestic Waitemata Harbour, looking west over the Waitakere Ranges. A young family determined to nuture and treasure its growth by creating a rich courtyard with a pool and and entrance portal under the main bedroom.
The home owns a hard exterior of ZAM (Zinc, Aluminium and Magnesium) in a profiled metal cladding to protect from the harsh marine environment, yet a textural, warm and vibrant interior is appropriately dedicated to family life.
The BOS Practice is driven by the pursuit of quality - a belief that our surroundings directly influence the quality of our lives, whether in the workplace, at home or the public spaces and structures in between. It is not just buildings but urban design that affects our wellbeing. We are concerned with the physical context of a project, sensitive to the culture and climate of their place. We have applied the same priorities from housing to education to furniture.
The BOS philosophy and values that inspire every project are the same regardless of scale or size. This explains why no detail is too small in its importance for the BOS Practice and why the same amount of care and attention will be lavished on the design of a door handle, a tap, or a piece of furniture.
These, after all, are the elements of the environment that we physically touch every day of our lies. The BOS Practice believes the quality of a project is not necessarily related to how much it costs, but rather how wisely the resources of time and money are spent. The setting of standards is more about an attitude of mind in defining goals and honouring commitments. In that sense the most important things have not changed - in particular the philosophy of quality and optimism at the most personal of levels.