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A beautiful site near Wellington's southern coast. An expansive site. Up high, with a view to the Kaikouras - on a good day. Mike, the builders' new three bedroom home. Efficient spaces capturing the views with opposing decks to combat the prevailing winds. Simple materials with cost effective forms. Ply and batten cladding doused with All Black paint. Simple interiors with Ash flooring surfaces and Okoume panel detailing. Monopitch roof forms stretching 32 metres in profiled metal. Plywood bathroom linings with Caroma fittings to meet budget and practicalities. A double garage for all the farming + building paraphenalia with an overclad plywood door to complete the picture.

Completed 2017

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Rural House - Battens on Ply

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aka Architecture is an award-winning practice specialising in residential and boutique commercial work. aka was founded in 2007 by Anne Kelly, with Karl Wipatene joining the team in 2019. The practice is committed to providing a personal approach, guiding the clients through the various stages to ensure a successful project. We are committed to producing designs that are client and site specific.

aka Architecture has a particular interest in buildings that employ a strong sense of materiality, simple but clever composition of form, and a controlled use of light to redefine spaces.

a.k.a Architecture Ltd is a Wellington based practice.

At ArchiPro we recognise and acknowledge the existing, original and ancient connection Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have to the lands and waterways across the Australian continent. We pay our respects to the elders past and present. We commit to working together to build a prosperous and inclusive Australia.