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Minor Dwelling + Loft

Minor Dwelling + Loft

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Maximising space for a young family - 2022 This Minor dwelling or Minor Housing Unit (MHU) creates a moderate family home by coupling a main dwelling with a SIPs double car garaging plus loft / storage space. Read more
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A modern minor dwelling designed for a young family, featuring efficient space utilization and sustainable living solutions in Dairy Flat, Auckland.

Maximising space for a young family - 2022

This Minor dwelling or Minor Housing Unit (MHU) creates a moderate family home by coupling a main dwelling with a SIPs double car garaging plus loft / storage space.

In close proximity to the extended family home, this independent semi off-grid home was achievable on family land, and utilises a high-performance envelope and efficient plan to create comfortable affordable family living.

  • Location: Dairy Flat, Auckland
  • Building Footprint: 125m²
  • Size: 180m², 2-bedroom, 1 bathroom + loft studio
  • Foundation/floor: Insulated waffle slab with warm edge
  • Cladding: Profiled sheet metal roof & walls + thermally modified pine
  • Windows: Thermally broken aluminium with laminated double glazing
  • Power & Heating: Mains connected. Under floor heating (hydronic in-slab)
  • Wastewater: On-site black & grey water treatment
  • Freshwater: Filtered rainwater
Completed
2022
Price range
$0.5m - $1m
Building style
Modern
Client
Family Look
1.6K4h 29m

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“Imagine a meeting with an architect where, instead of starting with a drawing, you started with a feeling. Imagine someone with a unique set of skills that could create an image out of your description of how your want your ideal home to feel. Tonia has a real knack of 'getting into your head' and pulling out everything you have in regard to your home, and with her deliberate style of really challenging your thinking, she creates It. As the journey evolves, it almost becomes simple because you see what she sees, and vice versa. We found our perfect piece of paradise and Tonia has now delivered our utopia. Through her wonderful communication style, which thankfully is an abundance of beautiful images ( and words) that really connect your ideals...Tonia is clear on costs, time and expectations. She was open and honest with us that the journey would be eventful, challenging, exciting and memorable. In the beginning we found an architect, in the end we got a friend. Take your journey with Tonia Williams, we did and found our Utopia.”

Brooke Noonan & Margaret Dalziel - NorthlandingMangonui

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