Silverwood House I, Porirua
By HWA Ltd
Architecture: Hamish Wakefield
Surveyor: Cardno TCB
Engineer: Dave White
Contractor: Progressive Homes
Landscaping: Capital Paving
Interiors: Danielle Leslie, Sally Steer, Kerry Woodham
Photographer: Jason Mann
The site for this project was a suburban setting with homes to be built in close proximity on all boundaries other than the street front.
Commissioned as a new show-home for a Porirua-based Progressive Homes, the house was deliberately designed to be affordable and aspirational for potential new home clients.
Our design approach was to create a sanctuary within suburbia. The design option chosen works with the difficult land contour rather than taking on significant earthworks which adds cost to the project.
The house is intended to offer a subtle point of difference to its surrounding neighbours whilst not being too different than it would look out of place.
Clad entirely in James Hardie's CLD products this house was the first in Wellington and one of the first nationally to utilise Stria in a vertical orientation contrasting the Linea nicely.
The living area and entry are purposefully set back from the road to allow a large sheltered courtyard that basks in sun and offers year-round indoor/outdoor connection.
The connection of the kitchen to the second living area using surface mounted sliders has been a very popular feature of this home which we have replicated a number of times since.
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HWA is a Lower North Island based bespoke architectural design practice with projects scattered throughout New Zealand.
We work with closely with clients on a variety of projects that feature creativity, collaboration, comfort and compliance.
Our process has been refined over time to ensure clients are engaged in the design process and involved in decision making with thoughtful and intuitive progressions throughout the project.
Integral to our work is our philosophy of collaboration, industry-leading documentation and quality assurance systems.
We provide visualisation solutions where appropriate and always seek to maximise our clients understanding of their design.
Our design vision is driven from client interaction and site-specific forms founded on the understanding that most successful projects are those that reflect the shared identity of our clients, the site and the fabric of the surrounding community.
Our architecture strives to surprise and delight while providing everlasting comfort.
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