Our House

This house is a modern interpretation of the bungalows that surround us in Westmere. The California Bungalow is an old fashioned house type; a discreet, formal, but asymmetric building. The porch faces the street, but there is an interior world hidden behind it. The exterior faces the street, but the interior is more about us. I like the disparity between the outside face and the inside one. The outside tries to fit in. The inside is more complex, darker, more dramatic. It was fun to explore these ideas with our own home.

I have spent years working alongside clients creating homes, but I have a deeper understanding of the process from the other side of table now.

OUR HOUSE / ENTRY

OUR HOUSE / ENTRY

OUR HOUSE / ENTRY

OUR HOUSE / SITTING

OUR HOUSE / DINING

OUR HOUSE / HALLWAY

OUR HOUSE / BEDROOM

OUR HOUSE / ENSUITE

OUR HOUSE / ENSUITE SKYLIGHT

OUR HOUSE / SHOWER

OUR HOUSE / DINING

This article originally appeared in studiolwa.co.nz