Great design is all about meeting needs. So when the highly-demanding owner of this Golden Triangle property decided he needed a well-designed three bedroom, 2.5 bathroom home and a good-sized garden, he turned to an architect friend to maximise the block ...then he started discovering other "needs". There was a need for a sense of space - so a soaring cathedral ceiling and a gallery level of bedrooms was set high above the formal zone. There was a need catch day-long sun and garden outlooks from every room, so floor to ceiling casement windows were added at every turn plus an eclectic internal window in the mezzanine. And there was a need for sociable spaces, so a roaring open-fireplace and a wide kitchen island bench were added to the casual living and kitchen area so guests could take their choice. Then there were the practical needs...a garage that would fit two family cars with all the doors open, full size baths in every bathroom (with bay-glimpses) and a separate WC for each bathroom, access to a big square deck from each living zone, and easy accessibility to the north-facing backyard in case a pool was needed in the future. Of course, all the lifestyle needs were already...show more
Lot/Plan No: 1/TP698899
Great design is all about meeting needs. So when the highly-demanding owner of this Golden Triangle property decided he needed a well-designed three bedroom, 2.5 bathroom home and a good-sized garden, he turned to an architect friend to maximise the block ...then he started discovering other "needs". There was a need for a sense of space - so a soaring cathedral ceiling and a gallery level of bedrooms was set high above the formal zone. There was a need catch day-long sun and garden outlooks from every room, so floor to ceiling casement windows were added at every turn plus an eclectic internal window in the mezzanine. And there was a need for sociable spaces, so a roaring open-fireplace and a wide kitchen island bench were added to the casual living and kitchen area so guests could take their choice. Then there were the practical needs...a garage that would fit two family cars with all the doors open, full size baths in every bathroom (with bay-glimpses) and a separate WC for each bathroom, access to a big square deck from each living zone, and easy accessibility to the north-facing backyard in case a pool was needed in the future. Of course, all the lifestyle needs were already...show more
Lot/Plan No: 1/TP698899