DEVONPORT BUNGALOW | FIRE DAMAGE RESTORATION & EXTENSION

Few renovation briefs arrive the way this one did. When fire destroyed the rear of a 1920s Devonport bungalow - kitchen, living spaces, gone - it left the front rooms, facade and period detailing intact. It also left an opportunity to re-establish the heart of the home from scratch, with the benefit of a century's worth of hindsight.

Macfie Architecture designed a generous open-plan living and dining space anchored by a sweeping five-metre stud height, flooding the interior with light and restoring the sense of scale early bungalows promised but rarely delivered.

Large sliding doors open directly to the garden, dissolving the boundary between inside and out and returning the home to its outdoor setting. What remains is a light-filled, calm interior, original character and contemporary living in quiet conversation, designed to be lived in throughout the year.

Project Scope - concept design, developed design, resource consent, building consent, on-site monitoring

Build by Eye For Detail

Captured by Sam Warner