MOUNT EDEN BUNGALOW Heritage Renovation & Rear Extension, Mount Eden

At the base of one of Auckland's most iconic landmarks, this 1920s bungalow had the address and the bones — but not the layout to match either. Dim, compartmentalised, and short on the kind of spaces a modern family needs, it was a home that had been quietly underperforming for years.

The renovation set that right. An internal reconfiguration introduced a walk-in wardrobe and ensuite to the master suite, while the rear of the home was opened into a generous open-plan kitchen, living, and dining space — the transformation from closed and dark to light and connected achieved through a reorganisation of the existing fabric rather than a wholesale addition.

The scullery deserves its own mention — a multifunctional space that doubles as an elegant bar area, the kind of detail that elevates a practical room into something worth showing off. To the rear, a new balcony extends the entertaining space outward, the bungalow now as capable of hosting a gathering as it is of quiet family life.

A home that finally lives up to its address.

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

Photography by Tori Hayley