ONEHUNGA BLACK BUNGALOW | HERITAGE RENOVATION & ADDITION

Our clients came to us in 2018 with a deteriorated heritage bungalow, their first step into the property market. Seven years later we designed their new home in Mount Maunganui.

The property had external character worth preserving and internal condition that demanded a complete rethink. Macfie Architecture restructured the interior entirely while keeping the bungalow's exterior intact, the black facade giving the home a presence on the street that belied the extent of the transformation within.

The reconfigured layout introduced spacious bedrooms, a generous family bathroom, walk-in wardrobe and a master ensuite. A new open-plan living, dining and kitchen wing completed the picture, opening the home to natural light and outdoor connection in a way the original bungalow never had.

Two years later the property achieved a record sale price. That result funded the move out of Auckland, and the Mount Maunganui new-build that followed.

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

Photography by Tori Hayley