WHITFORD BARN STYLE NEW BUILD | IN COLLABORATION WITH WG DE GRUCHY CONSTRUCTION

Some projects arrive with an exceptional address. This one arrived with an exceptional client.

Willi de Gruchy of WG de Gruchy Construction - the firm behind Tantalus Vineyards on Waiheke and Volcano House, featured on TVNZ's New Zealand's Best Homes - approached Macfie Architecture with a hilltop site in Whitford and a vision to match it. Sweeping views across the Clevedon Valley, and the ambition to build something worthy of them.

The design is an L-shaped barn form, conceived and executed across two distinct phases, an approach that lets the project grow with the family over time without compromising the integrity of the whole. The completed first phase establishes the heart of the home: two children's bedrooms, a bathroom, kitchen, dining area and master suite, each wing oriented to capture the valley views through expansive bifold doors.

The second phase will add a guest suite, secondary living area and bathroom, connected to the existing wing by a generous outdoor entertainment area, completing the L.

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

Build by WG de Gruchy Construction

Photography by Tori Hayley