Saturday, November 14, 2009

Van Oostrom House – Organon Architecture

 

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I couldn’t be happier with how this house has turned out – and from their enthusiasm I sense my clients would say the same.

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I posted it here a few years back (here and here), but now the plants have matured – and since it’s been featured in the Waikato Times this month, I figured it was about time I showed it here in all its glory.

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Who would have thought this could be found just five minutes from the centre of Hamilton.

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The Waikato Times called it “an outstanding Hamilton home, surely one that is among the finest ‘House ‘n’ Lifestyle’ has featured.” Naturally, I agree with them . . .  but I bet they say that about every house. ;^)

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The house offers a private front to the street, and opens out from within to four landscaped ‘courtyards’ created to integrate site and house.

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I won’t say too much here, since you can read about it in the ‘House n’ Lifestyle’ feature linked below – but seeing a house completed to this standard and the clients enjoying it as they are is the reason I do this job: to bring their dreams into reality by doing what they would do if they were a good architect.

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Labels: Architecture, Organon Architecture

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Project: Dargaville extension – Organon Architecture

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Here’s a simple wee project I’ve been working on to extend a small existing house with a family area opening up to a protected outside courtyard, and to add on a sleep-out/studio with an open outside-eating spot between to enjoy cooling summer breezes.