Issue 66

Kitchen & Bathroom Issue

Kitchens and bathrooms are, arguably, the most consequential rooms in the home — and almost always the first to be considered. Whether approached through renovation or new build, their design has the power to recalibrate how a home is lived in and experienced. For this issue, our guest editor, Mardi Doherty, principal of Studio Doherty, explores what it truly means to transform these pivotal spaces — and why thoughtful design in kitchens and bathrooms delivers dividends far beyond the purely functional. Her insights both as an architect and as her own client give an open and honest account of the thinking behind creating a home.

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KORORA HOUSE

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Daniel Marshall Architects creates Korora House, New Zealand

Completed in 2010, Korora House is home that has been beautifully integrated with its surrounds.

A ridge stretching between the Hauraki Gulf and the pastoral landscape of Waiheke Island provided a stunning, and challenging, context for the home. Daniel Marshall’s approach was to work within the contour of the site’s ridge, in a clear attempt to minimise the impact on the landscape.

The plan form of the house is spaced between two courtyards, which are bridged by a gabled roof, stretched across the long axis. The courtyards provide the opportunity to shelter from either of the two dominant winds.

The materiality of the house draws on two architectural conditions of Waiheke, the masonry forms were inspired by the gun emplacements of Stoney Batter. The use of cedar and plywood reflect precarious weekenders of the island’s past.

To view other projects by Daniel Marshall Architects visit the below link.

Daniel Marshall Architect

(614) 09 354 3587

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