Architects:Parsonson Architects

Area :172 m²

Year :2019

Photographs :Paul McCredie

Lead Architects :Gerald Parsonson, Craig Burt, Maximilien Tisserand, Amelia Hoult

Contractor :Flawless Construction

Engineering :Spencer Holmes Ltd

City : Wellington

Country : New Zealand

This small, standalone structure sits at the Southern end of a 243m2 property in Berhampore. The existing house is a compact two-bedroom Victorian cottage and is occupied by a couple and their two young sons. Space in the house is at a premium, increasingly so as the boys grow older. The new Studio is designed to provide flexible additional space such as catering for children’s play, as a place for a peaceful retreat, study or overflow accommodation. Whilst it is separate from the house at the end of the rear yard, it is visually connected and linked by sheltered outdoor space.