This home sits on a tree lined cul-de-sac in Fendalton, Christchurch; adjacent to the Wairarapa Stream. It was designed to replace a home lost in the 2010/2011 earthquake sequence.

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Architects: Cymon Allfrey Architects Ltd

Location: Bradnor Rd, Fendalton, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand

Architect In Charge: Cymon Allfrey and Don Roy with Bryce Newsome

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Stephen Goodenough

Structural Engineer: TM Consultants Limited.

Interior Architecture, Colours And Finishes: Cymon Allfrey Architects Limited and Detailed by Davinia Sutton.

Builder: Homes by Maxim.

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From the architect. This home sits on a tree lined cul-de-sac in Fendalton, Christchurch; adjacent to the Wairarapa Stream. It was designed to replace a home lost in the 2010/2011 earthquake sequence.

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Our brief was to create a contemporary environment that was light and open, embracing the stream aspect to the north and existing garden to the east. This, along with our client?s admiration of mid-century modern architecture (in particular Eichler?s Homes), was to inform the architectural language of the home.

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The home has been carefully located in the general foot print of the original ...