This large country home – house to kitchen designer Leonie Von Sturmer and her family – features a double-sided chimney along with an outdoor fireplace.The home involves a divide wing along with additional garaging and a secondary living space. Formal landscaping raises a sense of symmetry.
A fully mirrored wall is a glamorous touch in the entry. Two large wood doors from Mexico open to the main living area. The traditional barn portals have actually been disguised by double-framed walls in the living area.
Von Sturmer opted for a monochromatic palette that keeps the look sophisticated and urban. A large island along with a chunky Corian benchtop anchors the kitchen .White lacquered cabinets are teamed along with sleek oak veneer. A band of black steel wraps the top of the perimeter cabinets.
The long reasonable window within the splashback brings in light, however minimises the direct sun from the west. The Corian benchtops about the perimeter of the kitchen are enjoy the “icing” on top of the black steel. A divide room provides laundry and scullery facilities. The Von Sturmers additionally opted to have actually a divide room for TV viewing.This bedroom features a soft grey-and-white colour palette.
Every room reflects the designer’s focus to detail.
There’s a certain expectation that a house on a lifestyle block outside of Auckland will certainly be large and ostentatious – thanks to the lots of “celebrity” homes that have actually featured in the news of late.
We’ve every one of seen that Chrisco mansion, where Kim Dotcom lived for a spell, and that huge home where The Bachelor NZ was filmed.
But OTT design and big pillars were never ever on the agenda for leading kitchen and bathroom designer Leonie Von Sturmer and her family as quickly as they came to build their own house at Karaka.
The home involves a divide wing along with additional garaging and a secondary living space.
Von Sturmer says that while there are lots of such homes in the neighbourhood, her family took a different approach. They chose barn architecture, and a modular, cost-efficient design approach.
A large island along with a chunky Corian benchtop anchors the kitchen .
“I looked at the Hamptons and the American barn style, since the height and scale of those homes is rather appealing.”
The designer customised a Customkit Barn design, adding her personal touch to the two the exterior and interior. “The entire home was built in modules of 3.6m – the width is 7.2m and the barn portals are positioned every 3.6m.”
The result is a 600 square-metre house along with a massive 3.2 metre stud and an immense feeling of spaciousness. “The home was built around a beautiful set of 3.1m-higher wood doors from Mexico, which we had already acquired. These open up to the living room. every one of the external doors are additionally 3.1m, along with 2.4m doors on the interior.”
Other vital features of the interior include the long timber beams in the living area, deep reveals and thick walls. Standard 90mm framed walls were built out along with two thicknesses of framing timber to make a “sturdy plaster” look and to offer a sense of scale and proportion.
“The shuttered windows and French doors in the living areas have the same double-framed reveals along with no architraves to look Much more sturdy and permanent. And the polished plaster walls guidance to convey the sense of an older home.”
Von Sturmer says the double framing additionally meant they could conceal the portal structure of the barn – the angled shape that normally appears at the top of posts where they meet the ceiling beams.
Not surprisingly, special focus was paid to the kitchen , which has actually a bold, contemporary look.
URBAN INFLUENCE
“Despite the fact that this is a country house, I wanted a clean, monochromatic palette that would certainly not be too countrified,” the designer says. “I wanted to provide it a sophisticated urban feel.”
Sleek oak veneer cabinetry is teamed along with white Corian benchtops. Von Sturmer added a band of black steel about the perimeter cabinetry, so the Corian appears “enjoy icing on top”. The large island has actually lacquered cabinets and a Much more chunky benchtop. A reasonable window that forms portion of the splashback minimises the direct sunlight coming in from the west.
Other rooms consist of a dedicated television room: “We didn’t want a television in the living area.” A divide wing accommodates garaging and a secondary living space.
Von Sturmer says that while the family has actually loved living in the house, empty-nesting means they is now preparing to downsize to a smaller sized home.
KEY DESIGN POINTS FROM THIS PROJECT
* A country home doesn’t have to be a cliche. Introducing contemporary urban elements, such as the kitchen in this house, creates a fresh, invigorating interior.
* Modular construction techniques minimise waste and can easily be Much more cost efficient compared to a traditional custom build.
* An extra-higher stud in a large house ensures the scale and proportion will certainly be perfect.
A fully mirrored wall is a glamorous touch in the entry. Two large wood doors from Mexico open to the main living area. The traditional barn portals have actually been disguised by double-framed walls in the living area.
Von Sturmer opted for a monochromatic palette that keeps the look sophisticated and urban. A large island along with a chunky Corian benchtop anchors the kitchen .White lacquered cabinets are teamed along with sleek oak veneer. A band of black steel wraps the top of the perimeter cabinets.
The long reasonable window within the splashback brings in light, however minimises the direct sun from the west. The Corian benchtops about the perimeter of the kitchen are enjoy the “icing” on top of the black steel. A divide room provides laundry and scullery facilities. The Von Sturmers additionally opted to have actually a divide room for TV viewing.This bedroom features a soft grey-and-white colour palette.
Every room reflects the designer’s focus to detail.
There’s a certain expectation that a house on a lifestyle block outside of Auckland will certainly be large and ostentatious – thanks to the lots of “celebrity” homes that have actually featured in the news of late.
We’ve every one of seen that Chrisco mansion, where Kim Dotcom lived for a spell, and that huge home where The Bachelor NZ was filmed.
But OTT design and big pillars were never ever on the agenda for leading kitchen and bathroom designer Leonie Von Sturmer and her family as quickly as they came to build their own house at Karaka.
The home involves a divide wing along with additional garaging and a secondary living space.
Von Sturmer says that while there are lots of such homes in the neighbourhood, her family took a different approach. They chose barn architecture, and a modular, cost-efficient design approach.
A large island along with a chunky Corian benchtop anchors the kitchen .
“I looked at the Hamptons and the American barn style, since the height and scale of those homes is rather appealing.”
The designer customised a Customkit Barn design, adding her personal touch to the two the exterior and interior. “The entire home was built in modules of 3.6m – the width is 7.2m and the barn portals are positioned every 3.6m.”
The result is a 600 square-metre house along with a massive 3.2 metre stud and an immense feeling of spaciousness. “The home was built around a beautiful set of 3.1m-higher wood doors from Mexico, which we had already acquired. These open up to the living room. every one of the external doors are additionally 3.1m, along with 2.4m doors on the interior.”
Other vital features of the interior include the long timber beams in the living area, deep reveals and thick walls. Standard 90mm framed walls were built out along with two thicknesses of framing timber to make a “sturdy plaster” look and to offer a sense of scale and proportion.
“The shuttered windows and French doors in the living areas have the same double-framed reveals along with no architraves to look Much more sturdy and permanent. And the polished plaster walls guidance to convey the sense of an older home.”
Von Sturmer says the double framing additionally meant they could conceal the portal structure of the barn – the angled shape that normally appears at the top of posts where they meet the ceiling beams.
Not surprisingly, special focus was paid to the kitchen , which has actually a bold, contemporary look.
URBAN INFLUENCE
“Despite the fact that this is a country house, I wanted a clean, monochromatic palette that would certainly not be too countrified,” the designer says. “I wanted to provide it a sophisticated urban feel.”
Sleek oak veneer cabinetry is teamed along with white Corian benchtops. Von Sturmer added a band of black steel about the perimeter cabinetry, so the Corian appears “enjoy icing on top”. The large island has actually lacquered cabinets and a Much more chunky benchtop. A reasonable window that forms portion of the splashback minimises the direct sunlight coming in from the west.
Other rooms consist of a dedicated television room: “We didn’t want a television in the living area.” A divide wing accommodates garaging and a secondary living space.
Von Sturmer says that while the family has actually loved living in the house, empty-nesting means they is now preparing to downsize to a smaller sized home.
KEY DESIGN POINTS FROM THIS PROJECT
* A country home doesn’t have to be a cliche. Introducing contemporary urban elements, such as the kitchen in this house, creates a fresh, invigorating interior.
* Modular construction techniques minimise waste and can easily be Much more cost efficient compared to a traditional custom build.
* An extra-higher stud in a large house ensures the scale and proportion will certainly be perfect.
