In Sydney, Simon Devittfinds Derek Henderson in a century-old cottage with a mid-century twist, furnished with art made by friends.
Simon Devitt doesn’t know who designed his house, which sits in a secluded valley in Titirangi, Auckland. The records of the local area are patchy, and no one can tell him if it was a builder with architectural influence or an architect’s design. Though, to an extent, it has never really mattered: the late 60s house has a decidedly modernist influence, with beautifully proportioned windows and a long, lean line. It’s positioned thoughtfully on the steep section, with big windows taking a view of established trees and, in the distance, the lights of downtown Auckland and even Great Barrier Island on a good day.
Devitt photographs some of the country’s best architecture, both old and new, for a living, and his work features frequently in the pages of this magazine. After buying the house 12 years ago, he changed it very little. A decade on, though, it needed an update – so he called on his old friend Jessica Barter of Bureaux Architects. “For me it was about the pleasure of living in the house, because it was already beautiful, and it was always a lovely house to live in,” he says.
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The Past Is Present
In exhibitions at public galleries around the country, artists reflect on our collective, individual and cultural histories.
Why I Walk Carl Douglas
How the experience of walking reveals our world to us and informs our sense of our place in it.
My Favourite Building Chlöe Swarbrick
Built on Auckland’s Karangahape Road in the 1920s, St Kevin’s Arcade has served as vocational inspiration and a meeting place for the Green MP since she was a teenager.
Humble Special
PAC Studio designs a home on a tiny budget in the bush above the Kaipara Harbour.
Modern Love
Assembly Architects draws on lightweight Californian modernism to craftan elegant mountain retreat.
Family Tree
On a leafy site in the Waikato, Tane Cox crafts a subtle home for three generations
LOW PROFILE
Sometimes, strict covenants can be a blessing in disguise.
Fine Line
A house in a vineyard by Stuart Gardyne shows country living need not be rustic.
Elegant Shed
Ben Daly rehabilitates a farm building with a long family history on the Canterbury Plains.
Perfect Pitch
An encampment by an inlet casually inhabits land at Tawharanui.