Single house · Completed · Marsden City, Ruakākā

House 44

Project overview

A 172.48 m² four-bedroom home with a dedicated office, two bathrooms and an internal-access garage. The plan brings everyday living together around a polished-concrete kitchen and lounge, then opens naturally to a sheltered patio and lawn.

Plan: 4 bedrooms · office · 2 bathrooms
Floor area: 172.48 m² including garage
Living: Open-plan kitchen and lounge · covered patio
Exterior: Vertical timber shiplap · corrugated metal
Interior: Polished concrete · carpet · tiled wet areas
Comfort: Low-E glazing · insulated envelope · heat pumps

Floor layout

Designed around everyday life.

The open-plan kitchen and lounge occupy the sunny garden side of the home, while four bedrooms form a quieter private wing. A separate office sits between the two zones and the patio extends living outdoors.

Furnished floor plan of House 44 showing four bedrooms, an office, open-plan kitchen and living, two bathrooms, garage and patio — Indicative layout · not to scale

Finishes

Bold outside, warm within.

Deep Ironsand roofing and corrugated metal give the home a crisp, confident outline, softened by Lava Grey-stained vertical timber and driftwood-toned patio posts. Inside, salt-and-pepper polished concrete flows through the entry, office and open-plan living spaces before giving way to soft Red Cedar carpet in the bedroom wing. Anthracite kitchen cabinetry, White Snow engineered stone and a vertically laid Smoke splashback create a restrained working palette, while Bologna Beige tiles, Southern Oak vanities, matt-white basins and brushed-nickel fittings bring warmth and quiet refinement to the bathrooms. Low-E double glazing, generous insulation and efficient heat-pump systems complete the home with year-round comfort.

Garden elevation and covered patio of House 44 — Garden elevationTwin gables frame the sheltered patio, creating a strong outdoor edge and an easy connection from the living space to the lawn.

Street elevation with garage and vertical timber cladding — Street presenceA simple paired-gable composition gives the street elevation clarity, with restrained landscaping softening the dark material palette.

Long view through the kitchen to the glazed living area — Open-plan livingThe kitchen forms a clean spine through the main living space, with polished concrete and full-height glazing carrying light toward the sheltered patio.

White stone kitchen island with timber-fronted drawers — A generous centrepieceThe White Snow stone island provides a durable work surface and informal gathering point, grounded by warm timber-toned cabinetry.

Anthracite kitchen cabinetry with illuminated tiled splashback — Kitchen detailingAnthracite cabinetry and a softly lit, vertically laid Smoke splashback bring depth and texture to the working side of the kitchen.

Family bathroom with floating vanity, illuminated mirror, shower and bath — Family bathroomBologna Beige tiling wraps the room in a calm stone-like surface, balanced by a Southern Oak vanity and softly illuminated mirror.

Back-to-wall bath beneath a tiled shower niche — A quiet retreatThe sculptural back-to-wall bath sits beneath a recessed niche, giving the family bathroom a composed and uncluttered finish.

Southern Oak wall-hung vanity with matt-white basin and back-lit mirror — Warm material contrastA floating Southern Oak vanity, matt-white vessel basin and brushed-nickel fittings add warmth without interrupting the room’s clean lines.

Frameless glass shower with brushed-nickel fittings and tiled niche — Considered wet-area detailingFrameless glass, full-height tiling and a recessed niche keep the shower visually open and carefully resolved.

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