Ainsworth + Collinson
New Zealands Award Wining Builders
Bluff Hill Home
Designed for a couple of empty nesters, this nifty Napier home offers apartment-style living, yet with ample room for family and friends.
Two double guest bedrooms on the ground floor share a lovely tiled bathroom with underfloor heating. Up the Tasmanian oak staircase, open-plan kitchen/dining/living awaits with a matching Tasmanian oak feature panel fire. The concrete hearth is perfectly positioned at seat height. A generous walk-in larder and dining table for 10 will cater to the crowds. Walls of glass promise all-day sun and panoramic views to the north. An enclosed deck allows alfresco dining whatever the weather. On this level there is also a laundry, powder room, office-in-a-cupboard and the wonderful master retreat. A walk-through dressing room with built-in furniture, double ensuite and sea views make this an everyday treat, opening to a deck shared with the living area. Take the lift down to the ground floor to find the carpeted two-car garage, gym area with TV and water fridge, and a wine cellar for 160-bottles. Cheers!
Tuki Tuki Valley House
Marvellous use of macrocarpa brings a touch of magic to this modern and spacious haven in Havelock North, Hastings. But the true allure lies just beyond the open-plan living space.
An inviting lap pool wraps around the home, offering unimpeded views of the countryside from the water’s edge. A cantilevered rooftop is its crowning glory. Back inside the living space, 3.6m ceilings draw gasps of admiration from guests. Views and natural light flood in through masses of glass. A full-height limestone fireplace commands attention and offers comfort on cold nights. A total of five timber decks are cleverly positioned for any weather or time of day. Floor-to-ceiling cavity sliders allow open spaces to merge on the generous 302sqm footprint. Three bedrooms accommodate the family of three and their frequent long-term guests. A mixture of recycled matai and polished concrete floors are practical, yet pleasing to the eye. Well- crafted built-ins provide storage and interest. Pre-cast concrete walls conceal wet-floor showers in two of the three bathrooms.
Chambers Estate House
Constructed, mainly of insulated concrete blocks, as three flat roofed sections, stepped down a sun-facing slope in Havelock North’s Chambers Estate, it is clad in a mix of Hinuera stone and zinc.
The lower pavilion makes a self contained living space, encompassing combined dining-kitchen, separate formal lounge with open fire, a study and the master bedroom with dressing room and tiled double shower ensuite. Opening from the bedroom and living room, a sunny tiled terrace, heated from above, leads down to a swimming pool.
A glass gallery connecting to the middle pavilion incorporates the front entrance with large rustic steel doors approached across a courtyard entered by similar steel gates. Across the look-through gallery, glass doors open to another courtyard taking in views to Napier and the western mountains.
The middle pavilion houses three bedrooms, one with ensuite, plus the main bathroom with separate shower and toilet and a games-computer room. Upstairs the top-most level is three car garage and garden store.
Havelock North House
Ainsworth & Collinson Ltd was awarded the PlaceMakers Supreme Award for the Renovation of the Year, as well as the Renovation Award over $500,000, the GIB Living Award, the PlaceMakers Bathroom Excellence Award and the Outdoor Living Award for its transformation of a Havelock North house.
Placemakers Supreme Award Registered Master Builders Renovation of the Year.