A carefully executed celebration of classic Waikato vernacular allows this house to support layers of family life in a seamless and elegant manner. This significant alteration has been sensitively handled with admirable consideration given to the relationship of old to new, upstairs to downstairs, and house to garden. The architect’s approach has been respectful of the past with detailing and selections while also making a clear nod to the future; the result is a house that could successfully be a forever home.