{"id":73732,"date":"2025-10-12T11:38:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T11:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/73732\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T11:38:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T11:38:09","slug":"nzs-best-homes-with-phil-spencer-ep-5-overall-value-drop-as-show-turns-to-slightly-more-humble-abodes-in-matakana-coromandel-and-waikato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/73732\/","title":{"rendered":"NZ\u2019s Best Homes with Phil Spencer Ep 5: Overall value drop as show turns to (slightly) more humble abodes in Matakana, Coromandel and Waikato"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n At just under $12.5 million, the total value of the homes on display in the fifth instalment of New Zealand\u2019s Best Homes with Phil Spencer <\/a>has slipped to its lowest point in its second season after the $40 million high just two episodes ago. That\u2019s
\n possibly because Spencer has left the Southern Lakes and inner city Auckland for the Matakana and Coromandel coasts, and the paddocks of the Waikato. No it\u2019s not Bilbo\u2019s place at Hobbiton. Next episode hopefully. (\u201cBlimey, a round door,\u201d Spencer might say, in front of the round door. \u201dWould you look at that!\u201c)\n <\/p>\n

In this episode there fewer architects in architect glasses talking about what their money-no-object clients\u2019 wishes, and more savvy clients \u2013 some of whom helped design and build the places themselves \u2013 telling Spencer about the very nice places they now call home. <\/p>\n

\"TheThe interior of the Stables House, in the north Waikato. Supplied<\/p>\n

Stables House, Waikato<\/p>\n

A four-bedroom, 500 square-metre country house on the rural outskirts of Hamilton in which its owners \u2013 a builder and an interior designer \u2013 had plenty of input in house with plenty of everything. It has a seven-metre stud in its main living area, a couple of its outdoor living areas, a lavish garden, and lots of space for grandkids and horses to run around in. They are housed in an adjoining stable. The horses that is. Designed by Tane Cox of Red Architecture for interior designer Bronwyn Turton and builder husband Bruce, who built the place and who he regularly works with.<\/p>\n

What Spencer says: \u201cThe whole place is just meticulous outside as well as inside. Look at these \u2013 perfectly pruned. Just beautiful. Even the tomatoes are being grown beautifully. The grapes, absolutely stunning, as they should be. The fruit, the carrots \u2026 .\u201d<\/p>\n

What the architects say: \u201cA harmonious rural abode featuring traditional gabled forms, rich materials, and thoughtfully designed spaces, including a dedicated stables for the owners\u2019 beloved pony and horse, all set against the picturesque backdrop of north Waikato. We devised a series of gabled forms that imitate that traditional rural stable vernacular and interconnected these with a series of pavilions, creating interstitial gathering and connective spaces in between them.\u201d<\/p>\n

QV: $2,840,000 <\/p>\n

To see more go here<\/a><\/p>\n

\"TheThe interior of Waimataruru at Otama Beach on the Coromandel.<\/p>\n

Waimataruru, Otama Beach, Coromandel<\/p>\n

The possible winner of unofficial second season prize for best coastal view. Sitting above the north-facing white sands of remote Otama Beach is another in the series where the designers have attempted to take the natural topography and habitat into account. The timber building that slopes down the contours of the land giving it five stepped levels, largely uninterrupted by floor to ceiling walls throughout the main body of the house. The house\u2019s largely window-free rear backs on to native bush while the front looks out to the outer Hauraki Gulf Islands. It was designed by Aaron Paterson and Sarosh Mulla of Pac Studio with owner Kristina Pickford of Kristina Pickford Design.<\/p>\n

What Spencer says: \u201cThe house is quiet. It\u2019s not a loud statement, it\u2019s more of a whisper, and it just complements where it sits so perfectly.\u201d<\/p>\n

What the architects say: \u201cA house in an exceptional setting, interwoven with the landscape. Primary spaces cascade down the landscape from east to west, while a reimagined colonnade on the seaward side blurs the indoor-outdoor quality of the building edge. Carefully positioned apertures create potent landscape connections, giving the landscape an interior quality, bringing it close. Few sites have the great character and engrossing natural beauty of this Otama house. In fact, it\u2019s rare to have a situation so varied. Commanding ocean vistas give way to forested gullies, shadowy streams, wide beaches and rocky outcrops.\u201d<\/p>\n

QV:$5,370,000<\/p>\n

To see more go here<\/a><\/p>\n

\"CrinkleCrinkle Cut: Tropical island vibes in Points Wells. Note the “raking clerestory windows”. Photo \/ Supplied<\/p>\n

Crinkle Cut, Point Wells<\/p>\n

The name for this distinctive three-bedroom house in a riverside village isn\u2019t because its large louvred walls make it look like a mandoline. It\u2019s for the corrugated iron that sits on its cantilevered roof above its \u201craking clerestory windows\u201d. The S-shaped house was built around some established trees on a corner section, with the river estuary just across the narrow road. It might be part of a semi-suburban seaside community on the Matakana Coast but it looks like it\u2019s from somewhere slightly more tropical, helped by a pale pinkish exterior. There are more than 500 custom-made louvres framing the indoor-outdoor living area. It was designed by Aaron Paterson of Pac Studio with Steven Lloyd and built for the owners, whose family firm is long established in top-end house construction, by their son. <\/p>\n

What Spencer says: \u201cIt\u2019s giving tropical island vibes. Is it too early for a pina colada?\u201d<\/p>\n

What the architects say: \u201cA house built around the spectacle of light and shadow.The house sits behind a dynamic facade of louvred doors. You can shut off the street while the interior is open and light. And endlessly modify the rhythm and porosity of the home for privacy and shelter. It exemplifies the benefits of passive design; the orientation of the plan, sun shading and high-performance thermal materials \u2013 how airflow and ventilation can be fine-tuned for a comfortable and sustainable connection with the elements \u2026 on a summer\u2019s day you can engage with the neighbourhood to enjoy the spectacle of dog walking, swimmers and bike riding, or otherwise modify the rhythm and porosity of the louvres to control the wind, sun and ambient light.”<\/p>\n

QV: $4,250,000<\/p>\n

To see more go here<\/a><\/p>\n

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