This sun-soaked courtyard strikes the perfect balance between function and charm; anchoring the beautiful architecturally designed home that adjoins it to a generous, treelined Avondale backyard.
The space allows for improved exterior connectivity around the family home, utilising large cedar sliders that open into the bedroom wing and main living area on the courtyards north and eastern edge.
Travellers beware; if you were looking to make a B-line for a morning coffee from the bedroom by this route, you may find yourself still basking in the sun, an hour later and un-caffeinated.
Northland limestone greets you as you enter the reach of a practical concrete slab that forms the bulk of the courtyard, with concrete pots spilling plants over their edge and comfortable pieces of outdoor furniture dotting themselves across the pad.
The limestone beds itself within a strip of clever planting along the spaces transitional edges, with the planting palette developed with homeowner Maria to respond to the existing garden and to compliment the warmth of the natural internal tones of the home.
The intimate project presented the opportunity to work alongside homeowners Maria and James Hosking, a talented architect and builder respectively. Maria and James having already completed the beautiful extension to their home had a clear appreciation for natural tones and materials. This made for effortless collaboration, with the end-product adding fantastic value to their family home.
