Modern Dreams – Queens Park House by Pohio Adams Architects

Saturated in light and open to its surrounds, Queens Park House by Pohio Adams Architects becomes a modern home that is fitting of its park-side location. Complemented by Fisher & Paykel appliances, the family home offers its occupants a robust and welcoming space to call their own.

Situated on the leafy streets of Centennial Park, Queens Park House was missing a fundamental connection to the outdoors and a presence of light – qualities Pohio Adams Architects was tasked to integrate. Responding to the client’s brief, the architect opened the rear of the house with a series of French doors, introducing light and a much-needed connection to nature. Creating visual connections to the outdoors through sight lines and materiality choices, Pohio Adams Architects achieved the client’s desired open living lifestyle.

Responding to the client’s brief, the architect opened the rear of the house with a series of French doors, introducing light and a much-needed connection to nature.

At the front of Queens Park House, two formal living rooms look out onto Centennial Park and, boasting coffered ceilings and replicated cornices, showcase a more refined design choice. Choosing to gut the rear of the home, Pohio Adams Architects installed the kitchen, dining and living spaces to introduce an entirely open plan living area that directly responds to the back garden. Additionally, the joinery that runs through the new living space implements an extra powder room and scullery laundry that are cleverly concealed. The private rooms have also been enhanced, from the master bedroom and luxurious proportioned ensuite bathroom to the bedrooms, bathroom and children’s play space upstairs.

After reinstating the original details of the house, Pohio Adams Architects chose black timber floors to provide a continuity between the old sections of the home and into the new areas. Simple oak joinery runs through the main living spaces to provide robustness and comfort to the living areas and aged brass is used for the detailing and hardware in the kitchens and bathrooms, providing a vital layer of warmth. Handmade Moroccan tiles are employed in the bathrooms and kitchen to emphasis the homes modern renovations and perfectly complement a full suite of Fisher & Paykel appliances. Included in the kitchen are the integrated French door fridge, cool drawer, full stack dishwasher, gas cooktop, ovens and extractor hood. Following a long-standing working relationship with Fisher & Paykel, Pohio Adams Architects has employed appliances throughout Queens Park House, directly enhancing the way the occupants live.

Creating visual connections to the outdoors through sight lines and materiality choices, Pohio Adams Architects achieved the client’s desired open living lifestyle.

Fulfilling the client’s brief, Pohio Adams Architects permeate Queens Park House with light and introduce a connection to the surrounding nature. Accompanied by Fisher & Paykel products, the home becomes a versatile and timeless family home the occupants can enjoy for years to come.