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the roof.” An upstairs window opens wide enough to climb out onto said roof.

The outdoor living area will be softened by planters, as well as Ipe decking and a timber handrail. Stairs lead down on either side to the garden, which will be dropped down, to create more useable space:

“We’re going roughly ten feet down and going to create a flat level area to make use of the landscape,” says Irvine.

The team has salvaged the majority of vegetation on the site and created a nursery for all the greenery they plan to plant around the property. David Cox has been engaged to do the landscape architecture.

On the north side of the house, coming off the side of the kitchen, is another outdoor entertaining space, which Irvine calls the “winter garden area”. This smaller space can be completely closed in with electric hurricane screens, if necessary, and will include a concrete counter, drop in BBQ and outdoor fireplace.

Overseeing all the interior design for Havenfield is Eimeir Johnston, Senior Interior Designer at E Se Studios. Two of her priorities have been to make the most of the available sightlines through the positioning of the windows, and to avoid clutter, particularly in the kitchen.

To achieve this, behind the kitchen appliance wall, is a large pantry area. Because it is all open plan, the kitchen

“really needs to look good,” says Irvine. If you’re sitting and looking back at it, you want to “see something that’s really visually nice and the guts can be all around the corner.”

On the other side of the kitchen wall is another door, which leads into a “mudroom”, which will have cupboards and hooks for storage. This opens through to the garage, so the family can come into the house that way and again, keep the clutter hidden away.

All except the children’s bedrooms and the apartment will be centrally air- conditioned to minimise units and fans on the ceilings or walls.

Upstairs has also been designed to maximise the views. The positioning of the bed in the primary bedroom, which will be right in front of a huge picture window, means, says Irvine, that “you’re practically in your view.”

Architecturally, while the house incorporates a number of traditional Bermuda elements, it has a very contemporary feel to it. In addition to all the glass, Hocking has created a squaretopped contemporary chimney instead of the classic fishtail and he has embraced steep roof pitches, which give great height to some of the upstairs bedrooms.

Work began on Havenfield in September 2022 and they hope to finish by the end of this year. The biggest challenge has been a delay in some of the larger, more stylish therefore more complicated, windows and doors, but, adds Irvine, “it will be worth the wait.”

Key Contractors

• 2Tech Ltd

• David Cox Landscape Architect

• Efficiency Limited

• E SE Studios

• Island Trading

• Lighthouse Construction Project Management

• Pembroke Tile & Stone

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