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ome house builds come with waves of stress and endless anxious moments but not so for a homeowner in Richmond. For her, building
was a joyful experience thanks to the care and consideration shown by her chosen builder, Tasman Homes. “From the first meeting with the owners, Garry and Paulette Nott, learning about their building team and experience, I felt completely at ease,” she says. Her dream was for a home that was beautiful, would sit comfortably in the environment and enabled planting around it so that she would always hear birdsong and feel like she was in her garden. She wanted three pods, a central living area with bedrooms on either end that are reached through glass walkways, and for the house to be bathed in as much sunlight as possible from dawn till dusk. “I liked the idea of a restful, resort style with clean lines,” she says, “filled only with things that I use or love.”
“Garry understood what I wanted right from the start. It was a real joy to go onto the site because he and his team are such good communicators and there is a real team culture. It felt like being part of a happy family. All the way through they were particular about every detail and they welcomed my input. It was exciting to see the progress.” The central living pod has exterior cladding of vertical New Zealand larch weatherboard, not an easy material to work with but the resulting warm, golden effect was just what the owner wanted. Despite being a relatively simple design the house is packed with special features, most notably, structured insulated panels (SIPs) made by Formance. A revolutionary product that can be used for roofs, walls and floors, they offer superior strength, flexibility and far better insulation than standard batts. Easy to work with, the pieces were supplied ready-cut, considerably reducing the time it takes to build a home with less construction waste. The owner is thrilled with the
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