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Spectacular views

stand out in this new build

BY IVY LYNDEN | PHOTOGRAPHY DOMINIQUE WHITE

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Looking for a new home on their return to Nelson, Nicky and Paul Francis set their sights on a section with amazing views when they couldn’t find an existing home to suit.

“We’d been told about the section in Bellevue Heights so we zoomed up, took a look and that was it,” says Nicky. Undaunted by the idea of building, the couple had plans drawn up by KAD and then contracted Nelson Tasman-based company Jason Gardiner Builders Ltd to construct their new home.

Eight months later the end result is a stunning two bedroom, two bathroom contemporary home overlooking Haulashore Island, with a striking black exterior and cantilevered lounge and a separate office among other stand-out design features.

… hidden behind the ‘kitchen’ wall is a cleverly positioned laundry/scullery and a separate office.

1. Clean lines and contrasts in the sleek kitchen/dining area 2. A blaze of yellow in the kitchen 3. Kayia admires the view 4. Charred Siberian larch on the exterior 5. Pendant lights in the scenic kitchen 6. Unique natural marble stairs lead up to the second floor 7. A cool neutral palette with black contrasts 8. The main entrance

The exterior construction is of charred Siberian larch with expansive decking for outdoor living looking out across Tasman Bay, and aluminium joinery.

The exterior construction is of charred Siberian larch with expansive decking for outdoor living looking out across Tasman Bay, and aluminium joinery. Inside the colour palette is restrained and neutral to offset features such as colour-changing recessed lighting in the pelmets and black granite counter tops, bright yellow perspex and French oak cabinetry by Klaus at Living Design in the kitchen. Designed to maximise the views from every room in the house, the new build includes two levels with the kitchen, lounge and living areas on the first floor and bedrooms on the second.

Entering through the main entrance offers views across to Haulashore and Fifeshire Rock and the wider Tasman Bay while exiting the same way highlights the scenic beauty of the hills above Nelson. The entrance leads into an open-plan arrangement with the lounge cantilevered for better views, adjacent to the kitchen/dining area. Not one for clutter, Nicky had the kitchen hidden from view behind a wall of French oak cabinetry. When open the cabinets reveal the bright yellow Perspex which comes alive thanks to cleverly installed lighting behind it.

Also hidden behind the ‘kitchen’ wall is a cleverly positioned laundry/scullery and a separate office.

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While black and neutral hues dominate the colour palette, Nicky loves the splashes of colour that stand out boldly in places.

Colourful touches Unusual natural marble stairs brought in from China lead upstairs to the two bedrooms, again with magnificent views and a classic black and white colour palette. The bathrooms are spa-like with black granite vanities and white accents. Home also to family dog Kayia, some areas are carpeted with the neutral colour being dictated by Kayia’s hair, laughs Nicky. She describes the home as a dream to live in, uncluttered, low maintenance and with the neutral walls a great backdrop for art works. While black and neutral hues dominate the colour palette, Nicky loves the splashes of colour that stand out boldly in places. “I need colour, and I love the colour,” she says, adding that she has also planted her first ever flower garden on the section – a riot of flowers in a cottage-style garden which contrasts beautifully against the black exterior.

12. Stylish indoor/outdoor flow 13. The cantilevered lounge 14. Black and white in one of two bathrooms 15. Window joinery provides black accents, accessorised with turquoise ornaments 16. Neutral walls show off artworks throughout the home 17. The second bathroom again featuring black and white

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