Bespoke timber cabinetry is used to integrate storage seamlessly into the architecture, reinforcing spatial rhythm and clarity.
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Layered textures, soft colour, and classic Winkelman tiles introduce warmth and character, creating a home that feels both refined and deeply liveable.
Completed in 2024, this Auckland family home reimagines a 2000s modern build into a layered, welcoming interior grounded in warmth, functionality, and understated luxury. The brief centred on generous storage and flexible spaces to support family life, with white walls retained as a calm architectural backdrop. Years living abroad informed a subtle European influence — a timeless sensibility expressed through proportion, materiality, and considered detailing rather than overt style. Warm oak timber threads through the home, softening modern lines and adding a sense of craft, while bespoke timber cabinetry integrates seamlessly into the architecture, resolving practical storage needs and enhancing spatial rhythm. Bathrooms were redesigned to feel timeless yet playful, with tiles and cabinetry referencing understated European elegance. Character is introduced through layered texture, pattern, and considered colour in furnishings and finishes throughout. The result is a high end family home interior in Auckland that feels elevated and deeply liveable — a harmonious balance of practicality, aesthetic warmth, and personal expression.
Years living abroad informed a subtle European influence, inspiring a timeless sensibility expressed through proportion, materiality, and detail rather than overt style.
Creative Director: Kate Pilot
Created during KANAT in collaboration with Natalia Glucina
