MODERN Reinvention
having lived in Beijing, Hong Kong and Tokyo for many years, Lorraine and Mike Izzard have a very real sense of what “urban” living is all about. It’s something that has become deeply ingrained in them. So, when it came to renovating their family home back in Auckland, creating a feeling of modern urbanism was high on their list of priorities.
“A LITTLE MORE GLITZ AND MODERNITY WERE DESIRED, WHILE PAYING AT LEAST LIP SERVICE TO THE OLD VILLAS IT IS NESTLED AMONG” - MIKE IZZARD, OWNER
“We bought the house, new, in 1991 from the developer,” says Lorraine. “It was very much a Mediterranean-style house — quite different from its neighbours, which are all villas. We then lived in it for two years before leaving to work overseas. Even back
