BEHIND THE SCENES

Humble on the outside, Hollywood on the inside. Those who wander past this property on a leafy avenue in Auckland’s eastern suburbs would have no idea that, beyond the crazy-paving-inspired pathway and a red-brick garage into which today’s mechanical beasts would be hard-pressed to squeeze, is a home that captures the glamour of yesteryear in a contemporary capsule.

uilt in 1947, in the American-modern style, the original dwelling was a handsome little place with walls of poured