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VILLA GONE ROGUE

WHEN YOUR VILLA IS ON one of four streets in Auckland with an extra-high level of heritage classification, and row upon row of villas sit side by side – like school children with their arms folded and legs crossed – facing the street, it feels just a tad naughty to create something with a bit of theatre: something that makes your jaw drop when you open the front door.

Of course, tampering with the villa frontage and

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