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    HOT HOUSE

    Jun 06, 2018 2 minutes
    WORDS CAMILLE KHOURI
    PHOTOGRAPHY
    JASON MANN
    THE OVERHANG OF THE ROOF HAS THE UNEXPECTED BENEFIT OF BOUNCING SOUNDS UP FROM THE WATER BELOW.

    A SITE ON A untouched headland in the sheltered and beautiful Lyttelton Harbour was a “once in a blue moon” opportunity for architect Jasper van der Lingen of Sheppard & Rout Architects to create “something really special” in this cliff-side house.

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