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Bend & stretch

Project

Minor dwelling

Architect

Pat de Pont, SGA

Location

Mt Eden, Auckland

Brief

Build a secondary dwelling for rental, no bigger than 65 square metres

Sixty-five is a magic number. It brings a certain freedom: the opportunity for reinvention and self-expression. And while some might wait for the age when NZ Super kicks in, others jump the gun. Sixty-five is still a magic number.

When Mt Eden residents Neil and Jill heard that the parameters of the Auckland Unitary Plan for their neighbourhood included an as-of-right minor dwelling, they wondered if they could

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