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Arrowtown House 63 McDonnell Road, Arrowtown

Architect Maarten Hofmans is known for his houses around Arrowtown that combine a crisp, contemporary feel with warm, natural materials, including cleverly placed timber.

Hofmans’ own home in Arrowtown featured in the February/March 2019 issue of HOME. Around the same time, he designed two houses beside each other intended for holiday rental; though they’d function easily as full-time dwellings.

The houses back onto a spectacular rock wall, which inspired the faceted wall at the front: a line runs through the entire façade, a fold that reaches from