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    WITH ALL DUE RESPECT

    Sep 13, 2020 3 minutes
    WORDS Monique Balvert-O’Connor

    Being asked to design a house reminiscent of a tramping hut filled Martin Varney with joy. The director of Make Architects says it was an especially exciting assignment because the brief perfectly suited the landowners’ site.

    Sarah Cavill and James Maguire own just over 10ha near the Karangahake Gorge, where their new house is hugged by the Kaimai Range and sits sentinel at the edge of a plateau overlooking Waitawheta Valley. The expansive view

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