pavilion Garden

In one of Christchurch’s most traditional suburbs, post-earthquake development has been varied. Merivale remains an area steeped in history but is now home to both intensive residential developments and the large homes of old, surrounded by the gardens that defined the suburb pre-quakes.

In the case of this house, the site became the real inspiration after a damaged Californian bungalow was demolished, leaving just the splendour of a garden that had been delicately manicured over the last quarter-century.

“The garden the owners had created over the last 25