When you’re mad on design, art and trinkets, you need a house that’s graceful enough not to compete for attention with the treasures inside. For Meredith and Martin Street, that perfect gallery-style backdrop is a striking new home perched on a hill in Wellington’s northern suburbs, with neutral interiors, plenty of light and big white walls.
Back in 2016, the art-loving couple and their children, Dita, Arlo and Ezra, were living in a typical, wonky Kiwi bungalow on Auckland’s North Shore and dreaming of a bigger home for their rapidly growing family. With Martin able to transfer his communications job to Wellington, they began looking for homes in the capital, where their budget would reach further.
