THE PROJECT
With Macfie Architecture and Allpro Construction, midcentury dealer Jodi Newnham and her husband Paul Barry, who works in IT, built this three-bedroom home in Auckland's Pt Chevalier for themselves and their children Niamh (14) and Stafford (12).
Hidden from a bungalowlined Tamaki Makaurau/Auckland street, this two-storey house down a private driveway conceals a surprising interior. Designed by artist, interior designer and owner of Mid Century Swag and Swag Design Jodi Newnham, its layout has been cleverly manipulated to maximise the home's vertical envelope.
“I was the designer and half of the client — the other half was my