Architecture blends with intelligent living through an integrated smart-home system at this suburban Taupō address. Enhancing comfort, efficiency and everyday convenience, the system provides intuitive control of lighting and blinds, allowing spaces to respond effortlessly to time of day, natural light and lifestyle needs, while supporting smarter energy use. This technology quietly underpins the home’s design intent, which is modern and distinctive from the outset with a soaring asymmetrical gable emphasised by full-height timber-slat cladding.

Beyond the entry, there’s an oversized hallway with an open staircase that leads to a mezzanine which overlooks the living area. Designed to be the home’s centrepiece, the sun-drenched living area boasts double-height raked ceilings and an expansive feature window framing the native bush and views to Mount Tauhara and beyond. Embodying style and functionality, the raw material palette is characterised by dark and earthy colours that add natural drama. Top-of-the-line fittings and fixtures enhance the luxurious feel of the three-bedroom, two-bathroom residence that moves effortlessly from the living area to a generous outdoor entertaining area. A media room, set across from the kitchen, provides that all-important together-apart space and completes a home that feels refined, practical and genuinely liveable.