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Two-storey home beside native bush in the Waikato

A two-storey Waikato home in dark cladding and cedar beside native bush, with photos from first earthworks to the finished vaulted kitchen.

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Two-storey home exterior with a dark cladding wing and warm cedar clad wing under a gable roof on a freshly cleared section

Twin Oaks is a two-storey home in the Waikato beside dense native bush. Our photos follow it from cleared scrub to a finished kitchen.

The home

A dark-clad wing and a warm cedar-clad wing sit under a gable roof. Tall windows and full-height glazing bring the bush into everyday life.

The build

An excavator cleared the building platform, then the home went down on a rib-raft foundation with concrete block retaining around it. Timber framing and structural steel beams followed, then the plasterboard was lined and stopped in the vaulted room with its skylights.

Rib-raft foundation pods laid out with reinforcing steel mesh and timber boxing ready for the slab pour

Inside

The vaulted kitchen pairs matte black cabinetry with timber upper cabinets, gold ring pendants and a long timber breakfast bar. Upstairs, the landing has a glass balustrade and tall windows into the trees.

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Photos of the Twin Oaks home

  • Two-storey home exterior with a dark cladding wing and warm cedar clad wing under a gable roof on a freshly cleared section
  • Orange Hitachi excavator parked on grass beside dense native bush at the start of site works
  • Excavator clearing scrub and vegetation to open up the building platform
  • Earthworks under way with freshly turned clay and topsoil across the site
  • Precision Built ute and trailer parked on the cut driveway beside the excavated bank
  • Rib-raft foundation pods laid out with reinforcing steel mesh and timber boxing ready for the slab pour
  • Concrete block retaining walls and foundation pad set into the site with the rural outlook beyond
  • Timber framing and structural steel beams braced with scaffolding at golden hour during the build
  • Interior under construction with plasterboard lined and stopped, skylights and scaffolding set up in the vaulted room
  • Kitchen with matte black cabinetry, timber upper cabinets, hexagonal tile splashback and gold ring pendants above pale oak floors
  • Scullery and laundry with timber shelving, black cabinetry, black sink and stacked washer and dryer under LED strip lighting
  • Vaulted kitchen and dining with full-height black cabinetry, timber table, skylights and gold ring pendant lights
  • Open plan kitchen and living with black joinery, timber dining table, island and double fridge beneath vaulted skylights
  • Kitchen with black cabinetry, timber upper cabinets, hexagonal splashback and a dark island bench in the foreground
  • Living space with a woven sphere pendant, raised kitchen platform with timber stairs and a vaulted white ceiling
  • Kitchen island with black stone top, gold tapware, sphere pendant and a timber table beside glazing to the bush outlook
  • Stair landing with black-framed glass balustrade, timber floors, a woven rattan pendant and tall windows to the trees
  • Bright hallway with carpet, white walls, recessed lights and a black-framed window framing the view to the outdoors
  • Kitchen with black cabinetry, timber upper cabinets, hexagonal splashback, twin gold ring pendants and a long timber dining table
  • Vaulted kitchen with a long timber breakfast bar, matte black island, glowing gold ring pendant and full-height glazing framing the bush outlook
  • Open plan vaulted kitchen and dining with two gold ring pendants, a black island and a long timber table beside the glazing
  • Kitchen with a black island, twin gold ring pendants, a woven cage sphere pendant and vaulted skylights above pale oak floors
  • Galley kitchen with full-height matte black cabinetry, timber upper cabinets, hexagonal tile splashback, double ovens and a black fridge
  • Stair landing with black-framed glass balustrade, timber floors, a woven rattan teardrop pendant and tall windows to the trees
  • Bathroom with a timber floating vanity, white vessel basin, black tapware, hexagon mosaic splashback and a glass shower
  • Second angle of the bathroom with a timber vanity, vessel basin, hexagon mosaic wall and a black-framed glass shower enclosure
  • Bedroom with a deep navy feature wall, twin gold pendant lights, grey carpet and a large window onto the bush outlook
  • Empty bedroom with soft grey walls, fresh carpet and a full-height window framing the greenery
  • Bedroom with mirrored sliding wardrobes, grey carpet, crisp white walls and a black-handled door

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