2026

Home Sweet Home

Completed

Grey Lynn | New House

A new award-winning house in Auckland, Home Sweet Home is a Grey Lynn residence where every room offers something unexpected. Throughout the home, quiet corners unfold as a rich sequence of spaces, creating an atmosphere that is warm, playful and full of personality, while a Homestar 6 rating proves the house is as sustainable as it is beautiful.

Designing for a challenging triangular site

Unlike the standard rectangular sections nearby, this site sits at the end of a leafy cul-de-sac and has a steep slope at the rear. Consequently, the design uses changes in level and tucked-away spaces to create a home that feels generous and layered. Rather than fighting the unusual geometry, Rogan Nash Architects embraced it. Black corrugated metal cladding gives the house a bold presence against the surrounding greenery, while carefully positioned windows and openings connect the interior with the garden and wider landscape.

A home told in colour

Graphic olive and white tiles mark the arrival and continue as a thread through the home. In the kitchen, slate green provides the backdrop while a dusky blue sideboard defines the dining room. Meanwhile, the living space rests in sandy beige tones and pale pinks signal the hardworking utility spaces. Quietly separated from the main living areas, the snug is dressed in deep maroon which helps to create a cocooning media room. As a result, the interiors feel playful and expressive as each space has its own personality while creating a cohesive home.

Recognition for an award-winning house in Auckland

Home Sweet Home has received recognition across architecture, interiors and colour. The kitchen won the Kitchen category at the 2024 Interior Awards, while the project received the Colour Award at HOME magazine’s Interior of the Year in 2024. In addition, the project was a finalist in the Residential Interior Architecture and Colour Award Spatial categories at the 2023 Best Awards.

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A challenging triangle site with a steep slope is solved with creativity and a touch of whimsy.

Rogan Nash kitchen and interior design, Grey Lynn Auckland

Slate green, dusky blue, sandy beige, dreamy pink. This home is a story told with colour.

Dusky blue dining room sideboard, Grey Lynn house

Bold patterned wallpapers add vibrancy to the three upstairs bedrooms.

Colour-blocking gives every room its own identity.

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