A “palatial” award-winning Wellington house was demolished earlier this month after developing leaky building issues.
The house in the suburb of Northland, built in 2001, won the 2003 New Zealand Institute of Architects’ Supreme Award.
Former owner Margot Neas, who commissioned the building from Parsonson Architects with her ex-husband, said the house was “spaghetti” by the time she sold it to a property developer late last year.
She said an invasive building test showed moisture had got into the timber framing, despite her spending $200,000 on remediation.
However, Parsonson Architects director Gerald Parsonson said the house could have been reclad and saved for about $400,000.
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Neas sold the house to property developer Gibbons Co for $1.4 million, the cost of the land, she said. It had been on the market for at least $2.95m.
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Northland house, Wellington, by architect Gerald Parsonson, won the NZIA/Resene supreme architecture award.
The house was demolished earlier this month. 作者: 马车会杂工 时间: 2021-3-18 08:21:48