DEDICATED TO AUCKLAND

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 998, 14 June 1930, Page 28

DEDICATED TO AUCKLAND

WHAT SUN VILLA EMBODIES MODEL HOME ADAPTED TO OUR CLIMATE WITH the co-operation of Auckland firms, THE SUN is dedicating: a superior residence to the people of Auckland. It will be the excellent villa dwelling-, valued at much above £2,000. The equity, which is 'worth over £I,OOO. is offered as first prize in THE SUN Popularity Campaign'. Embodying' new and carefully-planned features in its desig-n, the one and a-ha.lf storey home may be taken as a model dwelling for Auckland.

Not in its attractiveness and worth alone will this residence be of importance. It will represent high ideals in New Zealand home construction, a product of the co-operation of leading concerns, a possibility of easy financing, and an example of the success of New Zealand auanufacturcs. In every possible way. New Zealand products and manufactures are to be used in this home. Then there is the knowledge tc* be gained from a study of this home that it represents an endeavour to make available to Aucklanders a dwelling ideally suited to the particular demands of the Auckland climate. This has been a foremost consideration with the architect, Mr. 11. Clinton Savage. It is patently clear that the present time, when New Zealand manufactures for house construction and fitting have modern standards in every way, is when home designs should be suited definitely to the climate, or climates, of this country. It is now being recognised that it is useless merely to copy the house types of other countries. Many “open” styles of dwelling which have been introduced to this country have been found to be totally unfit, for the changes of climate. Mr. Savage has devoted much attion to this aspect, and the valuable residence which The Sun is offering free to the competitor with the greatest number of votes in the Popularity Campaign will be found to have the virtues resulting from this expert study. The house will be snugly warm against the questing winds of winter; in summer, its rooms will be fresh. AncT then, there is a spacious sun porch provided for on the northern side. It will catch the warmth of the summer sun. The villa will be a house built essentially for Auckland. HIGH, DRY SITE With a frontage of 50 feet to Dominion Road, in the AVinstone Park Estate, the villa will be on a high, dry site, with a pleasing view over the residential lands wedged between the volcanic peaks of Auckland, and over the Akarana golf links, immediately at the rear of the 174 ft-deep section. The villa will have a brick base. Steeltex walls, supplied by Winstone, Ltd., with a stucco exterior, and a tiled roof. The Amalgamated Brick and Pipe Co., Ltd., will supply* the brick and floor quarries.

The design of the villa is an adaptation of English domestic architecture. A mellow suggestion will be given by an amount of half-timbered work. It is generally accepted that the one and a-half storey type of dwelling is most suitable to Auckland. It is becoming increasingly popular and has many advantages over bungalow dwellings.

Consideration of the plans M ill bring realisation of the worth of the dwelling. The> villa will be set back 40 feet from the roadway, and the front windows will look over lav/ns and a rose garden. A roomy hall is entered as on© passes from the front porch through the door of plate-glass. Arranged round the front hall are the living-room, 18 feet by 13 feet; the

dining-room. 13 feet bv i; leet . the study, 11 feet 9 inches bv Jo Access to the kitchen and the laundr! is from a rear hall. A desirable fi, ture is a closet for coats the front hall. Both the dining-room and the living-room is on the toward the sun. and doors from bon lead on to an excellent sun porch -j feet 6 inches by 5 feet 6 inches Ti porch has Whitney windows, and m-? bo closed simply against weather cor ditions There is a spacious firenC: in the living-room, and an ample bav window looks out over the troZ grounds. A modern bullet is fitted in the dining-room. n The kitchen is equipped with a mod ern electric cooker, built-in cupboard* and bins, storage for cooking untensilv a safe with a tiled interior and other up-to-date fittings. Light and venti lation have been considerations in th design of the kitchen. e SPACIOUS BEDROOMS The staircase to the other storev rises from the front hall to the hall. 12ft by Sft. Three large bedrooms, two directly toward the fiur have doors on to this hall. All are roomy, well-lighted and with built-in’ wardrobes. Adjoining the hall is thv largo bathroom. The complete fittings, including a built-in bath. * towel cabinet, a pedestal basin and a toilet cabinet, will be supplied by Hardlev’s, Limited, Newmarket. That is the Auckland house. Handsome woodwork will distinguish the residence. In the front hall, there will be stained and polished panelling to door height. The joinery and the doors, which will be specially designed by Mr. Savage, will be supplied by Henderson and Pollard. Other items in the construction will be the Samson paint and wallpaperins front Phillipps and Impev, the electrical fittings from Turnbull and Jones, the three-compartment washtub and cistern from the Napier Concrete Company, the wallboard from New' Zealand Wallboards, Limited, and the bitumen paths prepared by Emoleum. Limited. A considerable area of ground, screened by trellis fences, will be at the rear of the house. There wifi be a flower garden, a drying green, a kitchen garden, and an area for fruit trees. What must impress everyone is th<b simplicity attending the finance of tlv home. Already, the residence win have site, materials and service supplied to a value above JL 1,000, and there will probably be additions to the value but the financial details are no mor* difficult than the regular payment or rental. The Dominion Investment and Banking Association has undertaken to finance the w'hole or a part of the balance required to complete the house, in accordance with the plans and specifications. upon its 20 years’ term reducible table mortgage. The completion of easy monthly payments by the winner of the villa will establish complete ownership. Apart from this generous assistance, will be the full coverage on fire insurance for a year, by the Hartford Fire Insurance Company.