Opening up to the scenery

The brief for this holiday getaway was for a spaciousness and easy flow – creating an enjoyable place for family and friends to come and visit.

As part of this, Pacific Residential Eurostacker doors with raked overlight windows were used throughout the property – providing an abundance of light, expansive views thanks to greater openings, and in turn creating the sense of more generous living spaces generally.

Corner Eurostacker doors, with raked overlight windows from the Pacific Residential system, were chosen to complement the living space and create an effortless connection to the courtyard deck area. 

This opened up the entire corner of the house so the owners can move effortlessly between indoors and outdoors.

Not only do the Corner Eurostacker doors and overlight windows enhance the enjoyment and liveability of the home, they also creates the striking effect that where ever you stand it feels like you’re part of the breathtaking natural environment.

This combined system also evokes an enhanced feeling of spaciousness and a relaxed flow right through the interior. 

Having this innovative door/window system featured on the corner of a home is not commonly undertaken in New Zealand, says Ross Buckingham, fabricator, Fisher West Auckland. 

"However, it is certainly becoming increasingly popular." 

Because the owners wanted a corner doors pointing inwards, it feels like the inside is the outside and the outside is the inside. 

It feels like the inside is the outside and the outside is the inside, says Buckingham. 

"It’s the ideal indoor/outdoor flow – it’s bloody good, that’s how I’d describe it."

Finishing the home, the owners wanted a functional and stylish entrance door, but one that would suit the traditional look of their weatherboard cladding. 

For this they looked to the Stellar Doors tounge & groove range – selecting the SR11 panelled door with a traditional wooden look, but being made from aluminium.

The result is a modern stylish door, without the inherent shortcomings of a timber panel door.

See more of this project and find out more about Altus Window Systems here

Story by: Altus