This rare beauty can take a bow having won a Residential Award in the 2012 NZ Institute of Architects Western Awards held this month

The Judges Citation reads ”Dubbed “The Love Boat” this is a joyful and even whimsical house for happily idiosyncratic clients. In a family home in the bush, pursuing a nautical theme, evident in a front elevation suggestive of a cruise ship’s bridge and elements such as the porthole skylight, was certainly not orthodox, but the strategy has worked for the clients. There’s even a touch of James Bond dash and bravado in a surprising house that’s guaranteed to bring a smile to the face of any visitor”  The clients say” Neville came up with this amazing design and we love it! It is light and airy, spacious as well as being unique and functional.

We were looking for an Architect that was visionary and creative and we certainly got it!”