Linear by Hofmans Architects Ltd.
The Linear is a compact architect-designed home solution. It is a perfect hassle-free approach in being efficient yet expansive in meeting living needs with a two-bedroom dwelling, holiday home or guest accommodation.
The great thing about these dwellings is that you know upfront what you are getting. There are no surprises along the way. The result is a perfectly formed quality dwelling which can arrive on your site in one piece. You also have the flexibility to make it bigger one day or to move it to another site if your needs change.
The Linear has two beautifully crafted material palettes to choose from
Light palette
Dark palette
The Details
The Linear design is driven by simplicity, beautiful minimal lines and quality natural materials.
Overall
+ Size
The Linear is just under 59sqm - two bedroom dwelling with open plan kitchen and living plus one bathroom.
+ Materials
Where possible, the materials used are natural, toxic free materials throughout the dwelling.
+ Exterior
Abodo timber cladding, high quality timber windows and external shutters to close down the spaces.
Interior
+ Materials
Beautiful warm interior with Southern Beech Timber Floors throughout and Birch Plywood wall linings all finished with natural oils.
+ Kitchen
The kitchen is finished to a high standard, with Fisher & Paykel appliances including a Tall DishDrawer, Oven, Induction Cooktop, Extract and Integrated Fridge/Freezer. It has Birch Plywood Cabinetry with Blum Hardware and Stainless Steel Benchtops & Splashback.
+ Bathroom
The Linear will have a full tiled bathroom with a walk in shower (rainhead and mixer), wall mounted toilet with in-wall cistern, underfloor heating, heated towel rails, glass shower screen, window/door that opens to the outside for easy access when you’re coming home from the beach or dirty from working in the garden. Corian Benchtop with a large sink, the washing machine is concealed below the bench in a Birch Plywood Cabinet. Brass tapware by Abi Interiors is used throughout the bathroom along with a brass wall light by Mr Ralph and a large LED Bath Co Mirror above the sink.
Performance
+ Thermal Envelope
The Linear is produced to a high standard well above the minimums required by building code;
- R4 to floor & wall cavities (based on using NZ Wool Insulation - Wool Life Product - TBC)
- R8 to ceiling (based on using NZ Wool Insulation - Wool Life Product - TBC)
- Air tight Intello Wrap
+ Heating
The Linear will be a warm healthy dwelling to reside in, for extra heating and ambience a New Zealand Made Pyro Classic Mini Fire is in the open living space. The bedrooms have European Wall Mounted Heaters to use if & when required. The dwelling will also have the ability to fit optional air exchange units.
+ Structure
- 150mm timber wall framing
- 300 floor joists
- 250 rafters
- low carbon footprint
About the designers
Hofmans Architects Ltd. is a boutique practice based in the historic part of Arrowtown, New Zealand.
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They offer innovative and exciting design responses for projects of all sizes, including residential homes, commercial complexes, historic zone renovations and more.
Registered Architect Maarten Hofmans has the unique ability to quickly freehand sketch ideas and proposals in a range of styles, from modern to traditional, responding to client, site and material requirements.
Anna Hofmans is a designer who co-developed the Linear. She is passionate about sustainable building, warm quality healthy homes, and using locally-sourced New Zealand materials.
Hofmans Architects believe good architecture should be accessible, approachable and available to all, so are perfectly aligned to create a dwelling to be part of the Modulo offering. They are well known for delivering efficient homes with a strong belief in 'quality over quantity’ which is reflected in this project.
Hofmans Architects won two NZIA Southern Architecture Awards 2020 for their dwellings built in Arrowtown - Gold Winners for ’Small Project Architecture’ and ‘Mulit-Unit Housing’
See more at hofmans.co.nz