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THE   VILLA PEOPLE

“A lot of people think there are three townhouses here and are surprised to see it’s just one home.”
Richard Naish, architect and resident

Auckland, New Zealand, is known for its steep terrain, tree-shaded streets, and late-19th-century timber villas, often clustered in groups of three or more by the same builder. Within this heritage residential zone now rises a newcomer: an angular, steel-roofed house that is radically different,

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