Healthy Homes
Building projects come in all shapes and sizes, from family homes to bachs’, pods, and multi-unit sustainable housing developments, such as co-housing and pakakianga. Fundamental to Greenbridge design and builds are; healthy materials, small footprint, energy efficiency, functional and inspiringly beautiful spaces that are a joy to live in.
Kowhai House - Silver award Winner House of the Year 2017
'Kowhai House' North facing deck and Plan
'Mandy House' street view of this gorgeous 50sqm small footprint home
'Mandy House' beech timber and wrap-around durable colour steel cladding
'Mandy House' interior feels generous and functions well as contemporary family living. An upstairs mezzanine provides a very large bedroom or second living area.
'Mandy House' at Greenbridge we make sure small houses make use of all available space!
'Mandy House' kitchen detail and the new small home's iconic kiwi vernacular looks a picture.
'Toitoi House' at John Manway Pocket Neighbourhood. Small west window's allow for view shafts from the more 'public' living areas to the central common area, to help with neighbourhood connection while ensuring privacy.
'Toitoi House'. Perennial garden beds on the street frontage, form a soft physical barrier while allowing the small sections maximum building coverage upto the boundary line.
'Toitoi House'. The one and a half height ceilings ensure the internal small footprint feels anything but.
'Toitoi House' entrance deatail and small footprint plan.
'Toitoi House' from above. All of the pocket neighbourhood house's were installed with PV (photovoltaic) as standard.
'Toitoi' and' Oioi House' together. South Island beech is stained various shades to create a warm family of houses with individual characteristics.
'Bamboo House' an inviting porch at John Manaway Pocket Neighbourhood
'Oioi House' at John Mana Way Pocket Neighbourhood. Timber fencing separates public from private spaces
'Oioi House'. Wide steps welcome neighbourhood visitors
Derek & Hazel's home, Urenui. GreenBridge undertook the concept design, while the build was managed by the client. Derek and Hazel desired a small home (the first step in an environmentally friendly design, as less resources are used) with a rustic contemporary feel and passive solar design
Derek & Hazel's house plan, comprising 163sqm, three bedroom home with 4.4kw PV (photovoltaic) array.
