Built in the 1940s, the original square, two-storey state house had been sensibly tinkered with over the years, and it worked well for their whānau – for a while. But as the kids grew, the old home couldn’t keep up. “The kids are neurodiverse, ADHD and autistic, so their needs are complex,” explains Reid. “They need space, but space that is still connected to us.” Shopping around for something more suitable, nothing hit the mark, so the couple changed tack and decided to renovate, calling on friend and architect Brady Gibbons of Gibbons Architects.

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