AAA Architecture Tour Freemans Bay
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Today was the first of a new series of AAA (Auckland Architecture Association) architecture tours. The tour consisted of 7 houses in Freemans Bay including several award winning houses and was a great way to get to see inside some of the areas best houses. You can browse the houses on Zoodle here and click on the website link to get to the architects websites.
- Gerrad Hall Architects – Cameron / Farmer House – 5 Pember Reeves St (website)
- Marshall Cook – Franklin Rd House - 49 Franklin Rd (website)
- Claude Megson – Cocker Townhouses - Unit 4/57 Wood St
- Patterson Associates – Summer Street House - 2 Summer St (website)
- Belinda George Architects – Freemans Bay House - 3 Arthur St (website)
- Daniel Marshall – Hull/ Urban House - 4 Costley St (website)
- Russell Withers – Withers House - 11 Arthur St
My favourite houses were definitely the Franklin Road House by Marshall Cook and the Cameron/Farmer House by Gerrad Hall (which reminded me of the Schindler Chase house in LA. If your local Architecture or Historical Society is putting on an architectural tour I highly recommend tagging along.
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Damn. I’ll be making a note in the diary for next years tour!