| 75 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN Marc Vale Architecture: Wallace Builders 4 Willow Street, Tauranga, NZ +64 (7) 578 8071 admin@sed.nz www.sed.nz WINDOWS & DOORS Mt Maunganui | 07 575 5074 • Aluminium windows & doors • Replacement joinery • Free quoting service • Metro Series • Architectural Series • Thermal Heart Email: sales@epicwindows.co.nz 45 Newton Street Proud to support Marc Vale Architecture Accolade for luxurious, expansive design The stunning home on an elevated corner section features 400sqm of luxury living with four bedrooms, an office and a media room, along with an expansive indoor-outdoor design. T T Kim Newth A Bay of Plenty family took a leap of faith when they decided to seize an opportunity to purchase a property in an exclusive semi-rural subdivision in Bethlehem, Tauranga. They turned to local architectural designer Marc Vale to bring their vision to life. Their impressive new home in Waiawa Lane has now been recognised as one of the region’s best after Marc received a commended award on the home interior at the 2026 ADNZ Resene Architectural Design Awards for Waikato and Bay of Plenty. “This is also an acknowledgement to Katherine McDonald Design,” says Marc. “A collaborative approach was undertaken, firstly between the clients and myself, and then the interior designer. We refined the spaces until they were right and then the expertise of the interior designer worked with the spaces to make it the home it is.” Completed in 2025, the stunning home on an elevated corner section features 400sqm of luxury living with four bedrooms, an office and a media room, along with an expansive indoor-outdoor design. Five-metre ceilings create true volume in the kitchen and dining area, complemented outside by a covered outdoor living area with fireplace and swimming pool. As well, the lifestyle property includes an attached minor dwelling. Marc had worked with the family before in consenting a small addition and alterations to their previous home. They later shelved the alterations when the chance came up to purchase their current property. “You couldn’t get a more beautiful family… Together, we designed their dream home.” The detailed design brief set out the family’s current and future living aspirations, including spaces for entertainment, seamless and well-integrated indoor-out flow, dedicated work from home space, and a flexible layout that could meet future needs when their children grew up, or multi-generational living with parents. Family roots in Central Otago inspired the selection of Glenorchy blend schist as a key material element that also grounds this home to its site. Standing in contrast are the vertical straight lines of Nu Wall low maintenance cladding. Central to the design is the very wide hallway with skylights, finished with painted white timber battens and providing access to bedrooms and living, as well as direct access to covered outdoor living. Marc says it was an honour to bring the award-winning design together for the family, who are extremely happy with their exceptional home and its harmonious blend of luxury and functionality. At the regional ADNZ awards, Marc was also highly commended, along with House of Eden, for another project, Pāuanui Glen. “It was a career goal of mine to achieve at least one award, so to come away with two was special, especially to receive these in front of my wife Jodi, who is my biggest supporter.” Glenn Wallace, of Tauranga-based Wallace Building & Construction, built Waiawa Lane. Marc had not previously worked with Glenn but would not hesitate to work with him again. He highly recommends the team for their building quality, attention to detail and craftsmanship. SED Consultants provided specialist engineering services to both projects. Meanwhile, Marc was recently appointed as an ADNZ regional executive and is looking forward to highlighting lesser known architectural designs and the expertise they bring to projects across New Zealand.
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