DARK MATTER

A Wellington home gets a dramatic update with an extension that has kerbside appeal

- Photography Swell Productions

When a young family wanted to open up their late 1960s house on a hill in Khandallah, to give themselves a new entranceway and more space, they turned to architect Anne Kelly of a.k.a architecture.

Fans of a modernist aesthetic, they added an extension of charred larch to the front of the original light-coloured house. "The intent was to do something different. The owners were into a more modern design," says Anne, noting she, too, is a fan.