Habitus magazine features
Client: Indesign Media, Sydney
Project: feature writing
Graphic designer: Indesign Media
Andrea Stevens has been the New Zealand contributing editor to Habitus magazine since 2007. Curating projects and writing feature articles, she has presented residential architecture from Aotearoa to a Southeast Asian and Australasian audience.
Testimonial: ‘You’re one of our best writers and continuously send us stellar-quality story ideas and written content which we value greatly.’
—Alice Blackwood, editor, Indesign.
Testimonial: ‘Andrea – we see all sorts of writing come across our desks and you are insightful, articulate and precise. I enjoy this very much. We put huge effort into our own work, and are grateful that you have taken such pains over it and your own craft.’
—Nat Cheshire, Cheshire Architects
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Excerpt:
‘For New Zealand architect William Samuels and his Australian partner Hannah D'Arcy, the desire to own their first home led to disconnecting the house value from the land value. They have designed and built a modular, relocatable home on leased land. Sized to meet their needs today, the structure can be adapted, extended and relocated as their circumstances change.
‘Measuring 42 sqm in total, the barrel-vaulted design is the size of a one-bedroom studio apartment. Using space-saving ideas from apartment planning and fit-outs, the interior is immensely liveable for two and can be added to when they start a family. ‘This idea emerged from the belief that architecture should not be static, that it should be malleable and adapt over time.’ The couple can add extra modules at a later date, expanding functionality incrementally as funds allow.’
