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A recent awning project for a balcony that was in need for shelter from the rain to protect the level below. We wanted to design something minimal that worked with the existing eave and aesthetically suited the 1940s brick house, without doing something to try to match it. We thought something that felt lightweight would work nicely. We worked closely with the builder David McGillivray to come up with what materials and details would work. Dave did a beautiful job building this. It's built from readily available aluminium modular components, which we adapted to work with our design and finished in a dulux glossy red colour.

We’ve been working with Kate from @pennysage on her new shop interior. The space is smaller than her last one, so the focus was on fitting everything in comfortably, reusing what we could, and keeping costs down. It’s still not fully finished, but the main elements are in. We reused pieces from the previous shop, worked around the existing brick, ceiling and glass that we were told could not be touched, and introduced a deep blue inspired by Eileen Grays E1027 (last couple pics) to anchor the space & help Kate’s clothes colours stand out, particularly with contrasting colours she often uses like warm reds, yellows, browns, oranges & pinks. We researched flattering lighting for the changing rooms and ideal rack heights while in Japan, hunted for affordable materials, and found offcuts and seconds wherever possible including offcut seconds of NZ-made @bremworth wool carpet for a fifth of the usual price. The curtain rails, long shelf, timber trims, mirrors and curtains were all made or adapted using what Kate already had or we could find and make work. We really enjoyed working with everyone involved @genevieve__black @davidjoelharris @pacificstainlessnz @super_standard_co @sure.shot and others. It was a positive & fun process bringing it together with local skills and materials and people that wanted to support @pennysage . We hoped to create a space that suits the world Kate has made with @pennysage which we think feels thoughtful, friendly, small scale, resourceful and local.

Nearly 4 years of @floretsbakery 🤎 This is a project we did with our friend @samboanas in 2021 Construction by Dave McGillivray Builders Painting by @davidjoelharris Woodwork by @emiledrescher Wood turning by Robin De Haan Steel work by Troy Flynn Stainless work by Pacific Stainless Sign painting by @sure.shot Graphic design by @1_of_1_studio

More process photos from the workshop renovation. We wanted to celebrate the character and embrace the industrial aesthetic of the original 1960s building. We also wanted it to feel warm and compliment the machinery and materials that will eventually populate the space. Our aim was to highlight the craft of making and the industrial nature of the building. We looked at references from old movies set in factories, and took note of the colours and materials and feelings that they had — inspired by a time where factories were beautiful and charming. We were also inspired by the doors at UoA architecture school (slide 2) as we liked the institutional feel they had. We chose to include materials typical of the 1960s and 1970s, such as linoleum, cork, wire safety glass, hand painted signage and soft yet bold colours. We hope it will create a good backdrop to @emiledrescher and @harrywere workspace, where they will be designing and making special handmade items. Will post photos when it is finished :) and hope to post about the other projects we have been working on too. Architecture isn't always fast.

Some process photos from the woodworking warehouse and studio office renovation we recently designed for Emile and Harry that is currently underway. @emiledrescher is a professional woodworker, so it was a very satisfying project to collaborate with him on. Together we developed trims, shelving, furniture and cupboard handles! 🖐🏼 we wanted to take the opportunity to integrate and showcase Emile's fine work throughout the project. More special layers from @emiledrescher and @harrywere to come too.

Photos from a project we helped with last year for sustainable Auckland vegetarian restaurant @forest.akl Being cost efficient was very important for this project. We designed and made the cork table tops, beating the price of similar quality locally produced table tops we could source. The cork was glued to plywood sheets with minimal wastage and the trim was $4prm island Rimu sourced from a local salvage yard. We hired tools from @aucklandlibraryoftools and did all the works upstairs ourselves. The tops were then put on bases that the client already had from her last restaurant. We also made a little shelf made from sample cork sheets, sample trim & a scrap of wood. We designed the point of sale counter and bar counter, which were made & installed by @emiledrescher and @cab.workshop We designed the back deck & bar shelves, which were built by the clients brother& her family over a couple of weekends. We designed with this in mind. The bar shelving was extremely cost effective. The main shelves were truck and trailer ply, then finished with the same $4prm salvage yard rimu. Colours were designed by the client @plabitaflorence but we put these into a CAD model so Plabita could visualise them. We helped a bit with some of the actual painting - often at night (no power) with head torches & light from our phones 😅 This project was a true group effort, which we were just a small part of 💚 led by @plabitaflorence

Some progress photos from an on-going interior project for Auckland clothing label @pennysage shop & design studio. As with all the projects we do, being creative and sensible with a low budget is really important to us. We are chipping away at various parts of this project over time. The site is south facing & can feel cold with the concrete floors and cinder block walls, so we painted the entire interior a warm white with a glossy dado in a soft beige, beautifully done by @davidjoelharris We tested about 25 shades of warm whites (last slide showing a few test patches) We added colour in a few places: yellow in the entry, greens in the staff room, pink in the toilet & reds in the changing room. Added warm lighting throughout - cheap tube lights from lighting plus. Wall built by our favourite builder @genevieve__black Furniture sourced from trade me & a custom point of sale counter we designed made by @emiledrescher We have more designed & planned for this project, which we will continue to chip away at, including beautiful planting by @neevewoodward 🌿 maybe in spring.

We are going to try to make an effort to document the design work we have done in the last couple years 😅 Here are some cabinets we recently designed for @forest.akl We were lucky that the highly skilled and talented Graham from @cab.workshop was in the country (as he is usually in the UK) and generously agreed to work on these with our regular collaborator @emiledrescher I will post more of these finished with the stainless counter tops on them soon!

4 months of @floretsbakery 🤎 🍞

Researching salvaged materials for 2022 Hatch projects 🐣

@floretsbakery updates 🤎❤️

Hello 🙂 this is the first time posting on this account since Sept 2019. We have been in New Zealand, unable to go to Timor Leste & India as we had hoped to do — to do more Hatch projects... Our plans are constantly changing, but we aren't going anywhere soon, so have been doing projects here in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland). We thought about doing these projects under a different name (ie not Hatch) but our design philosophy remains & we thought it's important to show the scope & reality of a variety of work we do (as well as our part time jobs) additionally to the low cost projects for migrant labouring communities in India (and had hoped Timor Leste). We have been working on a fit out for a owner operated bakery @floretsbakery in Grey Lynn, that is due to open VERY soon! We have done this project in collaboration with our friend @samboanas The woodwork is by @emiledrescher Steel work by Troy Flynn Painting by @davidjoelharris Construction by David McGillivray Builders Stainless Steel work by Pacific Stainless Woodturning by Robin De Haan Graphic design by @1_of_1_studio Sign writing by Sam Burton More updates and details of this project (and others) to come. Thanks for following along and supporting us over the years! Hannah and Mason ❤️