Posts in Modhouse
modhouse Blog Series: No 4 - The Last Word

Ever grateful to have the final word on our modhouse blog series, it certainly won’t be sugar coated. You’re my favourite audience, so let me entertain you with the truth bombs that make up a husband and wife team embarking on a build (oh, and a new business… and a relocation… and farewelling our children). While leaving the bulk of it out, I will share the major obstacles, the highs, the tests on our marriage, a few regrets, and what the future holds.

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ModhouseNikki McNamara
modhouse Blog Series: No 3 - Materials + Sustainability

It’s time to capture all the nuts and bolts behind modhouse. Stick with us in our 3rd modhouse blog series because it’s downright heavy with the details. But if you love architecture like we do, we reckon you’ll dig the nitty gritty too. Let’s obsess together over materials and building elements, and I’ll share how sustainability has been given a big healthy nudge. Chanelling my inner grand design voice, here we go...

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ModhouseNikki McNamara
modhouse Blog Series: No 2 - The Build

We’re jumping straight into part 2 of our blog series with a frank examination of building our first modhouse. What unravels below is an honest assessment from the architect and owner, John (my ideas man) and outtakes from me too. To play fair, we’ve also checked in with the builder for his thoughts.

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ModhouseNikki McNamara
modhouse Blog Series: No 1 - The Concept

Welcome to my house – welcome to modhouse. Residing in Hawkes Bay, I share it with the author himself - my ideas man, John. I figured it’s a cool theme for a blog series about the people who have moved through our journey to date. I’ll dish all the skinny from the heads, hands and hearts that have breathed life into this exciting prototype we now call home.

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