Outside In series with Homestyle Magazine

Edwards White Architects bring a fresh and contemporary twist to this Hamilton home

Outside In series with Homestyle Magazine

Show Notes

Homestyle editor Alice Lines talks with architect Grant Edwards about a home sensitive to its surrounds, with a surprising modern oasis through the back. Listen now, and visit https://www.firstwindows.co.nz/now-were-talkin to see the story.

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