Play-up

Play-up is a playful yet architecturally refined playhouse designed for the client’s young family. Blending a characterful battened façade with its surrounding landscape, it feels like a natural extension of the main home.

Play up 12
Client
Wright Family
Status
Completed, 2025
Sectors
Residential
Location
Christchurch

Serving as a vehicle for creativity, exploration, and boundless imagination, it offers a space that will enchant for years to come - one that will evolve as its young occupants grow. The restrained exterior subtly disguises the vibrant energy within, featuring a lively pink palette and an abundance of toys.

Upon entry, a mud kitchen provides a versatile space for messy adventures; and on warm summer evenings, transforms into an ice bucket beside the outdoor dining area.

While its appearance exudes playfulness cloaked in restraint, Play-up champions a creative approach to sustainability. Over 90% of the materials were sourced from building site scrap, recycling yards, or salvaged from previous renovation projects. Constructed using a panelised methodology, it’s also designed for disassembly and relocation, ready to move when its family does.

Play-up is a cherished place where memories are made, imaginations take flight, and childhood stories unfold - offering a special space that grows with the children it was lovingly built for.

Play up 17
Play up 16
Play up 19
Play up 15
Play up 22
Play up 13
Play up 6
Play up 18

Other
projects

Flockhill - Sugarloaf Restaurant
Flockhill Villas
Graham Residence - Man Cave
Roxburgh Community Pool
Laneway Apartments
Sherborne Townhouses