This Home Achieves Blissful Living in the Hills

Three designers jump-start their practice with an affordably built abode in New Zealand.
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In 2010, Ben Mitchell-Anyon, Sally Ogle, and Tim Gittos took out a loan, quit their day jobs, and embarked on their inaugural project together as Patch Work Architecture. The assignment was simple: Find an inexpensive plot of land and build themselves a small house. "We were all keen to build something exciting and experimental, yet modest and simple at the same time," says Mitchell-Anyon.

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Diana Budds
A New York-based writer, Diana studied art history and environmental policy at UC Davis.

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