The project involves renovating an existing bungalow into a welcoming professional space for 5 businesses, including a lawyer, doctors, and complementary tenants. The goal was to avoid the cold, intimidating feel often associated with offices and medical clinics, instead creating a calm, light-filled environment that feels warm, sophisticated, and approachable. The design must balance the comfort and familiarity of a home with the professionalism, cleanliness, and functionality needed for modern practice.

A key objective was to seamlessly connect the original bungalow with the new extension so the building feels unified rather than divided between old and new. Circulation and client experience must be considered, ensuring visitors to any of the five businesses can move naturally and comfortably from arrival through shared spaces without confusion.

The interior includes a shared reception and waiting area with natural light, city views, and a relaxed atmosphere. Advertising should subtly to communicate services, limited to a single integrated waiting room screen.

The clients want warm, textured, natural materials, avoiding overly clinical finishes. Lighting throughout shared areas must be soft and welcoming, while treatment rooms require precise, high-quality lighting suitable for procedures. Acoustic privacy, efficient consultation rooms, and integrated shower facilities are also essential to support multiple professional uses comfortably and discreetly.

The design extends an existing weatherboard bungalow into a multi-tenant professional environment w/ residential elements. The original building is preserved & paired with a rear extension containing a shared waiting area, connected via a transparent bridge & timber stairs. A skylight over the bridge draws natural light into the transition btw old & new, strengthening spatial continuity & utilising height for subtle grandeur. New windows echo original joinery, framing views over Auckland from the second floor. Arrival & circulation from two entrances flow easily, with a 2nd downstairs waiting nook connecting to treatment rooms designed for efficient workflow & maximum storage.

Residential warmth balances professional durability.Cream tones replace stark white, with natural timber flooring, textured fabrics & indoor plants in shared areas. Wooden joinery & yellow textured glass retain history. Bathrooms, kitchen and waiting room splashback are tiled with varying combos of classic white subway & black hexagon tiles to bring cohesion between levels & rooms. A robust concrete ground floor supports the heavy treadmill.Treatment rooms enable efficient workflow with built-in refrigeration & storage. Integrated coffee machines, boiling water dispensers & drinks fridges give easy hospitality, while a timber reception desk w/ subtle lighting anchors the waiting room space.

The design unifies a retained bungalow w/ a contemporary extension via a transparent bridge & skylight, creating continuous light between old & new. The rear extension forms a luxurious waiting space, shifting from residential familiarity to professionalism.A monitored drug fridge is integrated into waiting room cabinetry, allowing efficient supply to all three upstairs treatment rooms.Two entrances give street-facing access & secondary side access to the lower level & rear parking, visible from the upstairs bridge. A double-height space above the bridge extends into the waiting room, with copper pendants drawing the eye to the skylight above & reinforcing the building’s historic character.

Jones Architects – designed the extension and layout of rooms, bridge, stairs, waiting room, joinery.
Dr Martin Denby – selected the colour scheme, furnishings, cabinetry, kitchen/bathroom tiles and decor etc
Cabinetry – MMI Group – with input from Dr Martin Denby, designed and built the cabinetry for treatment rooms, bathrooms, kitchen and waiting room
Builders – Russell Jones

APOLOGIES FOR THE LO-RES PHOTOS. IF WE MAKE THE FINALS, WE'LL GET PROFESSIONAL PHOTOS TAKEN TO REALLY DO IT JUSTICE!
1. Front entrance from College Hill showing bungalow front, all-native plant garden in cottage topiary style, veranda, white picket fence and signage for two tenants.
2. View from side entrance on Wood Street showing downstairs entry foyer with wooden stairs, transparent bridge, and copper pendants.
3. View of waiting area reception desk with downlighting of vertical timber, advertising screen, and back wall timber detailing with a view across the transparent bridge to the (renovated) old part of the building. The monitored drug fridge is housed in the tall cabinet on the right side of reception.
4. View of reception desk (with lights off) from different angle, showing extensive storage drawers for medical supplies necessary to deliver treatments.
5. View from reception desk showing copper pendants above the bridge, and refreshment facilities with tile splashback to serve clients, patients, or colleagues at educational meetings.
6. View across the city in the new waiting room extension with natural fabric couches, cushions, rug and plants.
7. Downstairs view under the bridge showing concrete floor, second waiting nook for downstairs patients, and wooden stairs leading upwards. Treatment rooms to the left.
8. A more direct view of the skylight that illuminates the foyer that connects the old and new parts of the building. The square windows looking onto Wood Street were selected to echo the historical joinery.
9. Upstairs treatment room. Extra bright lighting. Generous bench surfaces form an uncluttered work surface for delivering treatments, allowing equipment to be set up out of sight behind the patient's head, to enhance calm and relaxation. Computer screen behind the patient's head displays clinical photos of the patient, easily viewable by the clinician during treatment to guide accurate results. Inbuilt clinical photo system (flash top left) allows for immediate before-and-after photos. Future-proof wiring installed in treatment rooms to allow video cameras that connect to the waiting area screen to be installed in future, allowing live-injection teaching to an audience in the waiting room.
10. Downstairs bathroom showing the use of tiles to define the shower area and floor. Compliance requires a disabled-access shower with a curtain (not a door) and stability handrails.

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