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ALWAYS ON MY MIND

Kate Rogan thinks about design “the entire time”. First thing in the morning, late in the evening, at work and at play, any given moment is an opportunity to create. As co-director of Rogan Nash Architects with friend and fellow fanatic Eva Nash, she says, “You're always formulating.”

That being the case, there comes a point on any project when you have to call time, and this home in a quiet cul-de-sac in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland's Grey Lynn — designed by the talented twosome for Kate, her husband Matthew and their children Hugo and Rose — finished as a beautiful and bold full stop.

“We wanted it to feel punchy without being overpowering, cohesive and not too jarring,” says Kate of

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