Architect-designed timber flooring: Westmere House
When HMOA Architects reworked a modest 75m² Westmere state house into a contemporary home, they specified Vienna Woods Foundation European oak underfoot. Wide, long, fixed-length boards run through the open plan, grounding crisp modern detailing with warm, natural timber.
A state house, reimagined
The original property was a modest 75m² state house. Matt Robinson of HMOA Architects kept its heritage bones and added a bold new extension, balancing the old structure against clean, contemporary lines. The material palette had to read refined but warm, so the floor mattered from the first drawing.
Foundation European oak, made in Europe
The floor is Vienna Woods’ Foundation Collection, European oak made in Europe. Foundation runs wide 200mm boards in a fixed 2.2m length, so there are no short planks breaking up a long room. An air-dried, natural-feel lacquer keeps the surface soft and matt rather than plasticky, letting the oak grain and tone read honestly under Auckland light.
One warm plane, inside and out
Expansive glass sliders blur the line between inside and the garden, and the oak runs straight through the open-plan living, dining and kitchen without a break. That continuity is the point: one warm timber plane ties the contemporary and heritage halves of the home together. It is the kind of Auckland timber flooring job where the floor does quiet, structural work.
Fixed lengths for clean detailing
HMOA’s design leans on negative detailing and precise architectural lines. Long, wide, fixed-length boards suit that approach: fewer joints, a calmer floor, and a seamless run up to ceiling-height doors and tight shadow lines. For a specifier, predictable board dimensions also make setting out simple. If you are detailing a project and want the same floor, request a quote and specification.
Westmere House
Architect: Matt Robinson, HMOA Architects
Builder: Justin Langdon, Carpintero Builders
Photography: Jackie Meiring
Flooring: Vienna Woods Foundation Collection
Order Foundation samples
See the European oak in your own light before you commit. Samples are free anywhere in New Zealand.
The Foundation Collection
Wide 200mm boards, fixed 2.2m lengths and an air-dried natural lacquer. Held in stock, made in Europe.
Engineered oak, explained
How Vienna Woods’ engineered European oak is built, and why it suits New Zealand homes.
Bring Foundation oak into your project
Order a free Foundation sample to see the oak in your own light, or talk to us about specifying it for your next build.
