Scaled Down

More than just a house, this suburban bungalow was once the meeting place for the Christchurch Deaf Association. It was a place to meet friends and to socialise, a refuge from the world outside and somewhere to be accepted and understood.

Built in the nineteen twenties, the house was simple in plan with rooms off a central hallway. The facade featured an attractive front porch enclosed by glass and a hooded bay window.

Only a few dusty photos of the house remained, so the model relied upon these and the memories and recollections of those who knew it as it once was.