▁b ung al ow ▁cl ad ▁with ▁dark ▁st ained ▁weather ▁bo ards ▁on ▁the ▁exterior ▁with ▁the ▁u pl ifting ▁surprise ▁of ▁a ▁l umin ous ▁and ▁cal ming ▁interior ▁consisting ▁of ▁fine ▁h oney ▁col oured ▁native ▁wood ▁pan els ▁and ▁clean ▁f ibr ous ▁pl aster . ▁In ▁this ▁mod est ▁s ized ▁family ▁home ▁a ▁small ▁piano ▁no ok ▁is ▁built ▁subt ly ▁into ▁the ▁l oun ge . ▁This ▁no ok ▁is ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁l oun ge ▁by ▁the ▁minimal ▁gesture ▁of ▁a ▁book case ▁which ▁projects ▁a ▁little ▁into ▁the ▁l oun ge . ▁A ▁small ▁lower ed ▁ce iling ▁above ▁the ▁no ok ▁adds ▁to ▁the ▁sense ▁of ▁separ aten ess , ▁sn ug ness ▁of ▁this ▁sub - space . ▁ ▁Bu ilt ▁in ▁se ating ▁on ▁either ▁side ▁of ▁a ▁fire place ▁are ▁position ed ▁toward ▁the ▁view ▁of ▁nor ther ly ▁hills , ▁and ▁the ▁light . ▁Cos iness , ▁economy ▁and ▁functionality ▁are ▁brought ▁together ▁to ▁achieve ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁gentle ▁ref in ement . ▁Not with standing ▁the ▁Hal ber st am ▁villa ' s ▁more ▁mod est ▁scale ▁compared ▁to ▁other ▁K ul ka ▁H ouses ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁it ▁remains ▁exempl ary ▁of ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁spatial ly ▁and ▁material ly . ▁ ▁K ul ka ' s ▁pro l ific ▁building ▁throughout ▁New ▁Zealand ▁continues ▁to ▁influence ▁Modern ▁Architecture ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁works ▁ ▁Major ▁European