All great designs start from a preferred style in the owner’s minds-eye. That preferred style would come from either something the owner has seen or from our brochure range.

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Flexibility in design

Moss Brothers Housing has a range of about 30 different brochures, which give options on size and style. From one-bedroom sleep-outs to seven or eight bedroom homesteads, from having one veranda on the front to having verandas on all sides, also including two or more storeys. But we know that we could have thousands of styles and floor plans and there still may not be one to suit your particular needs, family requirements or building site. So we stress that all of our brochures and specifications are designed to be thought-starters that can be massaged into shape around what's important to our clients, while incorporating our classical New Zealand 1900s replica and reproduction designs.

The artists view on the front of each Moss Brothers brochure (see section “Plans & Designs) and the floor plan on the reverse page are designed to match. We understand that although there might be a style you like, you may need to adjust the floor plan to suit your site and personal requirements; or pick out particular features of a preferred style and use them to generate the overall theme. Moss Brothers architectural design guru and drafting team will work with you and your ideas to achieve your most desired result.

It's now possible and very cost effective to build a new home that has all of the advantages and benefits that goes with using modern construction materials, methods and techniques while still capturing the warmth and charm of the early New Zealand colonial villa home.

With a new character home you can still enjoy the feeling of space when you build new with a 2.7 – 3.6m (9 or 12ft) high ceiling while finding it easy to heat and be able to benefit form the heat you've generated. Heat loss is a real problem and disadvantage with the original older villa house construction because they can be so draughty and contain little or no insulation. Our design team can explain the options and methods of heat control with a high ceiling, just phone Moss Brothers on our free help line 0800-MOSS BROS (66-77-27), we pick up the cost of the toll call.

How to start the designing & building process

If building a new home is an option for you then the best place to start is to ask for a meeting with the company Architectural Designer. This has been made so easy as the first meeting with him or her is absolutely free and no conditions apply. What this means is that this is a fantastic opportunity for you to pick the brains of a qualified designer without feeling pressured into making decisions from a pushy sales person. After that meeting not only will you have a better understanding of what your options are and how the building process works but also what Moss Brothers can do for you?