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How Kiwi Live: A peek inside interior designer Kristina Pickford’s Otama sanctuary
Kristina Pickford's home is more than a place to live; it's somewhere to connect with friends, whanau, and the land.
Last updated: 24 November 2025
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Interior designer Kristina Pickford’s Otama sanctuary in the Coromandel is a "natural, unostentatious and crafted" home designed to connect with the land. A ten-year project with architect Rory Koefod of PAC Studio, the house embodies the Māori wellbeing model, Te Whare Tapa Whā.
The design fosters physical, mental, social, and spiritual health through its landscape connection and features like Shou Sugi Ban charred timber. This restorative property, built for Manaakitanga (hospitality), is now on the market.
Kristina Pickford in her stunning Otama home.
Views out to the headland, calming and restorative.
Kristina's favourite item in the house is a pendant light from Finland, a treasure found 25 years ago.
A place to relax, unwind and take in the Coromandel surroundings.
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