Kris and Jess Sowersby, owners of Klim Type Foundry, sit on the exterior concrete staircase up to the second story of their additional dwelling unit in Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand with black aluminum, board-formed concrete, and medium-stained wood siding.

A Bunker-Like Typography Studio Springs Up Beside a New Zealand Home

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Typeface designer Kris Sowersby and his wife, Jess, a communications and marketing manager, transformed a parking space in front of their Wellington, New Zealand, home into a ground-floor studio and a second-story apartment, accessed from an external poured concrete staircase. "We wanted it to feel robust but not intimidating," says Kris.