A street of state houses in Otara, South Auckland. Although the typical hipped-roof state house of the mid 20th century is instantly recognisable, a closer look reveals that few houses in the same street are exactly alike. Houses were distinguished from one another through the use of different rooflines, different materials – brick, weatherboard, stucco – or by architectural detailing around eaves, doors and windows.
Victoria Birkinshaw, 2004