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Mount Eden House by Strachan Group Architects

Mount Eden House by Strachan Group Architects

Architects: Strachan Group Architects
Project: Mount Eden House
Location: Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
Photography: Simon Devitt

Mount Eden House is a single-family residence recently completed by Strachan Group Architects, a multiple award-winning Auckland practice. Mount Eden House is winning at the 2017 Auckland Architecture Awards.

Located on a main arterial road and faced with high neighbours overlooking from the North and South, this small narrow site required a considered approach that would create privacy within the house, whilst still maintaining ample light, sun from the North and valley views to the West and towards Maungawhau to the East.

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Concrete and steel present a solid face to the busy Mount Eden Road, while within the fabric of the house, solid and void create moments of introspection juxtaposed with framed openings offering views to the surrounds, connecting to both the immediate site and the neighbourhood beyond.

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The covered entry courtyard, conceived as a transition between public and private, provides relief in the form of an indoor garden lined with band-sawn Lawson Cypress and filled with native plants including a living herb wall. Bleeding into this space, the dining and kitchen utilise the courtyard’s glazed roof to allow light to penetrate deep into the Southern part of the house. Above, emphasised through double height spaces within the living and kitchen areas, a timber cradle accommodates the first floor bedrooms and bathroom, amplifying the sense of verticality created by the large gable roof.

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Looking to utilise the conditions of the site further, the large North-face of the gable roof provides for an expansive array of Photovoltaic panels to harness the suns energy, allowing the house to become a potential Net Zero Energy dwelling.

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A bank of water tanks to the South accommodates water collection and storage for use within the house and gardens. Encompassing a double layer wrap system, high levels of insulation contribute to internal comfort in both winter and summer, while the adjacent pool provides additional passive cooling to the living area in the warmer months.

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