Cotfield House / Gibbons Architects
This is a collaboration with Sydney based Architect Ian Poole to create a contemporary farmhouse in the Manawatu. The concept design was sketched by Ian as a cluster of gabled forms around a courtyard
New Zealand
Manuka Retreat / Parsonson Architects
This is a family home in the Wellington suburb of Whitby, sitting amongst manuka forest and overlooking a relatively undeveloped bush filled valley. The owners were inspired by this setting and wanted a home with spaces that nestled amongst the trees.
Ashburton Townhouses / DeArch
The Ashburton townhouses also incorporated environmentally conscious design principles including optimising the solar orientation to benefit both dwellings despite one side facing north and the other south
Point House / Guy Tarrant Architects
The Point house is situated behind an existing bungalow and on what was previously an empty backyard. The 665m2 site’s point of difference in its suburban context is a rear boundary that adjoins a community reserve
Dune Coast House / Herbst Architects
The site is a large dunescape, carpeted with Muehlenbeckia, which undulates and rolls SW to NE down to a long East Coast beach. Planning restrictions stipulated a 200m setback from the high-water mark.
Tent Beach House / Strachan Group Architects
Located on the leeward slope of the sand-dunes bordering Ocean Beach reserve in Tairua, Tent Beach house is set 100m back from the water’s edge with the brow of the dune just beyond the site’s sea-ward boundary.
10×10 House / Patchwork Architecture
This NZIA award-winning house was designed by Patchwork Architecture for the owner of Dorset Construction, Adam Pierson. Located on the corner of a busy suburban street overlooking Kilbirnie, creating the home for the builder and his family was a challenging task.
Sisters Sanctuary Retreat / Edwards White Architects
Set on the tranquil Rangitahi Peninsula, the Sisters Sanctuary Retreat instils a sense of calm, beauty, and solidarity throughout. The home is a considered response to the social dynamic of the developing street to the west and the expansive inlet views to the east.
West End Road Bungalow / Dorrington Atcheson Architects
The original bungalow, though dated and backwards in its planning, had a great deal of potential to create a substantial family home.
Lake Hāwea House / Condon Scott Architects
Located on the shores of Lake Hāwea, twenty minutes’ drive from Wanaka, this newly constructed house capitalises on breathtaking views of the lake and Southern Alps
Bendigo Terrace House / Condon Scott Architects
Located amongst vineyards in the foothills of the Dunstan Mountains in Central Otago, New Zealand, the client was seeking to create a permanent home that capitalized on the impressive view’s westwards.
Point Chevalier House / Studio TT
The family now have a beautiful home with 4 bedrooms, a study where mum works from home, 2.5 bathrooms, double garage that functions as an enormous playroom during the day