2023 Nelson/Marlborough Architecture Awards Winner
Alpine Lodge (1984)
Firmly embedded in its mountain landscape, Lake Rotoiti’s Alpine Lodge is as relevant and popular today as it was 40 years ago. The architect’s challenge was to respond to the powerful setting, which was achieved through a carefully composed array of steep-pitched roofs, while also providing a human-scale refuge. Low walls and steep roofs spring from lush alpine gardens framing the main entry and public areas. Interior spaces are both intimate and uplifting. Dramatic dark-stained roof elements are offset by the warmth of rimu lining. Generous windows start low, often with window seats providing warm places to sit in the sun, while framing views to the beech forest and mountains beyond.
