2023 New Zealand Architecture Awards Winner
Brick House
This is an architecturally ambitious house, which delivers generous and delightful spaces on a very tight budget for its occupants. The design responds skilfully to the constraints and opportunities on the site, with the key formal move to create two distinct zones: a lofty living space opening to a sunny outdoor area, and bedrooms above the entry and garage. This house proves that prosaic, cost-effective materials — including brick and gib most often seen in spec houses — can lead to a delightful outcome. The round chrome kitchen island, and curving stair handrail fabricated of plumbing pipe, deserve special mention as surprising, well-considered design solutions. As one of three (or maybe even four) houses that will eventually be built on this site, Brick House serves as an example of how successful residential density can be achieved in our cities of the future.
- Practice
- Sayes Studio Ltd
- Category
- Housing
- Location
- Auckland
