2024 Wellington Architecture Awards Winner
Karaka Tower
Walk-in access and steep bush-clad topography informed the tower’s verticality and clever prefab construction delivery. The detached structure – adjacent to the existing home – exemplifies how additional space can be conceived as an auxiliary. Minimal in footprint, it serves on many levels: providing much-needed extra living space, a studio and roof garden with spectacular views over Eastbourne. The crafted timber structure is exposed and weaves its way through the project, adding depth and detail to the interiors, as well as providing shelving. A covered polycarbonate linkway connects the existing home and tower at entrance level.
- Practice
- Arête Architects Ltd.
- Category
- Small Project Architecture
- Location
- Wellington
