2013 Canterbury Architecture Awards Winner
New House - Fernside
A clear and rationalised design addresses the conditions of an exposed open pasture site and provides a clear solution to the occupants’ need for a comfortable, warm home, predominantly for two people but with room for visiting family, within a reasonable budget. The response is a simple and effective sectored layout, which prioritises the main living and master bedroom areas directly north, with guests to the west and garage entry to the south. Internal planning is well organised and, with main and secondary circulation routes, split about an east west axial wall; living areas are light and airy, and well connected to the environs. The design takes account of the winds that cross the site by creating sheltered spaces between the house forms. The dwelling presents a low profile generally with an uncompromising face of concrete block to the south, and a well fenestrated open façade to the north.
- Practice
- Wilkie + Bruce Registered Architects Ltd
- Category
- Housing
- Location
- Canterbury
