2013 Canterbury Architecture Awards Winner
Pentre Terrace House
A good example of significant site knowledge, a simple concept and a robust design process combining with successful Architect-client engagement to provide a clear and legible result. Central to the concept of the house is a joyous, light-filled central living pavilion, to which all other ancillary activities are loosely attached in various modules of building form. This organising principle is evident on the descent from the house’s entry, a pleasant journey leading to the prize of the living pavilion and a series of outdoor living spaces. The power of the central living pavilion is in its ascending ridgeline, which provides an opening view, along its axis over a grass court and upward to a planted hillside, that creates dynamism within the space. The space also flows to a protected northerly court with views over the plains. Transcending the constraints of a rebuild, the new home has achieved a closer relationship with the surrounding context and expresses a more joyful personality.
- Practice
- Cymon Allfrey Architect Limited
- Category
- Housing
- Location
- Canterbury
