2017 Wellington Architecture Awards Winner
Waikanae House
Viewed on approach, this house appears to be a simple composition of box forms. However, on entering and circulating through it, the composition reveals surprises, subtle complexities and a deft handling that responds to the site and the client needs. From the seaward side it sits horizontally in clever contrast to the verticality of the landward view. In a sense, it inverts the form of Kapiti Island to which it faces. Cuts through the form, glazed and open, capture landward and seaward views. The Waikanae house presents, both simply and complexly, a very well composed and compelling architectural outcome.
- Practice
- Herriot Melhuish O'Neill Architects
- Category
- Housing
- Location
- Wellington
