2017 Canterbury Architecture Awards Winner
Montreal Street House
This central city house sits among historic cottages on a busy Christchurch street. The building is sympathetic in scale, silhouette and colour to the context of its neighbourhood. The apertures – both inside and out – are clever, fun, non-traditional, functional and aesthetically pleasing. Views within the house are revealed in unexpected places and views to the outside are maximised by the positioning of the house on its long section. Planes are pushed, pulled and dragged into forms that are whimsical and engaging. This successful project shows an architect and client working in harmony and creating something unique: what a great house for three generations of a twenty-first century family, looking to move on after the earthquake. This house manages to be both modern and traditional; after their visit, jury members left with smiles on their faces.
- Practice
- C Nott Architects Ltd
- Category
- Housing
- Location
- Canterbury
