2018 New Zealand Architecture Awards Winner
River Retreat
This small but sufficient house for the architect’s own family is a labour of love and the product of considerable skill. It’s a case of the house as homestead: a timeless type in contemporary guise. The design is an economic but also romantic response to site conditions – the busy highway to the east and the Waikato River right on the property boundary to the west – and the occupational demands for light and views, and privacy and a sense of shelter. Strength of form and delicacy of detail combine in a modestly-scaled and delightful work of architecture.
- Practice
- Edwards White Architects Ltd
- Category
- Small Project Architecture
- Location
- Waikato/Bay of Plenty
