2019 Auckland Architecture Awards Winner
Roads End
The client asked for a house, not an apartment, and all on one floor – even though the site is steeply pitched and was all but impossible to fit anything onto. But “all but” was good enough for Wendy Shacklock, who carved into the hillside, cantilevered the grand front room with its magnificently sweeping views over Hobson Bay, and shaped the land around the rest of the house so it all opens onto a long, flowing lawn. In the bedroom wing, each room has its own external door, and the internal hallway leading to them is exquisitely proportioned. And in the heart of the house there’s a large external fireplace-barbecue area, also looking out to the bay and to the pōhutukawa all around. Perfect for those long relaxed summer evenings; perfect also for warm outdoor living in the colder months and for easy shade during the day. Down a steep, winding, shared private road, this house is hard to get to, but once you’re there you wonder if there’s any good reason you should ever leave.
- Practice
- Wendy Shacklock Architects Limited
- Category
- Housing
- Location
- Auckland
