2019 New Zealand Architecture Awards Winner
Bivvy House
This is definitely not a typical holiday house and was never intended as such. The adventurous clients are experienced hikers who are confident roughing it in the outdoors, and their preference for sufficiency over excess encouraged the architect to refine the design inspiration from hut to bivvy. Sitting on an existing flat platform, the masonry ‘bivvy’ opens to the north and closes to the south, offering warmth, reassuringly solid shelter, contemplative vantage points and just enough amenity. The building is well-considered in scale and, for a small structure, provides a surprising range of spatial experiences. This is a clever and engaging piece of architecture.
- Practice
- Vaughn McQuarrie Limited
- Category
- Small Project Architecture
- Location
- Southern
