2020 Canterbury Architecture Awards Winner
Houhere
A truly casual kiwi weekender built with retirement in mind, this off-the-grid building references the rural vernacular of DOC huts, resulting in an architecture that is unpretentious, functional and uplifting. Through clear, considered planning, compartmentalised interior spaces are unified by overhead clerestory glazing, creating spaces that are comfortable in scale and finish. A sawtooth roofline that reaches to the east to greet the morning sun sits atop expressive timber trusses and post-and-beam construction. Plywood-lined wall and floor surfaces create a robust, rustic and light-filled interior. A celebration of sustainable construction and living, this house expresses its integrity, not only through its crafted timber construction, but also through its identity as a sustainable insertion into its powerful rural setting.
- Practice
- New Work Studio/Tim Nees Architects
- Category
- Housing
- Location
- Canterbury
