2020 Canterbury Architecture Awards Winner
Riverside House
The Riverside House is an example of simplicity done well – an uncomplicated idea realised with resolute precision. On paper, the house is a pragmatic series of rectangular pavilions, stacked and arranged to create privacy on a busy corner section. In reality, the house is a sculptural composition of vigorous forms seemingly glancing past one another without direct connection. The program successfully mitigates the irregular site geometry and numerous constraints by using as precedent the footprint of a previous dwelling, and then enhancing the engagement with the Otakaro/Avon River and Hagley Park to the southern boundary. Deep windows set into the periphery of the monolithic forms offer seductive glimpses into interior spaces.
- Practice
- Three Sixty Architecture
- Category
- Housing
- Location
- Canterbury
