2020 Canterbury Architecture Awards Winner
Hursley Terrace
Confidently positioned on the crest of an undulating landscape, this dwelling snakes along its underlying topography. The built form results in a play between mass and transparency, lightly touching the site at the upper level and hunkering in at the lower to create a clear connection to view, landscape and gully. Multiple outdoor living areas are provided by the simple plan, forming shelter from prevailing exposures, while a gentle crank in roof form allows this dwelling to sit unobtrusively within its wider setting. Despite use of prefabricated and modular construction elements, this building feels anything but off-the-shelf. A simple, well-considered architectural response that provides a new model for living more sympathetically within our grand landscapes.
- Practice
- AW Architects
- Category
- Housing
- Location
- Canterbury
