2020 Canterbury Architecture Awards Winner
Chippindale House
An architect’s own home is a special cause for celebration. Sited on a lava flow embankment with views over Whakaraupo harbour, the house, with its ‘Canterbury prickle’ detailing, evokes an earlier era, while being eminently fit for contemporary use. Clever planning, in which a sequence of arrival, entry and occupation is ordered in a linear progress from public to private, accommodates the clients’ extensive art and objects collection, and their love of cooking – hence the 5.5metre prep bench! A simple half gable is extruded and curved along the site’s natural topography; the solid spine offers protection and privacy, while the concealed elevation is carefully articulated to break down and distribute the expansive 200 degree view into human-scale apertures. This is a house that focuses views and separates spaces, simply, carefully and deliberately.
- Practice
- Stephenson & Turner NZ Ltd
- Category
- Housing
- Location
- Canterbury
