2020 Southern Architecture Awards Winner
Wanaka House
The Wanaka House accommodates the needs of its inhabitants within a sophisticated and refined aesthetic. A taut, uncluttered treatment of rectilinear forms distinguishes this house, nestled behind a prominent landscaped berm, in its suburban setting. The large expanse of glass that makes up the northern, street-facing façade affords occupants a spectacular view without submitting them to public display. Cedar, metalwork and schist are carefully deployed within elegantly proportioned forms that surround a central courtyard, an arrangement that lessens the house’s visual bulk. The design is a delightful exercise in compression and release – an interplay of enclosure and curated view shafts. In sum, the house is composed of peaceful, intimate spaces, and nestles gently in the land.
- Practice
- Three Sixty Architecture
- Category
- Housing
- Location
- Southern
