2021 Wellington Architecture Awards Winner
The Cube
A home for downsizers, this intelligent backyard infill home has been scaled accordingly. No space is wasted – the 36-square-metre footprint doubles as a classroom with sliding blackboard that allows tutoring from home. A loft bedroom fits snugly into the steeply pitched roof, making the most of the rationed volume, ample natural light, and the material warmth of the interior. Cunningly sited on the footprint of an existing garage, the home opens to a private garden accessed under a slim canopy of steel and recycled timber from the owner’s old farm shed. The design successfully combines affordability, liveability and sustainability, creating a haven that must be a joy to reside in.
- Practice
- First Light Studio Ltd
- Category
- Housing
- Location
- Wellington
