2021 Waikato/Bay of Plenty Architecture Awards Winner
Omori House Earth Shelter (1987)
The architect’s own holiday home, built in 1987, Omori House Earth Shelter is a snapshot and reminder of a time when building was more experimental. Designed in accordance with ecological principles, the house is well sited for its location, and designed with passive summer cooling and winter heating in mind. The colourful, earth-sheltered concrete house with its grass roof nestles into the hillside with a fluency seldom seen today. An exemplar of sustainable building, this house is a delight of architectural design and construction.
- Practice
- WATT Architects
- Category
- Enduring Architecture
- Location
- Waikato/Bay of Plenty
