seatoun school This project was undertaken by Tennent Bevin Slessor Architects, a collaboration between Bevin + Slessor Architects and Hugh Tennent Architects. This project arose from the relocation of the existing Seatoun Primary School community, which had outgrown its existing site. The central portion of the previous Fort Dorset Army base, comprising the old parade […]
EASTBOURNE PUBLIC TOILETS The new toilet block in Eastbourne is located in an active precinct incorporating the local pool, yacht club, scout hall, playing fields, wharf, library and village. The new structure needed to encapsulate an existing concrete pump room and new Exeloo prefabricated units. The concept was to wrap the pump room and the […]
dockside The Dockside restaurant is operated from a building originally designed as a waterfront wool store on Queens Wharf. The brief was to incorporate a new canopy system and design a new glazing system and associated structure. The new canopy and structure incorporates the operation of restaurant, aspirations of Wellington Waterfront, TAG, Wellington Regional Council, […]
cable car museum extension The new additions sit in a transition space between the original Cable Car building together with the wider Kelburn residential precinct and the Botanic Gardens. The form and material selections give expression to the building’s location between these two areas. The gapped cedar boarding, glazing and light steel frame are modulated […]
spy valley winery This project was undertaken by Tennent Bevin Slessor Architects, a collaboration between Bevin + Slessor Architects and Hugh Tennent Architects. Spy Valley vineyards lie in the Waihopai valley of Marlborough. The building site selected was bounded by Lake Timara Road to the south and the ancient river terrace of the Omaka River […]
matahiwi winery The winery building is the first stage of a development for the newly established Matahiwi Estate. The first stage incorporated the Red and White receival area, process building, laboratory and staff facilities. The large process buildings have defined edges with the use of timber over cladding to “book-end” the buildings. The second stage […]
gladstone winery Set back from the road and sited to the southern end of the vines, the new process building forms a backdrop to the vineyard. The building is seen from the approach as two distant “sleeved” roof forms, alongside the existing cafe building. The new process building was required to cope with the projected […]
waimarama homestead The owners of the existing two-story homestead found the heavily timbered interiors gloomy even on the brightest days. The Victorian orientation of the house to the road (east) and the servant quarters to the back (west) reduced sunlight penetration and compromised the house’s connection to the outdoors. The clients requested more sun, views […]
te mata peak house The site is a maturing arboretum on the slopes of Te Mata Peak in the Hawkes Bay. The four bedroom house occupies a knoll within a beech and oak wood. It is constructed of hand finished, insulated, precast concrete panels, aluminium, glass and timber. The combined living/dining/cooking area looks down into […]
te horo house The house is sited to maximize sun and shelter and minimize site excavation. The relationships to the sun paths, the approach, the lake and surrounding gardens and orchard were all considered in the placing of the house. Laminated portal frames and exposed double skin block provide an expressed structure to the building. […]