KOROKORO HOUSE

  Kelburn additions and alterations The alterations to an inner city 100 year old house is always an exciting challenge. The existing house had some unsuccessful additions and alterations over the years. Our approach was to delineate the new work from the original house to reinforce the real character of the original house and allow the new […]

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. […]

shoal bay house This beach house is a retreat for a busy Hawke’s Bay Family. The design started with the idea of the tent fly against the caravan; a common sight found along the wide Hawke’s Bay beaches. Acknowledging the onshore breeze the house is organised around a courtyard space, with the kitchen forming the […]

pourerere bach The new bach replaces an earlier self-built family “low-slung” bach. The design was conceived as a single and simple gabled form reminiscent of the hull of an upturned fishing boat. This form allowed the floor space and volume to be maximised within the site’s planning restrictions. 2003 NZIA Local Award for New Bach […]

onetotara bach A timber portal-framed corrugated metal-clad ‘permanent tent’ 108m² in area provides a secluded retreat in rural Wairarapa. An absence of electricity reinforces the camping aesthetic and prevents the accumulation of domestic appliances other than a transistor radio. Extensive plantings provide visual privacy, wind shelter, bird habitat, firewood and timber in the longer term.

omarapeti This off-the-grid solar-powered sustainable house sits on an elevated site in rural Wairarapa overlooking a man-made lake and woodlots. The house sleeps six in rooms that congregate around a central core of kitchen, dining and living spaces. A sustainable approach was taken to design, method of construction, materials, services and finishes. Stained timber claddings […]

martinborough house The house was designed with strong simple gable forms. With views in all directions, the pavilion wings allow the formation of a sequence of outdoor spaces providing shelter, sun and shade depending on the weather conditions and maximising the outdoor use of the house.

mangakuri bach The original 60+ year old bach was a collection of timber and fibrolite sheds, cobbled together over the years from salvaged materials and the ubiquitous corrugated iron water tank. Conscious choices were made to ensure the new bach was a low maintenance, durable building in the aggressive coastal environment. The bach nestles within […]