Paul Wheeler
Stone walls and raw timber cladding on the Port Hills House by Philip Kennedy Associates Architects are in keeping with the rugged site.
Rugged building sites with spectacular views usually come with high exposure to wind, which can make for interesting architectural solutions. Port Hills House by Philip Kennedy Associates Architects, which has won a Housing Award in the 2021 Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Canterbury Awards, has the perfect solution – an extra-large walled courtyard. And what is most remarkable – the stone was excavated onsite. The house, which took 12 years to complete with tweaks along the way, wowed the awards jury. They described the block overlooking Governors Bay and Lyttelton Harbour as “exposed and dramatic”.
Canterbury architecture awards: Musterer s hut, micro-brewery amongst winners
19 May, 2021 07:39 PM
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Shark House by First Light Studio. Photo / Dennis Radermacher
NZ Herald
Thirty-one of Canterbury s buildings, new and old, have been celebrated in the Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Canterbury Awards.
The Musterers Hut by C Nott Architects took out an award for small project architecture at the ceremony on Wednesday.
Inspired by the historic workers shelters dotted across much of the country s landscape, the hut blends into its tussocked Mackenzie Basin site, overlooking Takapō/Lake Tekapo.
Musterers Hut by C Nott Architects. Photo / Marina Mathews Photography
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