RESIDENTIAL

WAIHEKE HOUSE

“With its poetically generated arrangement of volumes and forms, this house, designed as a retreat from work, offers a range of inventive and enjoyable spatial experiences and a generous and effortless relationship to the outdoors. The composition is assured, and rather quirky, too. The house offers several extraordinary moments: the ‘thinking room’, a double-height space for music and contemplation so arresting that one’s breathing changes upon entry; the guest sleeping areas, tiny screened spaces reminiscent of Ryokan architecture and also suggestive of tree huts; and the brightly yellow main bedroom. This is a house that engages with the spirit as well as all the senses.”  - Judges’ comments, HOME Magazine.

(Photos by Patrick Reynolds)

2009 HOME Magazine, Home of the Year Winner
2011 NZIA Medal Finalist