2017 Auckland Architecture Awards Winner
Thompson House, Little Munro Bay (1974)
An inclination to technological experiment and a pronounced environmental sensibility resulted in a house roofed in draped-form concrete over a post and beam structure, radiating from a rear existing rock wall. The presence of the rock wall – a feature no longer possible under current building legislation – is felt throughout the many levels of this cliffside dwelling. The house is an architectural testament to a particular epoch in New Zealand’s history.
