2021 New Zealand Architecture Awards Winner
Awaawaroa
Efficiency and economy are balanced with opulence in this delightfully crafted house set amid a raw Waiheke Island landscape. A trio of structures facilitate an informal yet intricate sequence of experiences that open up a rich dialogue between built form and landscape. Deep-set openings frame the views, and the main pavilion itself acts like an architectural periscope. Inside, intimate and sumptuous interiors have been carefully thought through, and arrival thresholds, areas for cooking, bathing, and working occupy the spaces between the inner and outer skins. The main pavilion’s living space unfurls seamlessly out to a central courtyard, and two canvas-clad bedroom pods, each with their own aspect and outlook, loosely contain this exterior space. Together these deceptively simple pavilions form an off-the-grid encampment and well-loved home for the owners.
- Practice
- Cheshire Architects Limited
- Category
- Housing
- Location
- Auckland
