2025 New Zealand Architecture Awards Winner
Tabak House (1984)
Constructed in 1984, Tabak House not only marked the inauguration of Shephard and Rout as a practice but remains a compelling and relevant timepiece. Sensitively sited overlooking Governors Bay, the home’s lofty set of gable forms set up a rhythmic geometry, where the home shifts, connects and responds to its landscape and established gardens. On entrance, the home offers a welcoming journey of compression and expansion, where clearly articulated circulation draws connection through the home to generous double-height living spaces while delightful openings connect upper and lower levels. The integrity of the home’s structure and warm timber materiality have been carefully maintained and updated where required, ensuring its architectural authenticity can be enjoyed by all who experience the home.
- Practice
- Sheppard & Rout Architects Ltd
- Category
- Enduring Architecture
- Location
- Canterbury
