2016 New Zealand Architecture Awards Winner
K Valley House
This dramatically sited house is beautifully attuned to the tastes and needs of clients with a strong sense of place and a self-sufficient approach to their life in a country valley. As the clients wished, recycled materials and fittings feature significantly in the building; the commitment to a rural idiom is clearly, and meaningfully, signalled by the rainscreen of rusted corrugated iron sheets on the exterior. The house, intentionally, looks a little beat up, but appearances aren’t everything: the rustic materials are lovingly assembled and inside it is clear that this is a sophisticated piece of work, as comfortable as a cosy retreat should be, and as confident as an inspiring site demands.
- Practice
- Herbst Architects Ltd
- Category
- Housing
- Location
- Thames
