2020 Canterbury Architecture Awards Winner
Ship House
If not for the Covid lockdown, the jury would have relished the opportunity to truly experience this house. A series of four pavilions sits lightly on the surface at the edge of the Redcliffs Estuary, with views captured in full-height glory by glazing that extends below the living floor-line. A sense of calm and tranquillity infuses this home, which is a harmonious blend of Japanese forms and Kiwi craftsmanship. Rooms slide secretly behind a central spine of timber and glass, flanked by oversized glass panel doors and timber walls, different combinations of which allow internal spaces to open into the internal courtyard, retreat into their own privacy, or achieve a balance of both.
- Practice
- Banbury Architects Ltd and Upoko Architects in association
- Category
- Housing
- Location
- Canterbury
