2021 Nelson/Marlborough Architecture Awards Winner
Tahunanui House
A 12-year project that incorporated two main stages and many more smaller moves, Tahunanui House embodies the adage that good things take time. This family home is full of personality and life, and has been cleverly lengthened and reconfigured to create a light-filled, welcoming refuge. A new entry provides privacy by removing the previous pathway past bedrooms, while glazing and skylights from secondary living spaces cue the circulation route. The expansion and contraction of space ensures there is room for everyone to connect, while also allowing for retreat. This is a clever, beautiful response which reflects the close relationship between architect and client.
- Practice
- Irving Smith Architects Ltd
- Category
- Housing - Alterations and Additions
- Location
- Nelson/Marlborough
