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Countering the North/South axis of the Remarkables, the East/West orientation of this home at Bendemeer faces prime mountain and valley views but also acts as a windbreak to form a private, sheltered outdoor living area.

The low slung home comprises two rectangular blocks each side of a central hallway, with the Northern block advancing Westwards past the Southern block.  While primarily single level, a sunken lounge takes advantage of the site slope, and the landscape design introduces locally inspired vegetation to settle the home into the hill.

Published: HOME NZ Feb/March 2020 “Modern Love” text by Anthony Byrt

Built By: Bayshore Builders, Queenstown

Awards
2020 Southern Architecture Awards Winner

Surface and structure combine in this home, featuring a simple and minimal design that allows the natural characteristics of its materials to be celebrated and expressed. The architecture sits lightly on the land, with rolling topography, and the living area steps down in response. The architects’ use of exposed CLT flooring and ceiling panels, with steelwork highlights internally, has delivered a project that has been carefully considered and not only provides impressive thermal performance but contributes to the texture and materiality of the home in a warm and inviting way.

Assembly Architects
Otago
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Assembly is an Arrowtown based architecture practice delivering bespoke architecture with personality, environmental engagement and considered construction.

While the majority of our work is in housing, we have a reputation for innovation and collaboration resulting in a diverse portfolio including commercial, public and tourism projects and prefabricated buildings.

Assembly have developed expertise in many types of housing, including stand alone bespoke houses across a wide budget spectrum, housing development, and multi-generational housing. Our homes are decidedly individual, representing the diversity of clients and sites, materials and structure. We have expertise in rammed earth homes, recognized with finalist placings for the Terra Award, the first international prize for earthen architecture, and the NZ HOME of the Year.

Registered Architects Louise Wright and Justin Wright established Assembly in Wellington in 2005, and moved to Arrowtown in 2012.  The studio includes a diverse and talented team of architects, architecture graduates, architectural technicians and administrative support.

In 2019 Assembly was a founding signatory to the NZ Architect’s Declare Climate & Biodiversity Emergency.

Assembly is a New Zealand Institute of Architects practice.