By AW Architects
NZIA Awards 2016
Winner - Canterbury Architecture Award
On a narrow Sumner section, this modest home - a rebuild option for clients who were red-zoned further up the valley - wraps considerately around a large maple tree and a private courtyard.
From low-slung street frontage, the house subtly bends and folds up to accommodate a second level to the rear. With a simple palette of new and recycled materials, clever planning and intelligent composition this is an award winning contemporary home.
AW Architects is an award winning architecture and interior design studio. Since 2013, Registered Architect Andrew Watson has led a practice engaged in a diverse range of work spanning residential, commercial, cultural, heritage and master planning projects throughout Australasia. Our work embodies a personalised response to each individual brief, respectful of the environment and culture of each site and to each clients expectations. The core values that drive the work of the team arise from a studio environment in which creativity thrives alongside technical expertise and experience. The aw architects team work out of a studio based in St Asaph Street, Christchurch.
AW Architects is a registered practice with the New Zealand Institute of Architects.