By Bonnifait + Associates Architects
Cornege-Preston House, Martinborough, Wairarapa
The Cornege-Preston House was a new house within a large (10,000m2) rural site. The house measures 40m long x6m wide thereby ensuring maximum views and solar gain for every space. A separate guest wing is connected to the main house by a link way that acts as a solar heat sink with large expanses of concrete holding the heat for distribution to the rest of the house in the evenings.
Photos by: Paul McCredie
Atelierworkshop was founded in 2000 on a plurality of thoughts and languages as a working process. The collaborative has different and diverse architectural experience in various parts of the world that combine professional work and research.
Their approach is orientated towards reconnecting people with a physical reality, a territory, its history and a cultural context. Over 23 years in practice they have developed a portfolio from bespoke residential and commercial boutique architecture to light industrial development, regenerative tourism and eco farm development.
“Our architecture seeks to reveal the landscape and the environment through innovation and common sense. Our projects are developed from a concern for forming one body with the site. Without compromising on design, we put priority on finding sustainable solutions".