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A home overlooking the Sumner surf. The client wanted a home that makes the most of its very special location. The brief included the need to plan for the future, with an option for multi-generational use over the two levels. The first floor is dedicated to the clients living and sleeping and the ground floor for utility spaces and accommodation for visiting family. The brief talked about the joy of beach walking and surfing. This created the inspiration of The Driftwood Home, which has been referenced throughout the architecture of the home through the cladding types and location, including timber, stone and metal. These reference a charred piece of driftwood found on one of the clients many beach walks. The form of the home, a result of the desire to engage with the beach from most internal spaces, gave articulation to the Western façade.

South Architects
Canterbury
Driftwood Home
Driftwood Home
Driftwood Home
Driftwood Home
Driftwood Home
Driftwood Home
Driftwood Home
Driftwood Home
Driftwood Home
Driftwood Home

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Welcome to our award winning architectural and interior design practice.

Led by Craig South, our friendly professional team is dedicated to crafting for uniqueness and producing carefully considered architecture that will endure and be loved.

At South Architects, every project has a unique story. This story starts and ends with our clients, whose values and aspirations fundamentally empower and inspire our whole design process.

Working together with our clients is pivotal to how we operate and we share a passion for innovation in design.

We invite you to meet us and explore what we can do for you. As you will discover, our client focussed process is thorough, robust and responsive.

We see architecture as the culmination of a journey with you. As we get to know you, so we begin the design process that responds with creativity and flair to your ideas and requirements. Our journey together is also shaped by awareness of the environment and location, with all elements working harmoniously together to create beautiful and functional architecture.

We understand that the experience of designing a new home is a life changing journey and we seek to make the experience as stress-free and fun as possible by celebrating milestones along the way and keeping you well-informed on progress.We look forward to meeting you, working alongside you and sharing in your journey.