By Fernandes Architects
Retired couple house on reduced footprint is accommodate by a shed like steel cladded building with industrial interiors and colored features. Open plan with bathroom siting as an island to separate bedroom from living areas. Mezzanine provides a secluded office/ guest bedroom. Light shaft on mezzanine floods house with light on colder months, bedroom enjoys morning sun throughout the year and living area is widely opened to a generous deck where clients can enjoy their evenings aperitives and host their guests.
Fernandes Architects' focus is to respond to clients’ demands with technically efficient solutions that meet the budget and exceed expectations.
FABRICIO FERREIRA FERNANDES
Born in 1979 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Fabricio graduated as an Architect and Urban Planner at Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas (PUC Campinas) in 2002. Left Brazil in 2003 and traveled to New Zealand where he has mainly lived ever since. During 2009 -2010 took residence in Italy where he worked for Studio A0 and graduated with a Master´s Degree in Art and Architect of the Landscape at Polytechnic University of Milan (Politecnico di Milano).
In New Zealand, Fabricio has worked for GDM consultants (structural engineering consultants) AP Design and Christchurch renown architecture offices such as Steiphen Fitzgerald and Wilson and Hill architects. With relevant experience in carpentry, Fabricio has collaborated with Italian based Abitalbero – (tree hanging structures specialists) – and has an ongoing working relationship with Norwegian based Scandinavian studio Rintala Eggertsson architects, well known for their site specific art/architecture work around the planet.
Besides Fernandes Architects, Fabricio is a guest design tutor at Ara Polytechnical Institute of Canterbury's Bachelor of Architectural Studies course.