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Year of completion
2023

The Giesen House renovation involved the total rework and addition to the back facade of an existing cottage in Paekakariki. An additional bedroom wing wraps around a generous courtyard overlooking the Kāpiti Coast.

Awards and
recognition

2023
NZIA
NZIA Wellington Architecture Award for Housing - Additions and Alterations
Bonnifait + Associates Architects
Wellington
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About the
Professional

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".