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Located on an elevated promontory, this rural site offered a generous building platform overlooking the surrounding pastoral landscape Without the site constraints that often inform a design, the concept instead responds to opportunities to frame specific views and the need to create a variety of outdoor spaces.

On arrival the house takes on a sculptural quality by deliberately restricting signs of habitation in favour of unadorned faces of concrete and the subtle textures of dark oiled cedar. The scale of these elements gradually becomes apparent as visitors are drawn toward a 3.5m high entry door. This door leads to a double height circulation space that bisects the plan defining the public and private realms. From this central point, arrival, outdoor living and a service areas are delineated by vertical concrete planes and dark cedar clad forms that extend into the landscape. This strategy allows these areas to be screened from each other and take on a unique character that relates to their particular function.

Internally the more public, living, kitchen and dining areas are conceived as well connected rooms rather than completely open plan spaces. This approach follows through to a covered outdoor living area that is sheltered from intense westerly sun and prevailing winds while offering unobstructed views of the adjacent swimming pool and distant Hakarimata Ranges.

The brief called for a house that is large enough to cater for frequent visits by the wider family but able to remain liveable when only occupied by two people. This fluctuating usage is catered for by grouping intermittently occupied areas in a wing and keeping more frequently used spaces in closer proximity.

Awards and
recognition

2016
Master Builders House of the Year
Gold Reserve, Lifestyle, Gold

Products used in
Gordonton Residence

About the
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