McKenzie House
By Bonnifait + Associates Architects
McKenzie House, Havelock North, Hawkes Bay
A small house - 80m2- for a musician in the family orchard. The house is built within the rows of organic apple trees, on the mode of a "shed", with its roof sticking up from the foliage. The fully open plan works as a recording and rehearsing studio as well as a living pod for a single man.
JURY CITATION: Disarmingly simple in form and execution this very direct interpretation of the bachelor pad proves that architecture is not dictated by budget. No nonsense finishes of plywood and flat steel give vitality to this elegant shed set amid an orchard.
The asymmetric roof geometry maximises the useable volume and offers a sculptural dialogue with the neighbouring John Scott House. Within, the roof gives a sense of spaciousness and design that belies its essential modesty.
Photos by: Paul McCredie
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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".
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