Mt Vernon Biv

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An 'urban tramping hut' for a family with a keen interest in New Zealand's outdoors.

Our clients were keen to incorporate the feeling of a DoC tramping hut into their new home, while also making sure their new home was a home, not a hut.

Careful material selection and a simple design means this modest family homes sits beautifully in its neighbourhood.

This home is extremely low-energy, almost meeting the Passive House standard.

Photography by Chucky Creative.

A simple family home.
The DoC hut is referenced through the name of the project, "Mt Vernon Biv."
Contrasting materials and colours add interest.
The traditional tramping hut fireplace is realised through the outdoor BBQ.
Whitewashed timber internal linings give the feeling of a tramping hut without being overpowering.
Recycled timber is used extensively.

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Mt Vernon Biv

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