About

Parkbridge House.

ArchiPro Project Summary - Award-winning contemporary home designed to harmonize with its surroundings, featuring a striking gable roof, three levels of living spaces, and a focus on connection to shared grounds and Hagley Park.

Title:: Parkbridge House
Architect:: Four Walls Architecture
Category:: Residential/; New Builds
Region:: Christchurch Central, Canterbury, NZ
Completed:: 2017
Price range:: $2m - $3m
Building style:: Contemporary
Photographers:: Simon Devitt Photographer

NZIA Canterbury Architecture Awards winner 2017.

A new house replacing an earthquake damaged historic house on a shared site had the challenge of responding to restrictive body corporate design guidelines and site constraints. A beautifully crafted, gable roofed, contemporary home has the scale, dominance and aesthetic to sit alongside the existing apartment block, and nod to the historic building it replaced.

Visual and physical connection to the shared grounds and Hagley Park were key considerations in the house’s planning and form. Bedrooms and living areas are located over three levels connected by a dramatic triple height, light filled entry and circulation space. The solidity of exterior brick and plaster contrast with the softness of gentle, natural materials and tones inside. NZIA Canterbury Architecture Awards winner 2017.

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Products used

Bestwood Natural Veneer Interior PanelsNZ Panels Group

Fendalton Smooth BrickCanterbury Clay Bricks

HB680 End/Edge Pull for Cavity Slider DoorsHalliday + Baillie

IN 350 Edge Mount HandleKatalog

StoArmat / Miral Render SystemsSto NZ

HB500 Stair Rail Bracket for HandrailsHalliday + Baillie

Hampton by ILIV | DraperyGuthrie Bowron

Professionals used

Four Walls ArchitectureArchitects

COLORSTEEL®Manufacturers and Suppliers

Halliday + BaillieManufacturers and Suppliers

SLIDING DOOR HARDWARE

HINGES AND PIVOTS

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SLIDING DOOR HARDWARE

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Sto NZManufacturers and Suppliers

EXTERIOR RENDER FACADE SYSTEMS

INTERIOR PLASTERS

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EXTERIOR RENDER FACADE SYSTEMS

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KatalogManufacturers and Suppliers

NZ Panels GroupManufacturers and Suppliers

SINKS AND TAPS

CABINETRY DOORS & DRAWERS

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SINKS AND TAPS

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Guthrie BowronManufacturers and Suppliers

HOME DECORATING SPECIALIST

FLOORING

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HOME DECORATING SPECIALIST

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Canterbury Clay BricksManufacturers and Suppliers

Four Walls Architecture

Architects

Herne Bay, Auckland

fourwallsarchitecture.co.nz

Four Walls Architecture. Four Walls Architecture is a boutique, award-winning NZIA practice that prides itself on concise, clear, calm and beautifully crafted architecture both inside and out. We believe in architecture that stands the test of time, through its function, purpose, materiality and quality of design. Our clients are our priority; without you, we cannot create, so we leave aside ego and put you, your budget and your project vision at the centre of all our work.We have worked throughout New Zealand, in its unique coastal, rural and urban environments, so we know how every site brings its own design opportunities and constraints, and how to make the best of both. We have an exceptional team who are equally committed to your project; you are in safe hands at every project stage as we help you bring your project to fruition, from the first meeting to completion.