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SUSTAINABLE LOW ENERGY HOUSE

Location: Pegasus

Year: 2016

House: 273m2

Site : 2071m2

This smart low energy house sits lightly on the landscape and incorporates several courtyard spaces which offer shelter from the prevailing winds and allow the client to enjoy the golf vistas. Cleverly designed overhangs offer appropriate shading in the summer while the full height glazing allows entry of low-level winter sun.

The design response was to the client-referenced rural houses set in Canada where they had spent many years before returning to their native New Zealand.   

Characterised as much by its use of natural materials and an abundance of natural light as by its size, the contemporary design has embraced sustainable construction methods and extensive use of materials such as FSC approved sources of timber that offer resilience and longevity. 

About the
Professional

Dwell Homes is an innovative architectural design build company based in Christchurch which has developed a unique range of cleverly designed, environmentally-sensitive houses using natural products and materials and bringing architectural detailing to a wider market.

Dwell Homes brings to the market a new, modern approach to house design and construction which will far exceed clients’ expectations. By providing inspirational, unique, contemporary modern house designs the company is radically bringing house-building in-line with 21st-century concepts.

Established in New Zealand in 2005 by director Bryan Doull, the practice consists of a small team of committed professionals, designers, graduates and support staff all based in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Born and educated in Edinburgh, Scotland, Bryan has extensive international experience as an architect and developer. Throughout the past 30 years Bryan has enjoyed outstanding results in the UK, Bermuda, Eastern Europe, Australia and New Zealand. He has been based in New Zealand since 2003.