Victoria Heights House

By JTB Architects

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CONSULTANT ENGINEER: SILVESTER CLARK CONSULTING ENGINEERS | COMPLETED: 2016 | AWARDS: 2018 MASTER BUILDERS REGIONAL SUPREME HOUSE OF THE YEAR

Situated on top of the Port Hills in Nelson, this home looks towards the spectacular 270-degree Tasman Bay views.

In order to maximise these views, the house has a compact floor plan split over three levels. Level One includes the garage and workshop, level two - guest bedrooms and living, and level 3 - the main living and master bedrooms. This essentially allows for an upper floor apartment with the ability to open up the remainder of the building for guests.

Terraces open to the East, North and West allowing open and peaceful enjoyment of the views, and options for seeking shelter from the wind depending on the direction. These terraces also provide effective shading in summer whilst allowing the lower winter sun to penetrate.

The feature glass fins server to provide both privacy, shading and shelter, with the fins incorporating a ceramic frit. Cladding is based on a selection of durable materials for the exposed environment. Takaka marble chip exposed aggregate precast panels provide the key lateral and gravity support for the building, whilst other building elements provide a contrast to these panels, including tapered cantilevered terraces, roof and aluminium entry canopy.

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Victoria Heights House

JTB Architects
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JTB Architects is an award-winning NZIA Registered practice, founded in Nelson in 1986. We now work from studios in Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch and Wānaka, on projects around New Zealand. We design beautiful contemporary buildings of all sizes and across a broad range of project types.

Design-led
We are a design-led practice which is committed to understanding and responding to our client’s needs with professionalism, energy and creativity. With each project we aim to find the optimum balance between sustainability, value and design quality, based on our client’s priorities. We design robust and durable buildings without compromising aesthetic quality.

Committed to sustainability
Innovation forms a central part of our approach in relation to materials technology and energy use. We are members of the New Zealand Green Building Council, and our business is also EKOS Zero Carbon for Business Operations.