NZIA Nelson/Marlborough Architecture Award 2010
Jury citation: “Poise and lightness characterise this carefully detailed house. It uses two pavilions, the lower for sleeping and the upper for living. Deft planning has created a surprising variety of well-proportioned living spaces, including a library with reading nook, pool room and a performance stage. Set in the beautiful Marlborough Sounds bush, it is a memorable home.”
The holiday house sits on a west facing hillside in a bush clad bay in the Marlborough Sounds, a delicate platform amongst trees for life to unfold. The house is in two parts, each with a simple roof that follows the lie of the land. The upstairs living areas are one large space with decks at each end to enjoy both the morning and afternoon sun. Downstairs bedrooms float amongst the trees with windows opening across the tree tops.