Four years since the publication of Cape to Bluff, the\u00a0author-photographer duo of Andrea Stevens and Simon\u00a0Devitt have compiled volume two, exploring 30 new\u00a0houses that respond to the land. This extract focuses\u00a0on a home in the Wakatipu Basin.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2018Farm House\u2019\u2019, Central Otago<\/p>\n
Architecture by Anna-Marie Chin Architects<\/p>\n
Construction by RBJ<\/p>\n
Structural design by Lewis Bradford<\/p>\n
Overlooking Lake Hayes and The Remarkables, this family home is a refined take on the rural shed: open to its environment yet protected from southerly blasts.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2018We wanted to keep the rural character,\u2019\u2019 explains architect Anna-Marie Chin.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2018A feeling that the house is simply sitting in a paddock, but with a design that was more abstract, more considered.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2018Proportions and materials are really simple, as you see in classic sheds and barns.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
Starting with an oversized corrugated metal profile, the exterior is then layered with softer domestic details.<\/p>\n
The main roof forms a lid or tent-like structure, below which are sliding timber screens, cedar cladding and large glazed openings.<\/p>\n
The walls are framed by timber verticals reminiscent of traditional shed construction. Inside, the roof is carved out to create height and volume.<\/p>\n
Openings capture views near and far, immersing the buildings into their surroundings and framing the wider mountain landscape.<\/p>\n
The roof extends beyond the wall line to form sheltered verandas, with paddocks running right up to the terrace.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2018The really important idea in this house is that it captures those south-facing views while buttressing itself from the cold lake winds.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2018Then it had to open to bring in the northern sun and maintain a very simple and direct connection with the land,\u2019\u2019 says Anna-Marie.<\/p>\n
Large gallery windows make the shifting weather part of the interior experience, capturing different moods so you feel the power of the alpine climate.<\/p>\n
A deep sill at the window forms both a seat and a display surface, drawing the eye and inviting reflection. Elsewhere, cedar wall linings and open fires offer softness and warmth to contrast with the robust metal exterior.<\/p>\n
Designed as a permanent family home, the house offers a warm, enveloping living space for younger children, as well as a separate apartment for older children coming to stay.<\/p>\n
It is a relaxed, art-filled environment that offers multiple spaces for all ages, including a piano room.<\/p>\n
The family enjoy the outdoors and the garage provides ample space for cycling and paddleboarding gear, with racks and cubbyholes inside, as well as a large wood store outside.<\/p>\n
Providing opportunity for both separation and togetherness, the architecture is an elegant, measured response to a rural site that frames (but doesn\u2019t dominate) family life.<\/p>\n
THE BOOK<\/p>\n
Extract from Cape to Bluff Vol. 2 by\u00a0Simon Devitt & Andrea Stevens,\u00a0published by Simon Devitt Publishing,\u00a0RRP: $99.<\/p>\n
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