There’s plenty to love about the latest crop of award-winning architecture projects in the Canterbury and West Coast regions. Awards jury covenor, Christchurch architect Huia Reriti said Canterbury housing, in particular, is in good design health. “It references the rural vernacular of DOC huts, resulting in an architecture that is unpretentious, functional and uplifting. Hawthorne Street House in Strowan, by Sheppard & Rout Architects, is “a simple formal response to complex site constraints,” the jury said. “A palette of robust materials creates a cosy and relaxed atmosphere, and beautifully detailed joinery articulates but does not dominate interior spaces.”anthony turnham Hawthorne Street House in Strowan, by Sheppard & Rout Architects.

Source: Stuff July 08, 2020 06:00 UTC