Facebook Tweet Help Stories New Home New Zealand TIDA Homes Wings over water Share Tweet Help This home extends towards and sits in unity with the mountains, displaying its own peaks and troughs created by the butterfly roof with two twisted planes Designed by Kamermans ArchitectsFrom the architects:The owner brief required a sustainable, single storey, contemporary, four bedroom country house on a flat site, surrounded by mountain ranges.The resulting home extends towards and sits in unity with the mountains, displaying its own peaks and troughs created by the butterfly roof with two twisted planes which emphasise the drama of the surrounding landscape. Passive solar principles were a driving factor with features like the soffits angled to guide the winter sun deep into the building, while the large overhangs protect from the summer sun, keeping the house cool, enhanced through high level opening windows. The natural axis of the building creates a view shaft from the front door, through the conservatory, delineated by the jetty, towards Cornet peak. This conservatory space is designed with ground thermal mass to perform as a heat sink, producing passive heating for the whole house and allowing the owners to grow sub-tropical plants all year round. The sculptural form responds to environment via the push and pull of the façade. The weatherboard profile of alternating depths and thicknesses create soft rippled shadow lines, reflecting the pond and standing in harmony with the wispy trees. The natural stained timber interjects seamlessly into the land. Credit list Architects Kamermans Architects Kitchen designer Kamermans Architects Landscape design Jude Vanbrandenburg Roof Colorsteel, from Queenstown Roofing Main flooring Fort'e Artiste Collection, Picasso, handcrafted, uneven aged surface; conservatory flooring – Limestone Flooring from Design Source Appliances NEFF Fireplace Indoor – Aurora Aether (wood & bioethanol); outdoor – Quaruba XXL 3 sided- Mobile, Outdoor Concepts Control systems Smartlife Technology Complete home automation Awards Trends International Design Awards (TIDA) Homes – Highly Commended Builder Shore Construction Kitchen manufacturer Barrett Joinery Cladding Hermpac, Cedar, pre-oiled; stonework – bagged Glenorchy Schist stone cladding by AFD Stonemasonry Window joinery Pacific Triple Glazing Aluminium joinery, from Lewis Windows Bathroom flooring Revel Collection – Rebel Lead, Rebel White, from Stylish Tiles General heating Stielbel Heat Pump, integrated, 10KW, Solar Feature lighting ECC, Bauhaus, LEDs, Fluid Pendants Furniture Sofa Tuffy Time – Matisse, B&B Italia Designed by: Kamermans Architects Story by: Trendsideas Photography by: Mickey Ross 17 Dec, 2023 New Home New Zealand TIDA Homes Trendsideas Home kitchen bathroom commercial design Latest Post Soaring above the City of Angels 06 Oct, 2024 Blue, brass and bespoke 06 Oct, 2024 Island lights 06 Oct, 2024 We know the Specialists Related Book More Books > Trends 39-12 A selection of this month's top homes, kitchens, bathrooms and more Read More Similar Stories