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River Retreat

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Firm
Edwards White
Type
Single Dwellings, Residential Estate
Location
Waikato Dist
Status
Completed
Year
2017
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Recipient of the NZIA New Zealand small project architecture award, the simple skewed form of this house has an appropriate scale and presence within the wider landscape.

River Retreat

On arrival visitors are led up a path alongside tall cedar screens before stepping up onto a deck and informally entering. Capturing this sense of informality was a key design driver in creating a small family home that felt like a retreat.

River Retreat

The kitchen is the hub of the home with the deck slicing through the plan.

River Retreat

The living space steps down into a light filled volume reaching out to the river.

River Retreat

River Retreat

A mezzanine pulls over above with an exposed bookcase balustrade providing a sense of homeliness. The rear of the house, delineated by the seamless pivot door, provides a place to retreat.

River Retreat

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