PAUL McCREDIE
Driftwood is the title of this beachfront home north of Wellington, which gained Ben Gilpin the ADNZ Wellington Residential New House over 300m2 award.
It was an evening to recollect for one Wellington architectural designer – there are simply 4 successful tasks on this yr’s Wellington/Wairarapa ADNZ Resene Architectural Design Awards, and the highest three are all from the identical Paraparaumu designer, Ben Gilpin.
Wellington designer Mike Holmes of Holmes Structure obtained a Recommended Award within the awards, which had been introduced on July 29, 2022.
Gilpin of Gil-plans Structure gained the Resene Color in Design Regional Award and the Residential New House Between 150m² and 300m² Regional Award for his work on a house titled 10 Levels, the Residential New House over 300m² Regional Award for a mission titled Driftwood, and a Extremely Recommended Award within the Residential Alterations and Additions class for a home referred to as The Gardener.
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Low-level gable varieties cut back the dimensions of the home, making it welcoming and cosy.
Gilpin’s Driftwood mission is an unbelievable beachfront home on the Kāpiti Coast. Characteristic screens obscure and supply a way of intrigue to the strategy.
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“Upon coming into you might be drawn into the house down the principle gallery to the views and dynamic coastal setting,” the judgges famous. “The lengthy low-level gable varieties cut back the dimensions of the home and nestle it throughout the setting. Massive facings, matching the columns, are launched throughout the home to create a cohesive and balanced kind.”
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And that is the spectacular outlook from the terrace.
The judges stated “the expression of a chic large gable kind creates one cohesive and unifying gesture that accommodates a variety of experiences which can be all deeply related to the panorama and the surroundings”.
“The large gable grounds the shape and takes benefit of the double frontage web site that faces rugged coastal views.”
The ten Levels home, on the Kāpiti Coast, was designed for a semi-retired couple who needed a brand new dwelling on a semi-rural web site with unbelievable views throughout Kāpiti from the coast to the ranges. It wanted to be peaceable and calming, nice for socialising, embrace sustainable options whereas additionally providing safety from the weather.
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That is the entry to the ten Levels home by Ben Gilpin.
Neither Gilpin nor the homeowners had been afraid to make use of color – the home is notable for its shiny yellow cladding that contrasts boldly with black and white.
The judges praised the color distinction, and the best way the house “artfully includes two opposing monopitch wings with tilted partitions, creating dominant kind components of Espan cladding and roofing”.
“In depth glazing all through the house captures the views in all instructions whereas connecting you with the outside as you progress all through the home.”
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The ten levels home wraps round a central outside entertaining space – the yellow panels distinction vibrantly with the black and white cladding. The mission additionally gained a Resene Color in Design regional award.
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Sliding nook doorways blur the road between inside and outside.
Sustainable components embrace high-performance insulation and glazing, passive photo voltaic and thermal mass, crossflow air flow, photo voltaic panels and water harvesting. The judges additionally famous the low-maintenance supplies guarantee the home’s working prices are minimal and can final the homeowners nicely into the longer term.
And Gilpin’s different mission, The Gardener, is a renovation of a household dwelling in Raumati South.
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Ben Gilpin gained Extremely Recommended Award within the Residential Alterations and Additions class for The Gardener, a mission in Raumati South.
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The inside of The Gardener is simply as dramatic as the outside.
The judges stated: “Positioned on a slender web site, this well-crafted household house is a response to the shopper’s request for an enhanced substitute for the outdated present dwelling on the location. The brand new design higher utilises the solar and outside areas, and gives an in depth area for a vegetable backyard to create a relaxed integration of the home and the backyard.”
Mike Holmes’ Lockdown Child mission is in Wellington on an roughly 90m² south-facing, triangular part.
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Mike Holmes, obtained a Recommended Award within the awards for Lockdown Child, a renovation mission in Miramar, Wellington.
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Judges praised the “summary geometry” and unconventional inner plan of this small one-bedroom dwelling.
The interior structure is an train in area effectivity, with a completely appointed kitchen, rest room, bed room, eating/residing, stair, examine, and loft sleeping space organized throughout the 55m² ground space.
Judges stated Holmes had skilfully created a number of moments of summary geometry.
“Designed for a really compact web site, the unconventional inner plan of this one-bedroom dwelling skilfully creates a number of moments of summary geometry. A heat birch ply inside creates a non-public city oasis.”
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