Akatarawa Valley

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Set in the Akatarawa Valley in Kapiti, New Zealand, this family home was designed for a couple and their two teenage children. 

This residential home was designed to complement Kapiti’s natural landscape and native bush setting and maximise opportunities for views to the valley.

The design of the home experiments with contrasts and varying spatial volumes - light and dark, active and passive, communal and private, transparency and solidity.

You enter the home into a gallery space and are instinctively drawn through and down into the heart of the home, the kitchen and living areas, with expansive views beyond.   

These spaces open to the north and east with views to the bush and valley and enable interaction with the Kapiti landscape.  

A study area overlooks the kitchen/living area and enables engagement in family life below and opportunities for views beyond.

Awards:

  • Winner: 2013 Resene ADNZ/Resene Regional Architectural Design Award for Residential Interiors.
  • Highly Commended: 2013 Resene ADNZ/Resene Regional Architectural Design Award for New Homes between 150 and 300sqm.
  • National Finalist: 2013 Resene ADNZ/Resene National Architectural Design Award for Residential Interiors.
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SPACE Architecture Studio is an award-winning architecture and interior design practice located in Mana, Wellington, and Waikanae on the Kapiti Coast. The studio was established in 2001 by the current directors Tushka Glintmeyer and Nathan Rooney.     

We are a team of Architectural Designers, Registered Architects and Interior Design Specialists. Our design portfolio includes a wide range of residential and commercial projects with a focus on quality, high performance, sustainable buildings. 

At ArchiPro we recognise and acknowledge the existing, original and ancient connection Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have to the lands and waterways across the Australian continent. We pay our respects to the elders past and present. We commit to working together to build a prosperous and inclusive Australia.