By Bonnifait + Associates Architects
The old cottage of the Evans Pewhairangi House has been extended seamlessly to allow for generous outdoor living space in all directions, while the open plan living areas run from north to south along the western facade.
The outdoor pergola space provides a nicely detailed integrated storage unit as-well as some much needed shade during the summer months to lounge while admiring the surrounding subtropical landscape.
Photographs by Russell Kleyn
Atelierworkshop was founded in 2000 on a plurality of thoughts and languages as a working process. The collaborative has different and diverse architectural experience in various parts of the world that combine professional work and research.
Their approach is orientated towards reconnecting people with a physical reality, a territory, its history and a cultural context. Over 23 years in practice they have developed a portfolio from bespoke residential and commercial boutique architecture to light industrial development, regenerative tourism and eco farm development.
“Our architecture seeks to reveal the landscape and the environment through innovation and common sense. Our projects are developed from a concern for forming one body with the site. Without compromising on design, we put priority on finding sustainable solutions".