Garden Road House
By Sheppard & Rout Architects
Following the Canterbury earthquakes, the damaged villa standing on this large river-side site was demolished and the land subdivided. The owner’s initial brief called for a substantial family home that lends itself to entertaining while responding to the ever-changing needs of teenage children.
The clients were enthusiastic to use concrete as the predominant building material and visually express this wherever possible both internally and externally. Glass and dark-stained timber were added to the material palette to form a home with strong volumes and clean lines.
The plan utilises a double-height circulation spine to organise the home; garaging and amenity spaces are to the south, allowing the multiple living areas to occupy the northern side of the home. These formal and family spaces gain an immediate connection to a northern terrace, lawn, pool and pool house. Three of the four bedrooms are located above this living zone, with the master suite separated from the other bedrooms by a dramatic double height formal dining space.
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We aim to produce humanist architecture comprised of stimulating and inspirational spaces and places.
We are a design-based practice that believes in providing tailor-made solutions to an individual client's needs. The fundamental objective of the practice is to develop architecture that is appropriate to its specific site, wider context and intended use while being robust, flexible and environmentally-aware.
These variables are used along with the appropriate structural considerations to develop buildings with well-suited form and style, instead of approaching the design from a stylistic standpoint.
The practice was established in 1982 in Christchurch by David Sheppard and Jonty Rout. In its 40 years the practice has carried out a wide range of projects covering many types and in numerous geographic locations. The founding partners brought to the practice extensive design and construction experience gained while working with other offices in both New Zealand and overseas. Tim Dagg joined Sheppard & Rout in 1986 and Jasper van der Lingen in 1993 and they both joined David Sheppard as Directors in 2006.
With David Sheppard now retired and Jonty very sadly passed away the practice is led by Directors Jasper van der Lingen and Tim Dagg and three Associate Directors; Matt Gutsell, Jonathan Kennedy and Steven Orr.
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