Kennedys Bush Road House
By Sheppard & Rout Architects
This modest but well-appointed two bedroomed home is set among mature trees and outbuildings and enjoys a rural outlook. A simple mono-pitched design was developed to sit quietly within this, further assisted with the choice of black timber window joinery and clad in dark stained cedar. Internally the material palette is just as simple and refined; floors are polished concrete, walls are generally white, and joinery is Australian Blackwood.
The planning of the home is rational, with living spaces sitting at the high end, and the more intimate bedroom and service spaces at the low end. Entry to the home is through a link between the main home and garage.
Sheppard & Rout have recently completed an addition for the home’s new owners comprising a new master bedroom suite.
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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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