Loudon Homestead
By Sheppard & Rout Architects
In 2009 the owners of an unoccupied and dilapidated homestead at Teddington on Banks Peninsula approached Sheppard & Rout with a common predicament; restore the existing, or start afresh and build a new home. With its original 1860’s charm and location on a fine site surrounded by many mature trees and outbuildings, it was agreed it would be sacrilegious to demolish the homestead.
The resulting homestead is a unique complex comprising of the original house fully strengthened and re-planned with an intimate extension using similar building forms and materials to the original with simple and clean lines. The adjacent workers’ accommodation has been linked to the home and converted into one grand room lined with bookshelves and French doors opening to new verandahs. The homestead is a focal point of the site of the biannual ‘Sculpture of the Peninsula’ exhibition.
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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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