Shotover Pool House
By Ben Hudson Architects
- Location: Queenstown
- Complete: 2020
Located in the grounds of a family home near the confluence of the Shotover and Kawarau rivers, the project brings together new outdoor entertaining areas, spa, a swimming pool and pool house.
The pool house is conceived as a pared back garden pavilion, designed to sit below the silhouette of a surrounding grove of trees. The design is distinct from the main house, but detailed sympathetically to the existing architecture. Harmonious positioning of architectural elements creates a dialogue between spaces and promotes a feeling of completeness and connection.
The pool house is designed as a low slung form to complement the existing building. The architecture is simple; kept singular in form and finish, yet applied with a rigorous attention to detail. The orthogonal volume, wrapped in cedar, contrasts with the rolling green landscape.
Carefully crafted to maximise space, the modest yet multi-functional internal footprint expands seamlessly toward the pool and wider alpine context. The interior is filled with natural light, and enhanced with personal touches such as a generous window seat enjoying one of the best views to the Remarkables mountain range.
A stepped pathway connects to a new steel pergola that will, over time, provide leafy shade and dappled light for alfresco dining in warmer weather. Using local stone, concrete and black steel softened with accents of timber, an outdoor room has been created for summer barbecues, or a place to retreat to a cosy covered fire area in cooler weather.
Holding the various elements together is the new swimming pool, uniting sun, shade and water against the mountainous backdrop. The series of outdoor spaces feel spontaneous and relaxed. The architecture is deliberately unhurried and has been designed as a collection of uncluttered forms in harmony with the existing house, the green lawns and hills beyond. Whether it’s a relaxing swim or family gathering around the pool, this new collection of spaces provides for a variety of ways to come together and a feeling of being able to holiday in one’s own home.
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Prior to the founding of Ben Hudson Architects, Ben Hudson and John Mathieson met whilst working at Warren and Mahoney, where a shared interest was realised in producing bespoke, imaginative architecture that is well constructed and sits comfortably in it’s surrounding.
We believe successful projects require good communication and earned trust between clients, architects, consultants and builders. Our approach is friendly and personable, whilst our work demonstrates sensitivity and subtlety in design.
A core strength of the practice is our past experience and combined knowledge and skills that allow us to bring a broader perspective to the conversation. Ben and John work together on all stages of our projects; a collaborative approach that brings dual sensibilities to each design, ensuring that the quality of detail is maintained in the final build.
Our goal is to pursue architecture that marries innovative and exciting design with a keen awareness of context and environmental responsibility. Our architecture is not about pre-determined style or fashion, we seek to produce enduring livable architecture capable of inspiration and delight. Put simply, we aim to create places and spaces that people love.
Core strength is our past experience and the combined knowledge and skills of the team. Ben and John will work together on all design stages of our projects; a collaborative approach that brings dual sensibilities to each design.
We believe successful projects require good communication and earned trust between clients, architects, consultants and builders. Our work demonstrates sensitivity and subtlety in design, whilst ensuring that the quality of detail is maintained in project realisation.
We employ the latest 3D software to stay at the forefront of architectural technology in design – our set up is mobile, allowing us to bring the ‘studio’ to the site or your home.
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