Bob Burnett Architecture
Categories:
Residential Architectural Excellence, Residential Engineering Excellence, Sustainability Award, Interior Fit Out
Project Description:
Jack & Margaret Scott from Ashburton have built several times before and had some very good ideas of their own that they wanted to incorporate in their new home. They have an admiration for Japanese architecture and they are also fans of the late great American Architect Frank Lloyd Wright, particularly his early prairie houses. In short their brief was for a ‘Japanese / FLW’ influenced house, timeless and with reference to the past. Now in their 80’s, still very mobile but thinking ahead, they wanted a comfortable, warm home, incorporating energy efficient design ideas and what they playfully describe as “geriatric-friendly” design (an accessible house) and eco-friendly.
Following Japanese architectural philosophy space planning is economical and detailed, interior spaces flow from one to another without need for a long hallway. A centrally located entrance way made easy access achievable. An understated and slightly mysterious feel from the south facing street side is due minimal windows and an outdoor walkway/atrium leading to the hidden entry door.