Business South March 2021

| 87 Three Sixty Architecture ARCHITECTURE Winning design at one with the environment T T from page 84 Angled off the living wing are the bedrooms, along with another self-contained unit for guests over the rear garaging. Schist and cedar walls frame the home’s main entry, with a media space sited off to one side. Volume ebbs and flows through this home, expanding through the living areas where the stud height reaches 3.2m to capture the gran - deur of the views and compressing to a more intimate scale in the bedrooms. The exception is the master suite, facing the lake on the western side of the frontage. Height and volume are both used here to good effect, with open skylights above. Passive solar principles have been deployed effectively. There are generous eaves along the heavily glazed north-facing side, giving shade in the height of summer. At the same time, the glazing allows low winter sun to penetrate and warm the home’s concrete floor slab. The materials palette for this home is time - less, including natural stone, Alucobond (al - uminium composite) and western red cedar. Oak has been used extensively to complete the interior finish. Dark Alucobond bands add considerable impact to the home’s overall exterior aesthet - ic, along with dramatic vertical steel posts. The interplay between horizontal flat roof el - ements and vertical timber cladding provides added visual interest. Three Sixty Architecture is a long-es - tablished architectural practice, based in Christchurch and the Southern Lakes District. The professional team is known for their high - ly crafted, clean and uncluttered architectural style. Wanaka builder Nigel Lock (NLB Ltd) worked proactively alongside Three Sixty Architecture right from the start of the project. Nick says the house was finished to the highest standard. “Truly, his work speaks for itself.” Nigel is a specialist in high end architectural homes and has an enviable track record of completed projects. He values the close working relationships he has formed along the way with select architects. “It is a privilege to be able to work with practices such as Three Sixty on well-designed homes such as this one, using quality materi - als such as Alucobond and cedar that perform so well in the Central Otago environment.” He has since completed two more stun - ning homes in the Wanaka area, again with a strong focus on quality and meticulous attention to detail. Having just finished his latest new build in December, Nigel will soon be starting work on another architectural home that will also be built with premium level care and craft. A total of 23 projects were selected as award winners by the Southern branch of Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects. The judges were impressed by the quality of entries. Wanaka House by Three Sixty Architecture – judges’ comments: ‘The Wanaka House accommodates the needs of its inhabitants within a sophisticat - ed and refined aesthetic. A taut, uncluttered treatment of rectilinear forms distinguishes this house, nestled behind a prominent land - scaped berm, in its suburban setting’. Total Window Solutions For FREE advice phone: (03) 214-4505 OR 0800 425 849 Suppliers of Quality Windows and Doors 195 Bond Street, Invercargill • Phone (03) 214-4505 Email: info@lewiswindows.co.nz • www.lewiswindows.co.nz Proud to supply Nigel Lock