48 | Rafe Maclean Architects ARCHITECTURE High performance homes Ross Campion House in Wanaka is one of two new home projects shortlisted in the 2022 Southern Architecture Awards. Photo: Mickey Ross HMOA celebrates 25-year architectural journey T Kim Newth Herriot Melhuish O’Neill Architects T Kim Newth Wānaka architect Rafe Maclean has a lot of respect for the rugged, magnificent alpine and lakes environment where he grew up. It flows through to his architectural practice today where aesthetic and performance considerations are carefully balanced to achieve outstanding results. Rafe Maclean Architects has won multiple awards through the years as a southern entrant in the Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) awards programme. With two new home projects shortlisted in the 2022 Southern Architecture Awards, the studio is again proving its pedigree as a leading architectural practice in the Wānaka, Queenstown and Dunedin market. A notable feature of these prestigious awards is that they are peer reviewed, with judging done in person, on site. “Personally, I think there is nothing is better than being adjudicated by your peers, and having your awarded work publicised definitely helps raise your profile,” Rafe says. The studio’s two 2022 shortlisted projects are strikingly different to one another: ‘Te Toka’ is an 830sqm grand contemporary new home at Jack’s Point in Queenstown while ‘Ross Campion House’ is a rustic 124sqm abode (plus a 44sqm roof deck) in Wānaka. Designed as a high-end retreat for an overOver the past 25 years, there isn’t much that architectural practice Herriot Melhuish O’Neill Architects (HMOA) hasn’t designed. With established studios in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch, the practice has won multiple awards and today continues to build on the momentum that its success through the years has created. The original founding directors Max Herriot and John Melhuish were joined by Duval O’Neill in 2005, when he established HMOA in Christchurch. With its long and respected track record across a wide range of civic, heritage, commercial and residential projects, HMOA is an acknowledged leader in architectural design. Larger scale, medium density projects today comprise a significant part of HMOA’s portfolio. In Christchurch, HMOA has been working closely with Fletcher Living on its Carriage Quarter development that offers exclusive apartment living with shopping, entertainment and hospitality all within easy walking distance. HMOA has designed 63 units in total, a mix of well-designed one, two and three-bedroom townhouses. “These are under construction now,” says Duval. “It’s nice to feel we’re contributing significantly to the city’s rebuild after having also been involved in a huge number of earthquake remediation projects over the years.” Having a nationwide presence has given HMOA an enviable breadth and depth of experience. That collective resource and knowledge is freely shared between HMOA’s regional offices. In Christchurch, HMOA works out of Sir Miles Warren’s original studio at 65 Cambridge Tce and enjoys a good collegial relationship with peers at Athfield Architects seas couple, Te Toka is beautifully sited overlooking Lake Wakatipu. The layout includes five bedrooms, each with its own ensuite, and a spacious outdoor room that can be fully enclosed. High performance European joinery is used throughout. While the scale is imposing, the balanced design is sympathetic to the site and its stunning surroundings. “Schist from the site excavation was used as cladding, which was another special feature of this engaging and complex project. The clients also wanted a home that would be totally self-sufficient, so it is powered by solar energy and has a back-up generator and batteries for the solar panels.” Ross Campion House stands on a back section in a subdivision and is much more modest in scale. While the site was constrained by building height limits, the design cleverly embodies a lake view by incorporating a roof deck. The exterior is finished in ‘trampers’ hut’ red, underlining the relaxed style here. Rafe Maclean Architects is increasingly building new homes to a certifiable Passivhaus standard. While these two projects are not Passivhaus certified, both are very close to the standard with features including mechanical HRV systems, triple glazing, and superior insulation and air tightness. The respective homeowners can expect healthy, comfortable living year-round while consuming very little energy. in the same building, (arising from an earlier chapter in John Melhuish’s career; he worked at Athfield Architects for 10 years). Mid-century design remains influential for Duval and the wider HMOA team. Transforming a 1965 modernist home in Sumner into a comfortable home for modern living was a hallmark project for Duval. In 2013, this Clifton Hill House project won an NZIA local award and was a House of the Year Finalist. “When I look back, I can appreciate just how important clients are to the realisation of a project as special as that one. Altering a house of that age doesn’t come without significant time and effort and a commitment to the legacy of what the house represents.” The story of Duval’s own home – designed to honour the original 1950s Don Cowey home that once stood on the site but was lost in the earthquakes – reinforces his respect for mid- century architecture and its principles of simplicity, purity and timelessness. Another memorable project involved the sensitive restoration and enlargement of a mid-century home in Sumner, originally designed by Paul Pascoe. Visitors today would be hard pressed today to distinguish new design elements from original. “Putting your own mark on a project is not always what’s important. In this case, the goal was to make sure we reinforced the original design.” HMOA continues to impress with new home projects. One example is a bold new home under construction in Redcliffs on the edge of the headland, Te Rae Kura. 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