84 | “It’s not just about creating warm energy-efficient and high-performance homes but also beautiful, light-filled, sunny homes that provide the best possible living experience all year round.” Bob Burnett Architecture ArcAtelier ARCHITECTURE At DLB, we take pride in building, renovating and installing both residential homes and commercial properties that delight our clients, year after year. We believe that successful construction projects are built on great communication between the client, architect, sub-contractors and the builder from the initial design phase, right through to handover. We work hard to ensure our projects are on schedule and within the client’s budget. All projects managed and built by DLB use the highest quality materials available while considering the landscape and environment in the process. 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The challenge is adapting these homes for contemporary living while preserving what made them special. At his Dunedin-based practice, ArcAtelier, Halliday works throughout Dunedin and Central Otago on residential renovations, new homes, and commercial fit-outs. After five years with an award-winning architectural practice in Guernsey, Channel Islands, Halliday returned to New Zealand in 2014. He continued working remotely on international projects before establishing ArcAtelier in 2015, steadily building the practice through industry relationships and word of mouth. The practice’s renovation work is primarily focused on Dunedin’s rich collection of heritage homes, while projects throughout Queenstown and Central Otago are more commonly new-build residences on challenging sites. For renovation clients, preserving architectural character is often just as important as improving comfort and functionality. “Many people are drawn to the enduring character and craftsmanship of a 1920s villa or similar period home. Rather than fundamentally altering its exterior, the focus is on respecting the architectural integrity of the original building and thoughtfully working with its existing qualities,” Halliday says. Often, the greatest opportunity lies within the existing footprint. “Quite often the internal layout no longer reflects the way people live today,” he says. “The challenge is creating spaces that feel generous, light-filled and connected while supporting contemporary, healthy and sustainable living.” Extending older homes requires careful consideration so new additions feel like a natural evolution of the original architecture. Proportion, scale, materiality and detailing all contribute to a seamless outcome, he says. Bob Burnett Architecture will proudly welcome visitors this spring to a pioneering home at 135 Somerfield Street, Christchurch — New Zealand’s first ever Zero Carbon and Zero Energy Superhome. The trailblazer stands at the front of a newly completed Superhome four home development called ‘Ngā Whare Pārara’. There are two standalone and two semi-detached Superhomes on site with a mix of three- and four-bedroom layouts. All are two-storey dwellings offering next-level comfort for future occupants. Two homes are already sold with one remaining on the market and due to go to auction on September 17. The name Ngā Whare Pārara means ‘to warm oneself’ or ‘to bask in the sun’. For architectural designer Bob Burnett, who co-founded the Superhome Movement to lift New Zealand’s building standards, these next level Superhomes represent an exciting opportunity to redefine the future of New Zealand housing. “It’s not just about creating warm energy-efficient and high-performance homes but also beautiful, light-filled, sunny homes that provide the best possible living experience all year round,” he says. “Our ethos is one of continual improvement. We did NZ’s first 10 Star Homestar homes a decade ago and they had a lot of innovation. Each home we do, we learn something so that it’s better than the last. We set ourselves big goals and this time it was to create New Zealand’s first zero carbon Superhome. “The learning on this project has centred on embedded or upfront carbon.” Bob Burnett Architecture used the ‘Nezo’ app in the early design phase, to model and measure carbon emissions of selected materials. “That modelling showed the street front house is actually carbon negative and the other three are near carbon zero.” Instead of using regular concrete — which has a high carbon footprint — the street front home has a timber floor and piles while the other three feature a low carbon concrete mix. Likewise, engineered timber beams and portals were used instead of carbon-intensive structural steel. Low maintenance, low carbon/carbon negative and eco-friendly materials were selected. Built by Dan Saunders Construction, these impressive Superhomes also feature triple glazed windows, whole home heat recovery ventilation and hydronic underfloor heating, EcoPanel (used to create thermal bridge free air sealed walls), solar panels and rainwater collection. “We design three levels of Superhome — ‘BASE’, ‘BETTER’ and ‘BEST’. Ngā Whare Pārara represents the pinnacle, but not everyone needs to aim for ‘BEST’. Halliday places particular emphasis on construction detailing, carefully integrating services, junctions and fixings so they remain unobtrusive and allow the architecture to speak for itself. New-build projects present a different set of challenges, particularly throughout Queenstown and the Southern Lakes. Steep terrain, rock excavation and complex ground conditions can significantly influence both design and construction costs if not addressed early. Halliday’s design philosophy is grounded in restraint rather than pursuing a recognisable signature style. He seeks to create timeless, carefully resolved buildings that respond to their landscape through considered proportions, detailing and an honest palette of materials. “I try to create architecture that feels clean and uncomplicated,” he says. “Using materials that complement the surrounding environment and incorporating texture helps each building sit naturally within its setting.”
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