A Maori Hill, Dunedin, home has won three categories in the Otago-Southland regional competition of the 2013 ADNZ Architectural Design Awards.
The Grendon St house, by Richard Wilden Design, won the residential interiors, residential alterations and additions, and colour in design awards at the regional awards in Queenstown last night. The client brief for ''The Glass Room'' was to use the existing structure of a 1960s house to create a new, warm, light-filled kitchen and living area connecting to a four-seasons deck.
''The result is an alteration that transforms a poorly-resolved and dated interior into a modern functional home that redefines the concept of the exterior room by blurring the experience between inside and out,'' the judges said.
''The bold use of colour, along with the natural timber finish of locally-sourced macrocarpa, makes a strong visual statement, while complementing the existing structure.''
The use of timber finishes gave the space warmth, while the glass room provided an effective filter between inside and outside, they said.
''Designed to be an indoor/outdoor transition area, the palette blend from inside to out is subtle. The interior colours provide a delicious sense of cosiness and a rich background for entertaining.''
The annual design awards recognise successful design in residential and commercial architecture and are open to members of Architectural Designers New Zealand. The winning design stood apart in a strong field of Otago-Southland entries, ADNZ general manager Astrid Andersen said last night.
''It is not often that one design takes out so many categories in the regional stage of the competition. This home and its alteration was ...worthy of this acknowledgement.''
Robert Birch, from School Support Ltd, was highly commended for his design of the Central Southland College art room. The judges were Italian architect Caterina Steiner and New Zealand designers Tony van Raat and Duncan Joiner.
The national and supreme ADNZ Architectural Design Award winners will be announced on September 27 at a ceremony in Dunedin.
