RTA Studio chooses some materials to reference the vernacular materials used in the house area. The living pavilion and garage look like he historic miner’s cottages, clad in the local schists. There are two-bedroom pavilions with weathering steel layer that references the gold mining remnants and rusted steel sheds.
The zinc roofs are painted in red while the wood materials are used to design the most parts of the bach, including the wall, the floor, and furniture. Some dark green tiles are applied on the bathroom shower wall and behind the small white sink. In the kitchen, a combination of wood and brick can create a traditional and rural atmosphere into the interior.
Designed as a multi-generational retreat, this house is designed with Tūrama concept that anchored by five ancestral points of origin. Hine-i-Tūrama also wraps everyone’s that enter with manaakitanga (hospitality) which is represented by forest-like timber uprights with taniko pattern and oxidized steel. Tūrama is also today’s Māori reality, the center of a rich and dynamic social landscape at the foot of Mount Ngongotaha.
Dominated by wood materials for the walls, doors, and floors, the rooms inside this house are warm and also comfortable. The living room, dining area, and kitchen are placed in one big area inside the house. The dining area and kitchen are facing each other while the living room is located next to them. The interesting part of the interior comes from the black accents of the kitchen tile, dining chairs, stools, cabinet, TV stand, and also the mini fireplace.
By increasing the accessibility of your bathroom, you simultaneously ease the pressure on the caregiver while increasing your loved one’s independence.
Some materials for this project are chosen from the similarly appropriate pallet like local stone, corrugated iron, and timber cladding. Those materials are combined to create a good balance between the home and nature around it. The pallet dominates most of the wall parts of this home, combined with glass windows and doors.
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With its unique form and ‘Ecologically Sustainably Designed’, the New Zealand Green Building Council gave the first 5 Star As-Built Greenstar rating for Ironbank. This building also gots many awards from 2009 to 2011 because of the building design, form, structure, and architecture as a commercial project.
While the concept of coziness might be something we attribute to the colder months, having a comfortable home year-round is actually a great way to make your home more welcoming overall.
The regular submissions deadline is September 30 and the results will be announced on April 15. The winners on April 15 also will be published here after the A’Design Award official announcement.
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