Rutherford House Design in Taupo Tauranga/ Oruatua, New Zealand by Dorrington Architects

Dorrington Architects designed the Rutherford House in Taupo Tauranga/Oruatua, New Zealand.

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The brief was to create a modern holiday house suitable for the hot summers of Lake Taupo and the cold winters for skiing on Mt Ruapehu.

The internal environment is managed with thermal mass floor and walls and passive ventilation to most building faces. Additional heating inside and out is provided with open fires.The concrete base provides the required floor level rise, creating intermediate zones between inside and outside. Raised decks from both the living room and snug articulate elevated, and in the case of the front deck, covered outdoor spaces. The living space arrangement suits the extreme climates of the location, activities and varying degrees of privacy.

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Photography by Emma-Jane Hetherington