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Located on New Zealand’s rugged South Coast, the windswept site for this small holiday house faces north and gently descends to the dunes.

Winner of the 2022 TIDA New Zealand Architect New Home of the Year, the low grounded home is bedded into the landscape, hunkering down from the harsh coastal weather, while materials and colours are deliberately pared back so as not to compete with the natural environment.

forms colliding; inspired by ocean waves journeying from the distant mountains across the bay and crashing into the shore.

The house itself wraps around a large windswept native beech tree, and opens to reveal views across dunes, the ocean and to snow-capped mountains.

The interior is oriented to make the most of the sun, views and solar gain, with a reduced material palette of two internal linings to match the two external claddings.

Not only is this home designed to be sustainable, with a small environmental impact, it’s also relocatable should sea levels rise.

The TIDA judges felt that this discrete hideaway retreat illustrated how thoughtful design and architecture can make the most of a remote site, and produce a very distinctive home – on a very small budget.

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This stunning, architecturally designed home in Queenstown won the 2022 Registered Master Builders House of the Year GIB Show Home category.

David Reid Homes Queenstown, won the national show home award for the house, which judges say was planned meticulously to create a versatile environment with the ability to entertain.

“Whether it is in the outdoor covered area by the fire, or the living area with full height windows and skylights, which provide uninterrupted views of the Remarkable mountains, there is an impressive attention to detail.

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“Quality features throughout can be seen from the moment you arrive at the impressive entranceway. The builder’s workmanship is demonstrated throughout this beautifully appointed show home and it is one that the company is clearly proud to present,” the judges’ citation says.

The thermal e cient, eco-design show home has a pavilion-style layout, with a northerly aspect, clever floor plan, extensive decking and the luxury of a covered outdoor room with fireplace.

The living wing enjoys unobstructed mountain views, while the dramatic timber ceiling, bagged schist fire place and custom kitchen give it a modern alpine feel.

The master bedroom features an elegant mezzanine, and opens out to a secluded cedar hot tub.

This wing also includes two bedrooms, bathroom and separate powder room.

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