Volcano House | RB Studio | ArchiPro
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- Опубліковано 2 вер 2019
- Arranged around a series of micro-landscapes, Volcano House celebrates its North Head location, drawing inspiration from Maungauika and Cheltenham Beach, and New Zealand’s beautiful natural materials. Walls are clad in blue basalt from Mount Horrible near Timaru, while the ceilings and floors are clad in totara and rimu timbers sourced from 800-year-old logs pulled out of the rivers of Northland.
Vernacular architecture, or responding to local context, is a strong approach for architects designing houses in New Zealand, fuelled by our country’s stunning landscapes, indigenous heritage (connections to whenua (land) and whanau) and a youthful desire to find our own unique architectural identity. “New Zealand architecture wants to move from what was called a modern period into a regional period, where we’re using local materials and processes and supporting local economies,” explains Tom Rowe, architect and director of RB Studio.
Located in Cheltenham on the Devonport peninsula, a suburb renowned for its heritage villas and English sensibility, Volcano House nods to Japanese architecture but, essentially, it draws on its locality. Arranged around a series of micro-landscapes planted mostly in natives, this 306m² courtyard home takes its design cues from the surrounding geology and the materials of the region.
“The site is in proximity to Maungauiki and there’s a certain presence of the mountain that influences the architecture,” says Tom “We were very keen to ensure that the window joinery is set up to capture those mountain views and the micro-landscapes, which are intimate and delicate, and form a backdrop to the house.”
The homeowners, Natalie and Ross Aitken, were looking for a connection with nature - as they had recently retired from living on a farm up north, along with some seclusion, because this 1,057m² site is enclosed by seven neighbours. “Our brief to the architect was to give us privacy, which isn’t easy when you’re surrounded by large, two-storeyed buildings, but we wanted a feeling that we were still secluded within the suburban environment,” explains Natalie.
“The landscaping concept was to create a journey through the landscape, so you can travel from one part to the other without having to go inside,” explains Alex Luiten of Landscape Ecology. “A linear series of micro-landscapes follow the site boundary and operate like a sequence of small outdoor rooms that Natalie and Ross can interact with at different times of the year.” These include a vegetable garden off the laundry that leads to the perennial orchard and, then, to the native planting around the swimming pool. “We also inserted a series of volcanic boulders that are dug into the earth as a way of responding directly to the volcanic cone.”
Materials were chosen for their interesting textures, richness and sensuality. Historically, Basalt has been used all around Auckland in curb stones and has been quarried from the local mountains. “We couldn’t find any suitable Auckland basalt,” says Tom. “Initially, we looked at using Chinese basalt but, then, we found a quarry at Mouth Horrible in the South Island that produces this incredible basalt with tiny perforations known as cat pawing,” explains Tom. “We individually selected the rocks for their grey-blue tones, rather than pinks and other colours, and had them cut so the vein runs along the tile.”
Another unique feature in Volcano House is the beautiful totara-panelled ceiling and rimu flooring. “The diver, Glenn, battled the eels in the rivers of Northland to recover these 800-year-old logs that were felled 100 years ago,” explains Tom. Back then, the logs were cut down and stamped, then the loggers were paid half the money at the stump and half when the logs arrived at the mill, having been floated down the rivers. However, during this process, many of the logs sunk to the bottom of the rivers and are now being recovered to order by NZ Native Riverwood.
“I think we’re becoming more interested in the history and materiality that is availability in New Zealand and this house uses that materiality,” says Tom. “Local stone and native timbers are materials that have a real patina and richness we can’t import. It’s compelling, sensual and warm, and it gives you a sense of New Zealand’s unique identity - our architecture wants that!” - Навчання та стиль
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The use of volcanic stone is just brilliant - it's almost like marble but far more rugged and fitting in nicely with the surroundings and the rest of the interior.
These are terrific snippets of NZ high-end houses, but I find them just a little too short. I would love a quick floor plan, and perhaps some more input from the owners for whom the house was designed and built. Having watched a few of these a recurring theme is that NZ architecture is in some way distinctive, if not unique. I'm unsure *how* different it is and what drives those differences - culture? Climate? Lifestyle? Geography?
Michael Pless - All of the above. These are the exception than the rule as many of these homes are $2m+ to build ....not including the land.
Has all the warmth and charm of an automobile factory.
Gorgeous design! i would definitely plant some kind of EverGreen Hedge-Wall to keep the Neighbors' Eyeballs Out though!
Exactly......seeing the neighbors spoils the house.
This is what I strive to design when I become an architect
very well designed. It is a big House but still intimate
A visão noturna da casa é um espetáculo! Parabéns pelo projeto. ( Brazil )
The Kiwi modern architects are the best on the planet.
One hell of a statement!
Beautiful architecture. Great mind(s) designed this home; just beautiful. In an odd way, I feel Frank Lloyd Wright in the bones of this house.
extremely beautiful
This is a beautiful house
Looks great
Nice 👍! 🇧🇷
Beautiful
It reminds me quite much to Schindler House. I think Its inspired on it. So beautiful anyway
beautifull
The more I look at such beautiful houses the more I get depressed cause I can't afford them
I feel the same, But at sametime I love looking at homes, architecture and it satisfies me , I cant afford it either probably wont be able too either, but thats why Im glad for UA-cam I can explore the many different kinds of homes people build.
Saying that will never make you reach success, think positive! Be who you want to be, and not what someone wants you to be, Because one day you’ll reach the success you have dreamt of, and failure is the solution of success, how? Well if you have never experienced failure and your running a company, and it starts falling, what are you going to do when you don’t know what to do because you’ve never experienced how it feels to fail, don’t change yourself, make yourself.😊
@@asalaali8349 true, thanks for this
Wall tiles are nice.
It is very interesting but I wonder how much work is necessary to clean all those windows, specially those close to the ceiling.
It seems this is one of those " Fashion feels no pain " kind of things, yes it's impressive and a highly mental construct actualized, incorporating much of the outside elements and landscape nicely but somehow it feels tediously busy. Pictures can do that, it's probably best experienced.
Wow
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The gloomy gray color of the stone would seem less oppressive if the windows didn't have such an excess of mullions. They look like the bars of a cage.
I often wonder about these homes that have a plethora of glass. How is it all kept clean.
Enough for the glass wall. What does the front of the house look like?
The music's apocalyptic vibe kills the video.
#masterpiece
The ceiling is what? and the floor is what? sorry, I just couldn't understand it..
That shit finna blow up
Me gustaría tener una casa así
Incredible house. Too bad it wasn’t a little more private. Neighbours looking right through those windows :(
you should definitely blast the background music higher, there were several points where I could very nearly actually hear what the people were saying. who wants that? I want the stock porno music blasting away - cuz inspiration dood.
Where can i find its design
Vernacular. Hmmm.
It's beautiful, but is it practical ? Lots of glass and not much privacy !
Dark colours, narrow hallways and high ceiling gives it a very cold and commercial look and feel. The grid windows break the views for no reason. It made me depressed just watching it for a few min.
It has all the right buzz words in it's discussion but somehow it's like an overdone mall with the goods intangible.
And the music is not helping.
Couldn’t live there such dreary music.
You couldn't live in this masterpiece because the music used in the video about it is too dreary? You're insane lmao
Modern to regional design???? Does where one sources building material change the architectural style?
Sorry i didn't feel its a beautiful, may be due to music and camera views
Nice but that’s not a mountain.
You used rocks in the yard to build the house? really?
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This house is ugly.
The self-important tone of the commentary is so painful. It's a plot of land, not a landscape. It is a modernist rip-off not a local architecture. FFS.
Beautiful