Wairau Valley House in Rapaura, New Zealand by Parsonson Architects

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The property is located in the Wairau Valley, 10 minutes from Blenheim and close to the Wairau River as it snakes along the edge of the northern hills, a patterned rural landscape of farms, orchards and vineyards. The house has a strong connection to the land spatially and materially. There is a sense of encampment, where different interlinked pavilions offer different areas of occupation and Privacy or openness.  

Image Courtesy © Paul McCredie 

• Architects: Parsonson Architects
• Project: Wairau Valley House
• Location: Rapaura, New Zealand
• Photography: Paul McCredie

Image Courtesy © Paul McCredie

The spaces are housed beneath low sloping gable forms where boundaries are blurred between the land and building. Heavy lined concrete walls and structures feel part of the land and are used to define indoor and outdoor spaces.  

Image Courtesy © Paul McCredie

The gable roofs float over these to provide shelter and the comforts of home. The landscapeis cultivated; lines of orchard trees and vines mark the land in regular patterns and the house responds with the lines of pergolas and posts ready for planting to integrate the house with the  land further still.  

Image Courtesy © Paul McCredie

Image Courtesy © Paul McCredie

Image Courtesy © Paul McCredie

Image Courtesy © Paul McCredie

Image Courtesy © Paul McCredie

Image Courtesy © Paul McCredie

Image Courtesy © Paul McCredie

Image Courtesy © Paul McCredie

Image Courtesy © Paul McCredie

Image Courtesy © Paul McCredie

Image Courtesy © Paul McCredie

Image Courtesy Parsonson Architects

Image Courtesy Parsonson Architects

Image Courtesy Parsonson Architects

Tags: New Zealand, Rapaura

Categories: House, Residential

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