2024.07 walkers road house, lyttleton

residential house

programme

  • executive family home

  • 3 bedrooms, study, lounge, dining, kitchen, double garage, 2 bathrooms, laundry

  • site access above retaining wall

issues

  • south facing views

  • limited northern solar access

  • access difficult due to existing retaining wall

  • no vehicle access for garaging

solutions

  • garage set flush into existing retaining wall

  • entry recessed back from lane

  • naturalised landscape run seamlessly over entry and garage

  • nautical building forms from port metaphor

  • open plan living area with expansive views over harbour

  • west courtyard carved into hill adjacent to living

  • exposed concrete structure

status

  • concept

Modern multi-story house with curved design elements on a hillside, garage door, and a parked black SUV on a winding driveway, surrounded by grass, trees, and a blue sky with clouds.
Modern living room with floor-to-ceiling windows, orange sectional sofa, orange armchair, marble coffee table, colorful rug, and mountain and water view outside.
Modern white architectural building with curved and cylindrical shapes situated on a hillside surrounded by green bushes and trees, overlooking a town and harbor in the distance under a blue sky with scattered clouds.