The Brief
We have decided
this build that we are going to use an architect to help us design our new home.
One very useful
resource has been the website of NZ Institute of Architects (http://talktoanarchitect.co.nz).
It gave us the framework for writing a brief...
It gave us the framework for writing a brief...
Here is some of the information
that we gave to three architects to start the conversation to see if they were
interested in us... and we in them…
About Us
As a family, we consider
ourselves to be eco-aware, creative, book readers, gardeners (things we can
eat), cooks, design-conscious.
We are building a new home
because we have lots of ideas that wouldn’t fit into the first home that we
built (and designed ourselves). We want the opportunity to work with an
architect who will hopefully offer us creative solutions and stretch our ideas.
We don’t want to play it too safe, design-wise. We would want to build the
house ourselves, using our construction business and its sub-contractors.
We love this area. It’s a
great community and we have work and lots of friends here. We have bought an
acre section near our existing home that we hope will give us outside space, a north
facing aspect and external and internal privacy.
Here are some images we like:
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson,
California http://www.bcj.com/public/projects/project/102.html
MW Works Architecture, Washington
http://www.mwworks.com/Projects/Case-Inlet.php
Crosson Clarke Carnachan, Whangapoua
http://ccca.co.nz/projects/hut-on-sleds
Pekapeka house
Patersonson architects
http://www.p-a.co.nz/pekapeka%20house/pekapeka%20house.htm
Howe House by R.M. Schindler, 1925
Olsen Kundig Architects,
Seattle
http://www.olsonkundigarchitects.com/Projects/46/The-Brain
Home is a refuge from the
busy world, relaxation, somewhere to plan new projects/ overseas trips.
Somewhere warm, comfortable, beautiful and functional. No bling/artificiality,
but very stylish. Our new space should be casual, welcoming, light, modest, edgy
(industrial), with private space and family/entertaining space. We would also
like some ideas for hard landscaping around the house, and how the house may
fit into the wider landscape.
We currently have an orchard,
garage/workshop, timber store, art studio, sleepout and a modest 3-bed house.
Specifics: Likes and Dislikes
We like board-formed
concrete, painted brick, steel windows with glazing bars, natural materials
(timber, wood, stone), timber weatherboards, board and batten, negative
detailing, modernist styling, reclaimed materials, Lifemark principles and exterior finishes used inside.
We like Art Deco and 50s
Californian design.
We dislike fake materials
(plastic trying to be wood, concrete trying to be tiles, etc).
Jolly good brief. Love some of the houses you have picked. I would be more than thrilled to live in them!!
ReplyDeleteMe too :o) How close to these the final house will look is very much up in the air... I think we have champagne taste on a beer budget!
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