Case Study Villa
Architecture Residential Auckland, New Zealand
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1. WilliamTozerAssociates_CaseStudyVilla_01 Viewed from the swimming pool, the new scheme largely obscures the original house—appearing as a new-build, modern house of a composition reminiscent of the mid-twentieth-century Case Study Houses. 4624 px 3083 px 4 MB A4 print |
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2. WilliamTozerAssociates_CaseStudyVilla_02 The new interiors are open-plan, but loosely divided into zones of use by rectilinear planes and volumes that accommodate the kitchen and other storage. 4704 px 3136 px 4 MB A4 print |
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3. WilliamTozerAssociates_CaseStudyVilla_03 Kauri flooring to the raised living area delineates the living space, while the kitchen and dining spaces are defined by a diamond-ground concrete floor, lowered to be level with the timber decking to the adjacent courtyards. 4549 px 3033 px 3 MB A4 print |
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4. WilliamTozerAssociates_CaseStudyVilla_04 The swimming pool is articulated as another architectural volume, defining an edge of the courtyards formed between the house and pool. 3243 px 4864 px 6 MB A4 print |
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5. WilliamTozerAssociates_CaseStudyVilla_05 The juxtaposition of old and new architectural forms is best viewed from the courtyard between the garage and playroom. Timber shingles and vertical boarding can be seen on the sun-shading and sub-floor skirt of the villa respectively—these subordinate materials of the historic architecture are given primary roles in the new design. 4846 px 3231 px 5 MB A4 print |
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6. WilliamTozerAssociates_CaseStudyVilla_06 3187 px 4781 px 5 MB A4 print |
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7. WilliamTozerAssociates_CaseStudyVilla_07 The form of the top-lit, kauri-clad, open-riser staircase references the drawn appearance of a staircase, and recalls the Stack works of the American artist Donald Judd. 2209 px 3259 px 1 MB Print - Low res only |
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8. WilliamTozerAssociates_CaseStudyVilla_08 2923 px 4872 px 2 MB A4 print |
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9. WilliamTozerAssociates_CaseStudyVilla_09 The summit of Maungawhau (Mt Eden) can be seen from the master bedroom and the timber-decked terrace that occupies part of the ground-floor roof. 4000 px 3515 px 3 MB A4 print |
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10. WilliamTozerAssociates_CaseStudyVilla_10 A skylight over the shower in the master suite gives a focused view of the sky, referencing the Skyspaces of the installation artist James Turrell. 2839 px 4727 px 3 MB A4 print |
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11. WilliamTozerAssociates_CaseStudyVilla_11 Like the interior, the exterior massing is a composition of overlapping rectilinear volumes and planes, albeit at a larger scale. 3231 px 4847 px 6 MB A4 print |
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12. WilliamTozerAssociates_CaseStudyVilla_12 4734 px 3156 px 5 MB A4 print |
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13. WilliamTozerAssociates_CaseStudyVilla_Axo 01 The upper-level master bedroom suite sits atop the flat roof of the new living-dining space, nestling alongside, but leaving intact, the corrugated iron roof form of the original house. 4812 px 3358 px 1 MB A4 print |
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14. WilliamTozerAssociates_CaseStudyVilla_Axo 02 Other than the back elevation, the original villa is preserved as a found object, largely unaltered to the exterior and interior except for the addition of elements of storage, the form of which continues the design strategy of the new architecture—the former appearing as satellite elements of the latter. 3358 px 4812 px 1 MB A4 print |
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15. WilliamTozerAssociates_CaseStudyVilla_Axo 03 The new sculptural building volumes nestle alongside the original Victorian villa, creating courtyard spaces between the new and old elements of the house. 4812 px 3358 px 1 MB A4 print |
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16. WilliamTozerAssociates_CaseStudyVilla_BEFORE 01 Rear elevation before construction works 2592 px 1944 px 2 MB Print - Low res only |
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17. WilliamTozerAssociates_CaseStudyVilla_BEFORE 02 Garage (front) elevation before construction works 2592 px 1944 px 2 MB Print - Low res only |
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18. WilliamTozerAssociates_CaseStudyVilla_BEFORE 03 Rear elevation before construction works 2592 px 1944 px 2 MB Print - Low res only |
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19. WilliamTozerAssociates_CaseStudyVilla_BEFORE 04 Rear elevation before construction works 3264 px 2448 px 3 MB Print - Low res only |
Description
The project encompasses a series of new pavilions that loosely enclose an original Victorian villa. Treated as a found object, perceptions of the original building are framed by the new interventions, which reference its scale, proportion and materials. The pavilions are articulated as autonomous rectilinear sculptural volumes, but in turn frame views back to the villa, refocusing attention on its form and details. The primary claddings of the new buildings—timber shingles and vertical slats—draw attention to the subordinate use of the same materials in the original villa, there utilized only on the front gable end and window shading, and on the sub-floor skirt respectively. The exterior spaces to the sides and front and back of the property are divided into room-sized courtyards by the new building volumes and the swimming pool, treated as another architectural volume—lending exterior spaces the quality of interiors, and vice versa.
Viewed from the swimming pool, the new scheme largely obscures the original house—appearing as a new-build, modern house of a composition reminiscent of the mid-twentieth-century Case Study Houses. The new interiors are open-plan, but loosely divided into zones of use by rectilinear planes and volumes that accommodate the kitchen and other storage. Kauri flooring to the raised living area delineates the living space, while the kitchen and dining spaces are defined by a diamond-ground concrete floor, lowered to be level with the timber decking to the adjacent courtyards. The swimming pool is articulated as another architectural volume, defining an edge of the courtyards formed between the house and pool. The juxtaposition of old and new architectural forms is best viewed from the courtyard between the garage and playroom. Timber shingles and vertical boarding can be seen on the sun-shading and sub-floor skirt of the villa respectively—these subordinate materials of the historic architecture are given primary roles in the new design. The form of the top-lit, kauri-clad, open-riser staircase references the drawn appearance of a staircase, and recalls the Stack works of the American artist Donald Judd. The summit of Maungawhau (Mt Eden) can be seen from the master bedroom and the timber-decked terrace that occupies part of the ground-floor roof. A skylight over the shower in the master suite gives a focused view of the sky, referencing the Skyspaces of the installation artist James Turrell. Like the interior, the exterior massing is a composition of overlapping rectilinear volumes and planes, albeit at a larger scale. The upper-level master bedroom suite sits atop the flat roof of the new living-dining space, nestling alongside, but leaving intact, the corrugated iron roof form of the original house. Other than the back elevation, the original villa is preserved as a found object, largely unaltered to the exterior and interior except for the addition of elements of storage, the form of which continues the design strategy of the new architecture—the former appearing as satellite elements of the latter. The new sculptural building volumes nestle alongside the original Victorian villa, creating courtyard spaces between the new and old elements of the house.
Details
| Project size | 345 m2 |
| Completion date | 2017 |
| Building levels | 2 |
Project team
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WILLIAM TOZER Associates | Architects |