Abstract
- Openfield Home is a rural house in New Zealand’s Crown Vary that blends geometry with nature
- Its design references native sheds and options a big round skylight on the roof
- Designed by architect Keshaw McArthur in collaboration with Matheson Whiteley
Set inside the expansive mountainscape of New Zealand‘s Crown Vary, Openfield Home exists as an object of pure geometry. Envisioned by architect Keshaw McArthur in collaboration with UK-based Matheson Whiteley, the house options an “unfussy and sincere” design that deliberately blurs the strains between inside and exterior areas.
Its type is intentionally simple, emphasizing a harmonious relationship with the encircling panorama. Its sq. plan and corrugated roof design are harking back to agricultural sheds and huts discovered within the space, whereas additionally serving as an aesthetic homage to the land’s historic context. A particular round skylight punctuates the roof, introducing pure gentle into the upper-floor bed room and fostering an immersive spatial expertise.
A big open hearth acts as a central anchor for the constructing. The constructing incorporates stable concrete lots that emerge from the bottom, visually extending the mountainous terrain into the architectural composition. These concrete varieties assist a sequence of cedar-clad volumes that sit beneath a easy steel roof, reinforcing the interaction between solidity and heat.
The format additional enhances its connection to nature by strategically positioning structural concrete parts away from the outer edges. This association creates a steady perimeter area influenced by the Japanese idea of engawa, a coated transitional zone akin to a verandah. By adopting this characteristic, the design allows a fluid interplay between indoor and outside areas, complemented by the shelter offered by the roof’s prolonged eaves.
Have a look across the Openfield Home within the gallery above.
