©1968
2024

WHAREWAKA
HOUSE

This home enables the owners to ‘hunker down’ over the Taupo winter and expand in summer to accommodate three generations of family. The plan is arranged around a north-oriented open courtyard, where the main living area and two main bedrooms enjoy a view of the Lake and Ruapehu.

Client

Private Residence

Location

Wharewaka Point, Taupo

Completion Date

March 2007

The balance of the house has bunk, bath and sunrooms, plus a garage, which are closed off during the quiet, cold months. To create a necessary remoteness in its subdivision setting, the house is clad in sawn vertical cedar battens with careful openings to views and sunshine. The finish is a rich rusty stain, the colour of local alpine flora and lichens.