Sunset Cottage

Sector: Residential

Location: Rotorua

Status: Completed 2024


Inspired by family camping and tramping adventures, this home nestles beside the main house engaging with the mature gardens while fostering connection for a multi-generational family.

Resonating with rustic doc hut aesthetics, the low-maintenance design features a simple mono-pitch roof-line and profiled metal cladding in a rich scoria colour. A clever “flex” room adapts to changing needs, while a central “common” space brings the multi-generational family together. Large windows and a covered patio are playfully placed to blur the lines between inside and outside. Future-proofed for adaptability and accessibility, this budget-friendly home proves functionality and quality don’t have to come at a cost.

Awards.

  • 2024 ADNZ Commended award for New Home up to 150m², Regional Award for Commercial Architecture, Regional Award for Resene Colour in Design.

  • 2024 Waikato & Bay of Plenty Architecture Small Project Architecture Awards shortlist

Sunset Cottage is a new compact home on a subdivided section in an established neighborhood. Surrounded by mature trees, the dwelling provides these retiring owners the benefits of privacy and landscape that would have taken many years in a new greenfield subdivision.
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