QT HAUS

QT HAUS was a project for a Sydney-based family who had an affinity for skiing & summer weather/ they found a stunning place to land in Fernhill, Queenstown, New Zealand/

this was a magical project with a fantastic & stunning site/ the process was made even more enjoyable by the close relationship we enjoyed with our client/ two years of my time with Hillery Priest Architecture was spent developing the concept design then constructing this project with Sue Hillery & Richard Priest/

themes investigated here: view; sculpture; and the act of placing an object in the landscape

views were important to the client, but in QT they are considered - a strong theme at HPA/ the best moment is lying in bed with a framed view across Lake Wakatipu to the Remarks/

sculpting the building to address form & function is shaped in part by the track of sun for daylighting & climate control, reflected in the roof form "flick" & "nodes"/

the literal nature of digging out & excavating away the site to place the house is both an act of sculpting & placing/ these acts were translated into the new construct through physical aspects of wall depth & sense, material, but also interior plays of zones, divides & fissures/

here, the simplicity, boldness & strength of form Richard brings to his projects is balanced by the textural & sculptural moments Sue loves/ with a great client - this means an excellent design & built outcome

photos below taken as a collaborative project between Jo Wickham & Dion Gosling for Studio106Photo