Te Kauwhata House, Waikato, New Zealand
Programme: Family and Retirement House
Site area: 3000sqm, Build area: 240sqm
Status: Built, Credit: Duncan Firth, Milti Stefadouros, Powered Living Ltd, Thompson Builders
Award: First place equal, residential concrete sustainability award sponsored by Cement & Concrete Association of New Zealand (CCANZ)
Description: Designed to look out over landscape and views, large roof overhanging hover overhead shading the house in summer, and insulated concrete slabs and thermal mass walls are optimised for passive solar gain, naturally heating the during winter.