Collaboration with Paul Rolfe Architects.
Cloudy Bay Shack establishes the connection between the image on the wine label and the direct experience of the vineyard. We shaped the building to gain vistas along the vineyards to the Richmond Ranges, whose silhouette adorns each bottle.
An entry sequence has been established to deliberately dramatise the ‘Cloudy Bay’ view. On arrival, visitors face two weathered steel walls, resembling someone holding their arms out to welcome an old friend. When the door is opened, a warm timber interior is revealed and the view is obscured by a series of concertina timber panels. As guests enter, the view is revealed by degrees until they walk down three steps to the entertaining level where the full view of the receding vines and Richmond Ranges are presented.
Bedrooms and bathrooms are focused on the same view, with the added benefit that the visitors can be concealed behind their personal timber screen or gain the view directly by opening the screen.
The exterior is composed of materials typical of the region: weathered steel and timber, evocative of rustic buildings seen nestled in the pastoral landscape. This ensures that the building as an object sits comfortably in its environment. To provide unexpected contrast, the interior is lined in well detailed, sophisticated timber and stone.
AWARDS 2013 New Zealand Architecture Medal Finalist, New Zealand Architecture Awards. 2013 Commercial Architecture Award, New Zealand Architecture Awards. 2012 Nelson Marlborough Commercial Architecture Award, New Zealand Architecture Awards. 2012 Gold Residential Award, Design Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards. 2012 Silver Sustainable Spatial Award, Design Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards.
