Set at the foot of the Waitakere Ranges is a collection of timber clad, gabled structures. They slip past each other, opening spaces for courtyards, cooking, and fire. Exterior shells of native timber boards and shingle roof are founded overcast in situ concrete masses, bracketing the interior spaces within an adding weight and strength to the voluminous interiors.

The client had been collecting vintage timber for years, stockpiling from different parts of the country large beams, pallets of native timbers and he had a massive supply of totara. Fearon Hay Architects hought their could build him a house that actually curates the timber collection. 

The timber, while it can be used to create solidity and warmth and mass, can also be incredibly fine and that is the tension their enjoyed playing with, and certainly enjoyed the result. While there are some very large and rustic elements, there is a fineness and a lightness to the enclosure and layering of it.