Church Bay

PHI Low Energy Building

Targeting PHI Low Energy Building

Designed to Homestar 8

Nestled to the Hill overlooking the secluded Kaioruru beach this family home, designed to meet the Homestar 8* accreditation, encapsulates healthy living with natural engagement. Two simple, acutely pivoting forms connected by glazed walkway embrace the expansive and dynamic setting while cradling its occupants in a warm, adaptable enclosure all year round. Alongside the main dwelling we were engaged to design an accompanying single bedroom, self contained unit tucked privately into the slope below.

  • Location: Kaioruru/Church Bay, Christchurch

    Built: In Construction. To be completed 2025

    Builder: Owner self build

    Structural Engineer: Healthy Home Cooperation

    MHRV Design: Fantech

Modern hillside cabin with large windows and deck, surrounded by lush green forest.
A hillside with dense green trees and shrubs, a modern house with large windows, and construction scaffolding on the hill, with a cloudy sky overhead.
Modern elevated house on stilts with large windows and a deck, surrounded by trees and greenery.
Modern hillside house with large windows, surrounded by dense forest.
Modern house elevated on stilts in a forest setting, surrounded by pine trees with large windows and a glass balcony.
Modern living room interior with large windows, minimalist furniture, light wood flooring, and an open view of a deck and natural scenery.
Modern living room interior with large windows, wooden floors, and outdoor view of greenery. Includes seating area with sofas, a coffee table, a lounge chair, and decorative plants.
Modern interior with wooden dining table, chairs, and floor-to-ceiling windows showing a scenic outdoor view. Living area has sofas, and hallway leads to another part of the house.
Modern black cabins on stilts overlooking a forest and large body of water with distant mountains under a partly cloudy sky.
Modern house with glass doors and a wooden deck overlooking a scenic lake and mountains.
Modern black house on a forested hillside overlooking a large body of water with mountains in the distance.
Modern patio with round table, four white chairs, potted plant, and large sliding glass doors.
Modern wooden deck with outdoor furniture and glass railing, attached to a contemporary house, with a view of trees and mountains under a blue sky.
Modern house exterior with dark siding, a wooden deck, glass railing, and outdoor chairs. Surrounded by trees and nature under a cloudy sky.
Modern patio with glass doors, round table, white chairs, and scenic mountain view.
Modern hillside house with large windows and wooden siding, surrounded by dense forest and greenery.
Modern black house with metal roof and wooden deck overlooking a lake and lush green forest, with a parked black truck on the driveway.
Construction site with wooden platform and framing on a hillside, overlooking a green, hilly landscape with trees and power lines.
Wooden framing for a building under construction with a mountainous, forested landscape in the background.
Construction scaffolding on a building overlooking a lake and distant hills and mountains under a partly cloudy sky.