Waiau Farmhouse

HMOA designed this new farmhouse to replace the original homestead that was damaged in the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake.

The design for the new home was informed by the constraints and opportunities of the existing site and remaining buildings. This included rethinking the relationships between the buildings and the established garden.

The brief and resulting layout of the home responds to the need for intergenerational living, with extended family easily accommodated. An existing sleepout is combined with the garage by two new timber pavilions framing a sunny courtyard.

Farmhouse entrances always require consideration to cater for both farmers and visitors – the formal entrance from the west is marked with stone gables, while to the south, farm access provides generous storage and is sheltered by a canopy.