Rutherford House Design by Tim Dorrington Architects in New Zealand

Rutherford House that located at Taupo Tauranga, Oruatua, in New Zealand is a modern holiday home has designed by Tim Dorrington Architects that suitable for the hot summers of Lake Taupo and the cold winters for skiing on Mt Ruapehu. This modern home design comprises from 4 main components; (first) a concrete base, which at approximately details is folded up to contain home interior design, (at second and third) two black cedar-clad bedroom blocks, and (fourth) an open-plan white structured ‘veranda’.

The concrete base of the house design provides the needed floor level rise, creating intermediate areas between indoor and outdoor. Raised decks from both the living room and snug articulate elevated, and in the case of the front deck, covered exterior spaces. The living space arrangement suits the extreme climates of the location, activities and varying degrees of privacy.

The large open-plan ‘veranda’ space consists kitchen space, lounge area and dining room. A comfort, a step lower with an open fireplace, can on colder days be closed off from the main space. The top-floor sitting room affords a private sanctuary for the homeowners when entertaining family and friends. The internal environment is managed with thermal mass floor and walls and passive ventilation to most building faces. Additional heating inside and out is provided with open fires.