The brief is for a new single storey 3 bed retirement home @ circa 110sqm. The site is an orchard and circa 14 Ha. From a trip to Japan the client was inspired by minimalist Japanese architecture.

The design responds to the site and brief with the following features:

-Site layout to maximise solar orientation and open up spaces for connection to the orchard

-Minimalist modern pavilion form with extensive glazing, gable form and symmetrical façade with elements of minimalist Japanese architecture.

-Open plan living/dining/kitchen to central space with large, stacker sliders to open-up to deck and orchard

-Private wing for master with ensuite and walk-in-robe

-Second wing for two bedrooms and bathroom

-Vertical cedar Hermpac cladding, quality matt black joinery and metal standing seam roof. Simple robust material sand detailing - in keeping with the modern aesthetic and rural character