THE DACHA

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Featured in the digital online ARCHIPRO

August 2018 publication

https://archipro.co.nz/project/the-dacha-eliska-lewis-architects-2

A steep and challenging site overlooking the pristine shores of Lake Wanaka.  The brief for design and layout evolved from a repeated phrase from the client....”don’t let the house get in the way of the view, it’s all about the view.”   

A long wall of stacked stone, inside and outside, is the spine of the house that divides the service and entry side of the house that faces the street, from the private and glassy side of the house that faces the lake.  The goal was to get as many rooms as possible to have a lake view, not only straight on views but views through corners too.  Some rooms look through each other to capture more panorama.
— Archipro video feature

Architect:

Eliška Lewis Architects

Main Contractor

Plimmer Building Contractors Ltd

https://archipro.co.nz/professional/plimmer-building-contractors?srsltid=AfmBOooRlkzl9FMBDdgFH-pSY9RagarIUyXdRnT-9ITCXo_8Be7IPIZv

Structural Engineers:

Batchelar McDougall Consulting

https://www.bmconsult.co.nz/

Interior joinery:

Mt. Iron Joinery

https://www.mij.co.nz/

Bespoke furniture maker:

Emerge Woodwork

https://emergewoodwork.co.nz/

Photographers: 

Larkin Design

https://www.larkindesign.co.nz/

Archipro

https://www.larkindesign.co.nz/

Videography:  Tim Pierce of Two Bearded Men

https://www.thebeards.nz/