Dingle Burn House

Eastern shore, Lake Hāwea

Forty minutes up the lake road, past the last power pole. The house is off-grid by necessity and the schist came out of the bench it stands on.

Two offset volumes under one roof plane: the first for living, the second for sleeping, a gallery between them with a clerestory that follows the sun across the stone. It is the house on the front of this site, walked from the air to the terrace.

Specification

Site: Lake Hāwea, eastern shore, 200 ha
Completed: Winter 2024
Floor area: 520 m²
Bedrooms: Four
Structure: Steel roof plane, 22 m, on schist and larch
Glazing: Triple-glazed, 3.2 m, bronze-black
Power: Off-grid, 24 kW solar, lake-water cooling
Materials: Central Otago schist, Charred larch, Blackened steel, Basalt, Oak

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