Photography:Peter Reynolds

text by:Michael Holt

Domenic Alvaro Architects creates a small but intriguing project in the rural context of Dalefield at the Wakatipu Basin on New Zealand’s South Island.

There is a small but intriguing project in the rural context of Dalefield at the Wakatipu Basin on New Zealand’s South Island. With the Coronet Peak ski resort at its apex, Domenic Alvaro Architect’s Balfour Cottage is located in an historic and preserved location. It is an expansive and awe-inspiring landscape that removes all sense of proportion, rendering the surroundings almost scaleless. The building is a tiny dot on the picturesque plateau, but an exquisitely finished blemish. And, given that the local building requirements stipulate certain preservation demands, it was necessary to only build to the existing cottage’s footprint......Continue Reading

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