Cape to Bluff: A survey of residential architecture from Aotearoa New Zealand - Hardcover

Devitt, Simon; Scott, Luke; Stevens, Andrea

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1760764302 ISBN 13: 9781760764302

Publisher: Thames & Hudson Australia, 2024

Synopsis

In this slow walk through the New Zealand landscape, world-renowned photographer Simon Devitt invites us into thirty of New Zealand’s most architecturally stunning homes.

Weaving through dreamy and dramatic locations, including a crescent-moon shaped bach in Tutukaka and a bivvy house inspired by a goldminers hut overlooking Lake Wakatipu, Cape to Bluff tells not only the story of New Zealand’s fluctuating microclimate and how we respond to creative challenges, but also speaks to how we live today, and what we value.

Featuring the work of thirty of Aotearoa’s leading architects, some structures never seen in public before, Cape to Bluff is a celebration of the new dawn of New Zealand architecture, once outward looking and seeking inspiration – now self-assured, sensible, poetic and sustainable.

About this title

About the Author

Simon Devitt is a photographer with a strong practice focus in Photography of Architecture, currently based in Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, in Aotearoa New Zealand. He has an established international practice throughout Australasia and further afield. Andrea Stevens practised architecture for 10 years before embarking on a new career in writing and editing in 2007. She has since contributed to two architecture books for Penguin; written for international titles AR Asia Pacific and Wallpaper*; is the New Zealand Contributing Editor for Australian magazines Habitus and Indesign; and Editor for the local bi-annual Design Guide.

From the Back Cover

A portrait of New Zealand's most inspiring residential architecture journeying across the islands from north to south.

What makes Aotearoa New Zealand one of the most picturesque countries in the world? Its striking landscape can range from the snow-capped alps to the breezy ocean in a few hundred kilometres, requiring a creative approach to home building that is responsive to the natural environment - a challenge skilfully accepted by contemporary architects inspired to create modern iterations of the barn, whare and bach.

Weaving through dreamy and dramatic locations, including a crescent-moon shaped bach in Tutukaka and a bivvy house inspired by a goldminers hut overlooking Lake Wakatipu, Cape to Bluff features thirty exceptional houses that celebrate the new dawn of New Zealand architecture that is at once self-assured, poetic and sustainable.

'This book features 30 inspiring residential properties ranging from a crescent-moon-shaped bach to a rammed-earth house, many of which have never been photographed before. All are sustainable, dramatic and self-assured.' Judy Pascoe, Belle

'Shot over a 10-year period, the beautiful tome - which again sees Simon Devitt team up with writer Andrea Stevens and graphic designer Luke Scott - captures Aotearoa's eclectic landscapes from top to toe, and some of the most beautiful homes that adorn it.' Jamie Christian Desplaces, Verve

Edition details

• Publisher: Thames & Hudson Australia
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1760764302
• ISBN 13: 9781760764302
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368