Excellence in Residential Concrete Construction was awarded to Christchurch-based Sheppard and Rout Architects for a Poynder Avenue house in Fendalton, a spectacular home based around two large cast in-situ concrete spine walls that give clear expression to the client’s brief for a sense of substance and permanence.
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The concrete provides a key thermal mass to the house, with the intention to control fluctuations in base temperature, and assisting the efficiency of heating systems such as the heated water that runs through pipes cast in the concrete floor slab. The thick walls conceal the services, as well as helping acoustic insulation to create a quiet, healthy and durable family home.