You might remember last year, we profiled a rammed earth home that we worked on, Kanuka Valley House by WireDog Architecture.

It’s had quite a bit of attention since completion, and it should have - this new home is stunning. But when that attention went from local eyes to one of the biggest design publications in the world. And then they flew one of the world’s best architectural photographers over from France. Well, it made us dwell…

Here’s a snippet of what they said: 

"It resembles the large schist rocks you see all over this region that are half-buried in the hillside and poke out at strange angles" says Andrew Simpson of WireDog Architecture, the Wellington-based firm that designed it.

Dwell Magazine: A Rammed Earth Home Rises on a Breathtaking Site in New Zealand’s Southern Alps.

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