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A strong building for a strong landscape The mountain cabin on Lake Wanaka, a mixture of timber and concrete, wood and stone, conveys a sense of warmth and shelter. It perfectly matches the landscape. It’s a strong building for a strong landscape. The Stevens Lawson architectural practice has completed some of New Zealand’s most distinctive architectural projects. One remarkable aspect of the two architects is their great fl exibility. They’ve worked on almost every type of architecture, from a Bauhaus holiday home in the mountains to a discreet and elegant beach house on Waiheke Island and public offi ce buildings in this island nation’s cities. They are enthusiastic about all kinds of assignments. “Every time we sit down for a new project, the possibilities are endless,” Stevens says. New Zealand has developed very little in the way of a local style, and most of its PHOTOGRAPHY: MARK SMITH cities are a jumble of colonial villas, infi ll housing and late 20th-century offi ce blocks. “One of the themes we’ve been following with our work is establishing a sense of place with architecture which is highly specifi c to its location and which expresses us as a population and a place in the South Pacifi c, and the multicultural nature of New Zealand,” Stevens adds.

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