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Building relationships Christchurch couple Amy Douglas and Mitchell Coll have only been working together a little over a year, but they’ve already notched up some big wins for their cool, clever and innovative designs. WORDS JOSIE STEENHART ABOVE Mitchell Coll and Amy Douglas in their Corten steel-clad Christchurch house. Photo: Stephen Goodenough
Feature | <strong>Magazine</strong> 23 “We can’t help but imagine everytime we go somewhere what it would be like to live there, but I feel that nothing compares to Christchurch." Set like a tiny timber and polycarbonate jewel in the kānuka belt wrapping around Akaroa township at Banks Peninsula, sits ‘Nightlight’ – designed and built by its owners Mitchell Coll and Amy Douglas of Fabric. Despite being described as “a shed at heart”, the exceptional wee structure was designed as much as a practical utility space as it was to be a celebration of clever architecture in its own right. “Rather than locating this building out of sight like a typical shed or using it only for its services, Nightlight was reimagined as a light sculpture that will proudly be seen from the future outdoor living space,” says Mitchell. Not only is it the first building to sit on their site, it’s also the couple’s first complete build. And, unsurprisingly, won a swathe of significant awards in 2022, including a New Zealand Architecture Award for Small Project at the New Zealand Institute of Architects awards held at the Christchurch Town Hall in November, where the judges described it as “a beautifully crafted, experimental stick in the sand and first step to building a forever home”. “A basecamp, Nightlight is a shed tightly packed with useful things, including a kitchen, bathroom and workshop. By night it’s a sculptural lantern lending delight to outdoor areas. The project’s success extends beyond the shed to an open fire, bench seats and in-ground hot tub. The assembly of built forms facilitates elemental experiences and connection with the landscape,” the judges’ citation reads. “[That] was a huge honour,” says Mitchell. “Made even more special as it’s our own project.” “The site in Akaroa is where we hope to build on further and live eventually. We needed to get it established with services and a lockable space. Instead of doing something temporary we wanted to start off how we intended to finish and create something that was worth our time.” A key challenge for Nightlight was location. “All materials had to be hauled up the steep site, which is 4WD only,” says Amy. “The use of polycarbonate for its shell not only allows Nightlight to shine bright, but it could be easily transported to site and worked with hand tools. The aggregate used for the concrete pile footings and columns was wheelbarrowed up from the bottom of the site and hand mixed in location.” The pair agree that rather than being harder or easier to design for themselves as the clients, the experience is “just different”, though Mitchell says “some aspects can be harder as you don’t get the brief or client driven constraints that you can often draw from”. ABOVE: The timber-lined interior of Biv in Punakaiki. Photo: Stephen Goodneough
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