HISTORIC RESEARCH - Ideal Home 2

Group Architects (1950’s)
The Lush House represents an ideal home for the 1950’s where there was a change in the way the house and land were connected. The land became a key component to the ideal home, where the connection to the site allowed for the use of outdoor living with a better indoor-outdoor flow. A key component to the ideal New Zealand home was the quarter-acre site with a large backyard which allowed the kids to play. The houses were also orientated towards the sun, specifically designed for the New Zealand environment; many also had fruit trees and vegetable gardens. The internal layout of the house evolved to one with a more open plan living where the kitchen and living are combined. The exterior of the home was a modest one, some key ideals being simplicity, sanity and harmony with nature.

Redrawn by Nick Sayes: Plan of the Lush House; Barry McKay Industrial Photography, Group Box: Lush House, Group Architects: towards a New Zealand Architecture edited by Julia Gatley p93.

 

Emma Farmer: 1950’s Ideal Home Collage, March 2013, Adobe Photoshop.