Earlier in the year I read about the Mai Mai House in Ponsonby, an inner city suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. Patterson Architects designed it as an urban hide:
Mai Mai takes inspiration from Pacific design, with a carved feather motif on the outside of the building, upon which striking images of the home and its surrounds are projected at night. The building takes its name from the shelters used by duck hunters, which like the home offer both camouflage and vantage point – in Mai Mai’s case a beautiful view of the Auckland cityscape.
Embracing the architectural idea wholeheartedly, the owners chose to not make images of the house available for public consumption. Not until the residence was a finalist in the prestigious 2008 World Architecture Festival did images emerge. The wait was worth it…
Gorgeous. After reading such an impassioned story, I feel a bit odd posting up the photographs for all to see. However letting you discover the rest of the images – after the jump – maintains a bit of the mystery, doesn’t it?
