A Beautiful House with a Rooftop Garden Located in New Zealand's Wilderness (House Tour)

[@TheLocalProject]

We hope you all enjoyed learning more about the breathtaking Matagouri in New Zealand’s South Island! The architectural marvel of this home, designed by Fearon Hay Architects, beautifully balances the rawness of its surroundings with a sense of domestic tranquillity. Matagouri was recently featured in Issue No. 12 of our Print Publication, which is available to purchase through our website - thelocalproject.com.au/publication/issue-12/

[@Summitic]

please include information about the costs of constructions, interior design and purshase or selling of the entire property in the future !

[@oliverrobson4086]

its videos like these that make me realise everyone has the same 24 hours, and I just don't see myself living without one of these amazing homes

[@ricoxkiller]

That's a very limited and confused perspective. The little homeless boy in India has the same 24 hours as the son of a banker in Switzerland, but they do not live the same life.

[@hkmorhsi]

​@@ricoxkillerdo you not get the point? Stop being dense

[@Garagegarments]

molly mae is that you

[@siyamthandalinda3253]

All have the same 24hrs but we're born in different circumstances

[@Snayps]

It is about values right. ✨

[@jondutton39]

Everything about this home is perfect. Comfort mixed with function mixed with beauty.

[@Dreamwalker_88]

So calming and beautiful! I can only imagine the silence, solitude and calmth of this location in this beautiful house. Also the styling is sober, because look at that surroundings! No painting on the wall could surpass this beautiful landscape

[@aammssaamm]

No next door. 😂

[@mc_v6237]

I adore the living space: it really manages to feel secure & comforting but still be connected to the rough landscape

[@_spartan11796]

I love when houses are integrated with nature

[@rj99545]

Beautiful opportunity to have a rooftop garden

[@sealswimswim354]

The roughly hewn textures and way it folds into the earth are just dreamy.

[@carolinawren3594]

succeeds on an amazing number of levels. an hour long video would be enormously appreciated

[@Snayps]

I am totally in love with this one, this is so honest to nature, so humble, it is efficient and timeless. Wow. 👏

[@cargogh]

Wow! That Shaker inspired interior design is indeed different, but very nice. The spindle use, the drawer fronts, striations in exterior surfacing--all spectacular. Fantastic and memorable project.

[@osaighile40]

This is just beautiful. An escape that you will never find in a city.

[@camcoh1001]

Stunning house...absolutely with one with nature.

[@Jmp5nb]

Except for all that bunker like concrete…

[@seanvanderaa7978]

The whole house is amazing but Im the most in love with the living room ceiling, just love the space it creates

[@nikkilogan7726]

The Matagouri house really blends well with the stunning NZ view! You wanna wake up to that beautiful modern home. Love it! Thanks Local Project

[@TheSeedsower107]

This site alone is stunning ! I could be happy living in my sping bar tent here. I cannot imagine what king of wealth it would take to own such an exspanse of beautiful land as this. The home they built is perfect for this site. It doesnt take anything away from the natural beauty.

[@kayelyward8714]

The opening view immediately gave me sense of why the home was being built in the place where it was built. The home has an amazing view. I love the idea that there are places within the home which cannot see the view so no one becomes accustomed to the awesomeness of the view. The view will alwayse be awesome in the most grandest sense. I loved the roof because it does exactly what is said in the video, it gives the home a sense of having always been there. It removes the newness from the home since the home blends into the landscape. The home is really a respite from the everyday. Very lovely.

[@jkroiss]

Amazing build love

[@adronius5273]

I like the concept of “hiding” the view in certain places so it’s not always there in order to appreciate it more.

[@darien33]

Perfectamente conseguida la integración ¡¡¡.

[@robthewaywardwoodworker9956]

Wonderful expression of the art of architecture as it relates to its surroundings. So very well done.

[@andreelliott467]

The interior speaks life into this project

[@lilpickleio]

This is the most perfect house i've ever seen and by perfect i mean everything from landscape to architectural details to interior designs i never saw a house and thought i wouldn't change a thing if i were to live in it but it is that house where i wouldn't want to change even a single thing I hope there were a more detailed tour of the interior and layout tho

[@iamgroot4706]

Too good, wow

[@adamcinematic9499]

what a beauty

[@sonunigam6160]

Beautiful house

[@michaellabriado]

Hi Nice shot

[@Rumah36]

amazing

[@vonnykintore]

stunning

[@SudarshanAshiya]

in Hindi Mata - mother gouri - Parvati (lord Shiva's wife) (mother of Ganesha)

[@sandysteven6792]

Wow!

[@happyandhealthy888]

It is nicely closed. With some openess.

[@marthaivonnemendoza9164]

I love It ❤

[@nd2663]

dream house

[@nathan-clark]

New drinking game: take a shot every time you hear 'occupation'

[@duristel]

The Opportunity to explore Proximate Occupation was a strong contributor to this video...

[@FirstLastOne]

And so was the word of the day, "occupation".

[@mattyroberts6032]

Beat me to it! Damn

[@meikristiani7610]

Always like❤❤

[@camarchistudio1587]

very nice building

[@ianwilsongardendesign2236]

I'm not sure why, but I longed for some contrast, even a bright blue planter statement to brighten up what seemed very austere and a bit cold -the music-making also was a bit sombre. The landscape can be very limited to browns/olives/grey in that part of the country and in NZ. I guess the introduced exotics like maples/oaks give interest and vibrance via autumn red/golden tones.

[@FirstLastOne]

Great design, great location and great integration of the two but for the love of whatever deity you may subscribe to, take about 70% off "the occupation".

[@timcarrington5977]

The home has a feeling of a ruin, and I like it. Well done.

[@michaelnicola5210]

How do you square mythic with grounded and cozy, all at once. Remarkable

[@FirstLastOne]

Occupation, apparently. 😉

[@mattyroberts6032]

Occupation. Yes

[@Jmp5nb]

How many bathrooms in this fine structure? It has the appearance of a bunker, using cover and concealment to avoid destruction. All along the coast of Europe you can see remnants of “Fortress Europe “, it would segue right in amongst the bunkers, with dunes enveloping the structure while native grasses soften the dark purpose for which they were created! A remote and forbidding structure this, hunkered down like some crouching animal.

[@davidalanmedia]

The masonry on the outside of the building has an interesting look to it, is it poured concrete?

[@SukottoX]

Its a shame that only rich people can afford to live in an architecturally pleasing house! Really would love to see the cost of these houses, probably around 8 million AUD on average based on the past content.

[@Z411G]

Probably watching the wrong channel if that’s the content your looking for. A channel like Never Too Small might be more suitable?

[@artemisxw8708]

Some homes are baches, and can be rented. :)

[@FirstLastOne]

Could have something to do with "the occupation". 😉😂🤪

[@ivanklymenko]

🌞🌞🌞

[@Stickybutton]

Wish there was a tangible connection of the roof gardens to the adjoining slopes of grass, if not it feels a bit false and contrived

[@YokNg]

how much does it cost for a house like this? I would like 1 built

[@gardenhappy4]

Very well done. Of course, people plant homes in wilderness areas, but something about this infiltration will never sit well with me.

[@omstygomsty]

Exactly, where does it end.

[@johnowens5342]

I feel the same way about cities spoiling a beautiful world. At least this is harmony with the landscape.

[@gardenhappy4]

@@johnowens5342 Established cities are not an excuse or reasonable argument to encroach on wilderness areas. From a Sustainability vantage point, cities are far better for the planet. Also, this home may be a gateway and a thumbs up for others to choose the same path. If we ask the landscape and wildlife where they wish we would build luxury homes, could we guess what they would say?

[@janiscaulfield2159]

I agree, it's probably got something to do with the smoke chugging out of the chimney. Surely solar power should be used in this location.

[@wc6975]

I would never "remove the view" in any room of any house....ever.

[@deepakjh632]

Why do people choose glass wall in this kind of unsecured location?

[@FirstLastOne]

4:09 The chimney looks like a rubbish bin sitting in the middle of a field. Not sure if that was the intention but if not then that cylindrical metal piece's occupation might be in doubt unless it identifies as a rubbish bin instead of what it actually is, a chimney but we can't question its orientation these days as it's not P.C.

[@daphnea5447]

Your comment about a chimney has managed to be one of the most unhinged things I’ve read today.

[@jas2800]

No. You Cannot. Local Project you cannot drop video footage of literal heaven and only get 60k views. What the actual hell.

[@thefalangee]

Great video but why do architects use such fluffy words…interior occupation…

[@aeriegrove]

too bad you'd have to be criminally well off to ever afford a house like that

[@jialx]

How much money do you have? ... yes.

[@kc-xb9dr]

Why take the effort to make the majority of the home blend into the landscape.. then put a two-story unadorned concrete cube, that sticks out like a sore thumb

[@aammssaamm]

In NZ any barn would do. 😂

[@khairiljumat9502]

1:12 was too sexy

[@leahandriley]

If this guy says occupation one more time………..

[@BlueBeeMCMLXI]

There's land all around, so they put the garden on the roof. Ah well, sheep-fucking does things to your mind.

[@chronic_daydreamer]

I see what they were trying to achieve but it just falls ever so slightly short of achieving that intention in every space. It’s not a bad house by any means. It’s really quite nice. But it’s just not a masterpiece. Several minor aesthetic choices add up to create this deficit of cohesion that lets the overall impact of the design down.

[@MA-hs8po]

Hiding half the house under the grass roof will probably help in evading german bombing raids but if they wanted to fit in with the landscape they shouldn't have made the exposed half of the house so dorky and unnatural.

[@pianoking8878]

콘텐츠 제작자들은 유의해야 한다. 집을 보러 갔는데 집주인이 내가 보는 장면마다 눈 앞에 서성이고 있다면? 혹은 중개사가 내 시야를 가리고 계속 뭔가를 설명하고 있다면? 집을 보러 가는 것이지, 솔직히 그 집에 누가 사는지 또는 설명하는 사람이 어떤 옷을 입었고 말을 잘하고 잘났는지는 관심 없다. 콘텐츠 진행자(중개인) 및 집주인 등을 화면에서 계속해서 내보내는 것은 시청자에게 피곤감을 준다. 집에 사람이 있을 때 느낌이라는지 강조하려는 기능이라든지 이런 것들을 내보이기 위해 사람을 쓰는 것은 상관 없지만, 내 집 자랑하려고 혹은 내 이름 알리려고 집을 배경으로 하는 것은 좋지 않다. 다행히 이 콘텐츠에서는 거주자가 그림자로서만 지나가며 이러한 점을 잘 처리하였다. 다른 콘텐츠 제작자들도 이를 본받아야 할 것이다.

[@EugeneMaduoRaditloko]

MmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmT

[@casnumbernotfound]

the video is nice but the guy literally said nothing useful lol

[@coin6470]

This really is one of the worst designs I've seen on KZbin. A big fail surely

[@PlaiceHeld]

Some architects sound like a basic AI pretending to be an architect.

[@davidsat24]

This is about the scenery not the bunker, why so square and unsuited to the landscape. The square concrete finish boxes sit in the landscape like a coffee mug sitting in a cutlery drawer. Grasses on the roof are an ill fitting wig. Missed a great opportunity.

[@nevil3076]

I don't know about you guys but this house looks so moody and unwelcoming. only a level 4 introvert would enjoy staying here😅😅

[@NoctilucentStudios]

0:35 he says there's "no proximity of other structures" and yet at 0:21 you can very clearly see another house in the background. Such a blatant falsehood makes you wonder what else the architects might be concealing....🤔

[@minigrow9602]

Not cozy.

[@rayjermyn4541]

very sterile house, I gues the SHaker style isnt for everyone but it makes house seem cold

[@andrew4809]

So grim and depressing

[@Wisenfrosty]

My God....this house is so boring and cliche....you can say whatever you want about it bit it's a shoe box with grass on the roof. It blends seamlessly with the intern who designed it.