COOLHOUSE?
We deliver industry-leading, intelligently designed and sustainable modular dwellings throughout New Zealand.
Premium materials, meticulous detail, and architecture designed for how New Zealanders actually live.
Simplify your design and build journey.
Crafted by the award-winning Jessop Architects and inspired by the clean lines and functionality of modernism, Coolhouse residences are designed with a focus on exceptional aesthetics, unparalleled functionality, and meticulous attention to detail. Crafted with premium materials and unparalleled craftsmanship, COOLHOUSE homes epitomise the very best contemporary New Zealand architecture has to offer.
Signature features like soaring 2.7-metre stud heights and expansive, floor-to-ceiling commercial-grade joinery create a seamless connection to the outdoors, blurring the lines between interior and exterior spaces. However, Coolhouse goes beyond mere aesthetics. A dedicated design team collaborates with you to translate your vision into reality, ensuring every detail reflects your unique style. Interior design consultations are also included, fostering a holistic approach that considers both form and function.
Furthermore, we cater to off-plan and custom design requests, ensuring our services are tailored to satisfy your distinct requirements and tastes.
Each COOLHOUSE is customised to maximise the site it sits on, meet the aesthetic needs of its owners, and finished to the highest standard and attention to detail — as expected from one of New Zealand's premier architectural firms.
Cool Architecture.
There are many reasons why COOLHOUSE is the smart alternative for your new home or bach — not least being its simple concept-to-completion building process, plus the fact it has been designed in New Zealand, by a New Zealand architect, for New Zealand conditions.
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Sustainable living
Beyond the Architectural aesthetics lies a commitment to unparalleled performance. Coolhouse embraces the principles of passive building design, incorporating features like airtight construction, thermal massing, and strategic solar optimisation. When built to Passive standards, higher insulation values further enhance energy efficiency, exceeding national building code standards by a factor of two. This not only translates to a significantly reduced environmental impact but also fosters a remarkably comfortable year-round living environment. Every Coolhouse is underpinned by the rigor of a NZ 3910 or NIS-SCC 2018 Building Contract, ensuring structural integrity and lasting value.
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Prefabrication or on-site build
An off-site build is feasible for COOLHOUSE designs and can encompass various methods for construction, ranging from panelisation to the complete prefabrication of the house at a construction yard before transportation to site. During the initial consultation phase, viability for prefabrication is evaluated with consideration given to design adjustments, site accessibility, location, and scheduling. We will always advise on the most practical and cost-effective solution when considering off-site or on-site construction.
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Customisation
We'll help you choose one of our carefully considered designs that is best suited to your site, orientation, environment and lifestyle needs. You can then work with our architect to tweak our plans, and add or subtract features to ensure the design is exactly right for you.
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Streamlined process
Designing and building a house is a complex process that needs careful and expert attention throughout its entire time line. With COOLHOUSE, we have developed a simple, concept-to-completion process that, in conjunction with our preferred group of specialists and contractors, will smooth out your journey to your new home. Our fees are transparent and agreed in advance, and you have the peace of mind of dealing with a single point of contact throughout the building process.
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Precision craftsmanship
Every COOLHOUSE comes with all the contemporary architectural details you'd expect, having been conceived and designed by one of New Zealand's most respected architects. High stud ceilings, flush soffits, full-height double-glazed doors and windows, well-planned open-plan interiors, and great indoor-outdoor connections — all fitted out to the highest of standard with European fixtures, fittings and appliances. In addition, the team at COOLHOUSE can help with all your furniture and soft furnishing needs, delivering a one-stop, turnkey solution to your new home.
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Passive design
Jessop Architects designed and managed the build of the first certified Passive House in Australasia. They have since become New Zealand's most recognised architects for designing energy efficient, low energy and zero energy homes that are warm, comfortable and aesthetically beautiful. With some of the world's leading technology in passive design at their finger tips, Jessops are one of the few design practices in the country that has the ability to design and build homes to this level and efficiency.
“Coolhouse delivered beyond our expectations. The attention to detail, the warmth in winter, the light — it's truly a home for life.”