November 2009

The design of the historic Balfour Stables won Jackie Gillies + Associates a NZIA Local Architecture Award for best heritage design.

The stable is an example of several similar stone stables erected in the Shotover basin in the 1880s. It is one of the smaller such examples still remaining. Many of the interior features, such as 7 horse stalls, posts, beams and saddle racks remained and these were incorporated into the interior design.

NZIA jurors praised the way the project ‘has restored the exterior and brought light into the building while retaining its character so well that “it offers no clues as to what’s inside”.’

More detailed info, including before project and after project photographs, can be found here.