Flock Hill Art Direction


Client:
Flock Hill Homestead

Studio:
Warren and Mahoney

Year:
2023

Collaborators:
Barry Tobin
Aidan Rodgers
Ian Hutchinson
Samuel Hartnett

Location:
Arthurs Pass, New Zealand

Services:
Art direction
Photography and videography


Shifting the narrative from architectural design alone to showcase an authentic experience of place through carefully curated photography, cinematography and sound design. The resulting content suite brings to life a strong emotional response and highlights the unique landscape in which the homestead is located. 

Published in the New York Times, Financial Digest, Wallpaper, Arch Daily and many other media worldwide. 





‘Tall, misty mountains, green, tree-filled slopes and limestone rock formations looking across Lake Pearson, form a magical backdrop, where a low, New Zealand homestead sits nestled into the landscape. Welcome to Flock Hill Homestead, a new guest home project designed in Craigieburn Valley in New Zealand’s South Island, by Warren and Mahoney.’
‘The design is clean and modest, drawing on modernist principles mixed with references to the farmhouses found in the local region. Open to guests, the property was conceived to feel at home in the natural scenery, and features heavy, sturdy masonry and a gently pitched roof. This way it feels anchored to its site, and truly embedded into its geography.’

- Wallpaper Journal, 2023




‘Flockhill Homestead was executed by Warren and Mahoney with such restrained precision that its dramatic form is matched only by the majestic scenery before it. Influenced by previous inhabitation of the property, the homestead is an exciting luxury accommodation that has offerings for both wild and tame spirits. Alone and elevated on 14,500 hectares of high country, Flockhill Homestead has had its story told everywhere from the campfire to the silver screen. Warren and Mahoney writes a new chapter worthy of this rich history.’

- Local Project, 2023