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Brass Monkey Hut
Brass Monkey Hut
Canterbury Region, New Zealand
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Brass Monkey Hut
Canterbury Region, New Zealand
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2025
SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft
BUDGET
$100K - 500K
Backcountry Hut located up on the Lewis Pass Tops, in the South Island of New Zealand. The hut is used by walkers, climbers and hunters. The alpine site is at an elevation of 1360m and in winter there can be deep snow.
The hut was prefabricated off-site with 21 panels lifted up to the site by helicopter and assembled in just 6 hours. The cladding and windows were installed in the following 5 days.
The hut sits on a rock outcrop above of two tarns (small alpine lakes). The site is exposed to strong winds from the north and south.
The strong winds the site is exposed to shapes the alpine plants which bend away from the wind. The huts form with the angled walls at each end and off set ridge makes it look like it too is shaped by this wind.
The scoria red colour fits well in this environment while providing some contrast in a snow storm and avoiding a green on green.
The hut cladding is durable colour coated corrugated steel to both roof and walls. The wall cladding is run horizontally again to reflect the strong wind. The cladding and roof have been detailed with drained and vented cavities to manage any water which might enter behind the cladding due to the strong winds.
Special attention needed to be given to detailing the exterior materials to ensure they would not be damaged by the local population of Kea, New Zealand's Alpine parrot.
The hut was prefabricated off-site with 21 panels lifted up to the site by helicopter and assembled in just 6 hours. The cladding and windows were installed in the following 5 days.
The hut sits on a rock outcrop above of two tarns (small alpine lakes). The site is exposed to strong winds from the north and south.
The strong winds the site is exposed to shapes the alpine plants which bend away from the wind. The huts form with the angled walls at each end and off set ridge makes it look like it too is shaped by this wind.
The scoria red colour fits well in this environment while providing some contrast in a snow storm and avoiding a green on green.
The hut cladding is durable colour coated corrugated steel to both roof and walls. The wall cladding is run horizontally again to reflect the strong wind. The cladding and roof have been detailed with drained and vented cavities to manage any water which might enter behind the cladding due to the strong winds.
Special attention needed to be given to detailing the exterior materials to ensure they would not be damaged by the local population of Kea, New Zealand's Alpine parrot.
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