Hut2Hut Archive
Includes articles/posts transferred from Hut2Hut.info about international topics, as well as some others that are not necessarily up to date or very substantive. These serve as an archive for the hut2hut.info website, which will eventually be decommissioned, but which has formed the foundation for the US Hut Alliance site and will be discontinued.
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New Zealand: Hut Capital of the World
List with links to all posts concerning New Zealand Huts.
New Zealand Hut Heroes: Mick Abbott
Profile of an inspiring landscape architect, futurist and hut nut who challenges folks to think imaginatively about the future of huts. this one of 10 “NZ hut heroes” included as part of my Country Study of huts in New Zealand.
Hut-to-hut on Mt. Kenya: Maisha Mlima Huts Update
Update by Kiette Tucker on a new hut system under development in Kenya.
New Zealand Hut Heroes: John Taylor, master of hut restoration
Profile of John Taylor, an amazing DOC engineer and hut restoration expert who has contributed enormously to the maintenance building and conservation of NZ huts. Notes on his mentor Max Polgaze, whose hut building and restoration work is legendary. Lots of great photos shared by John.
Seven questions about the future of NZ huts
As contemporary society evolves, what is the future of the world’s largest hut system? Outlines a few of the questions that most interest Ime and that I would like to discuss further with Kiwi colleagues.
Typology of the Baches of Taylors Mistake, NZ
Analysis of the 72 baches of Taylors Mistake, Boulder Bay, Hobsons Bay and the cliffs and caves in between demonstrates a range of construction strategies. by Janet Abbott, art historian and bach historian, Christchurch, NZ
The Kiwi Bach – New Zealand vernacular architecture
Huts, cabins and shacks are most commonly called baches in New Zealand. Pronounced ‘batch’ as in bachelor, these tiny holiday houses, often by the sea, are held close to the hearts of many Kiwis. Photos and text by Janet Abbott, art historian and bach historian, Christchurch, NZ
Architect Ron Pynenburg: New Zealand Hut Hero
Profile of architect Ron Pynenburg who has studied the history of NZ huts and has designed more huts than any other architect in NZ, and probably in the world.
Shelter from the Storm: book review part two
Part two of a review of this seminal work on New Zealand huts.
New Zealand Huts – How Many and What Kinds?
An attempt by an outsider to convey to other outsiders a quick visual, numeric and organizational overview of the wild and wonderful range of New Zealand huts. The count, or “Tally”, attempts to enumerate “huts” (broadly construed) in categories corresponding to how they are discussed by hut folks in NZ. The description, or “Taxonomy”, briefly defines these same categories and illustrates them with some examples that give a sense of the variety of hut designs.
Shelter from the Storm: The Story of New Zealand’s Backcountry Huts: book review part 1
Review of the best book ever written about huts and about their connection to culture. A tour de force that changed the way Kiwis understood their hut culture. Must-read for folks interested in NZ huts.