Dune Coast House / Herbst Architects
The site is a large dunescape, carpeted with Muehlenbeckia, which undulates and rolls SW to NE down to a long East Coast beach. Planning restrictions stipulated a 200m setback from the high-water mark.
New Zealand houses
10×10 House / Patchwork Architecture
This NZIA award-winning house was designed by Patchwork Architecture for the owner of Dorset Construction, Adam Pierson. Located on the corner of a busy suburban street overlooking Kilbirnie, creating the home for the builder and his family was a challenging task.
Sisters Sanctuary Retreat / Edwards White Architects
Set on the tranquil Rangitahi Peninsula, the Sisters Sanctuary Retreat instils a sense of calm, beauty, and solidarity throughout. The home is a considered response to the social dynamic of the developing street to the west and the expansive inlet views to the east.
West End Road Bungalow / Dorrington Atcheson Architects
The original bungalow, though dated and backwards in its planning, had a great deal of potential to create a substantial family home.
Pouaka Waikura House / Patterson Associates
The 1.8-hectare site is a naturally formed terrace snuggled into the gentle north-sloping base of Queenstown Hill, overlooking the untamed Shotover River which disappears around the bend.
Mangawhai House / Julian Guthrie
This project is a new holiday home located within a coastal golf resort north of Auckland. The site, essentially a gently sloping sand dune provides magnificent views to the ocean beyond, and over the golf course to the wider natural landscape to the west.
BIV Punakaiki Cabin – a Reinterpretation of a Historic Gold Miners Hut
Set in native forest on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, the aesthetic concept of BIV Punakaiki Cabin was a reinterpretation of a historic gold miners hut. The cabin took cues from the exterior chimneys of these huts. Internally, the top skylight represents the top of the smokestack.
Upland Road House / Daniel Marshall Architects
DMA were approached by the clients after seeing another of our houses. Their site was a 600m2 recently subdivided site, with a rather unusual road frontage in that it was tucked below Upland Road and serviced by a feeder alley way.