Coromandel Bach House was designed by Crosson Architects. Located in Coromandel, New Zealand, this vacation home was conceived as a simple timber container that could be closed off when vacated. Conceived as a container sitting lightly on the land, this long rectangular house sits halfway up a north-facing manuka-clad hill north of Whitianga
Located in Waiheke Island, New Zealand, the Tent house is a small home designed by Chris Tate Architecture. Set in bush and bounded on three sides by roads and a wetland, the site was challenging. The tent-like structure of the house responds to those restrictions in a daring and dynamic way.
Hahei Beach House, crafted by Evelyn McNamara Architecture alongside Chris Tate Architecture, tackles a steep coastal site with a striking modernist solution. By drawing inspiration from a majestic Pohutukawa tree at the property’s base, the architects created a series of cedar-clad “boxes” that appear to float above the slope—each supported by branching columns that echo the tree’s natural form.
Evelyn McNamara Architecture has completed Ema House, a vacation home located in Waiheke Island, New Zealand. From the architect: The Ema House is a high-spec architecturally designed holiday home. The brief was to create a modern minimalist design that celebrates the scale of the traditional NZ bach whilst using beautifully crafted materials. The design suits
The site’s previous existence was a market garden with shelterbelts forming large outdoor rooms. Our client then planted part of the site with vineyards and fenced off paddocks for horses. He built a barn and a dressage arena.
Designed by Andrew Simpson of WireDog Architecture, the Island Bay House is set on a sloping quarter-acre lot in New Zealand. The house belongs Simpson and His fiancee, Krysty Peebles
In the context of Auckland’s rugged west coast ‘Motutara’ is the arterial route that connects the west of Auckland to the black sands of Muriwai beach. ‘Motu’ is to sever, ‘Tara’ meaning for peak, describes the action of the road of this name which effectively severs the peak or highland of Muriwai from the low lying coast.
The house fuses together a limited material palette of concrete, blue steel, and oiled cedar into a bold and incredibly dynamic space, allowing the owner (a professional writer) genuine flexibility to entertain, while acknowledging the need for the relative solitude of a working studio space.
Takapuna Beach House – Boatsheds was designed by Strachan Group Architects in association with Rachael Rush. Located in Takapuna, Auckland, this house is NZIA Auckland Award Winner – 2015 – Housing.
