Located on the leeward slope of the sand-dunes bordering Ocean Beach reserve in Tairua, Tent Beach house is set 100m back from the water’s edge with the brow of the dune just beyond the site’s sea-ward boundary.
Located in the rural context of Oratia, Auckland, Apple Shed sits on a 1.9HA rural lifestyle block consisting of two lots. The site, mainly pastureland, has a gentle slope towards the northern boundary.
This is a long-term home for a growing family and located in suburban Auckland’s North Shore. The site has a moderate western slope with an eastern road boundary and a double width right of way to the northern boundary.
Continuing the tradition of refurbishment of Auckland’s heritage housing stock, this project is a re-interpretation of the ‘lean-to’ form.
The design brief called for a relatively efficient 3 bedroom home to accommodate family life and flexible occupation of the adult children in rural south-eastern Auckland.
The client’s family have been holidaying and sailing the waters of Manly Beach, Whangaparaoa Peninsular for four generations. Having purchased the site and classic old two-bedroom bach 15 years earlier, …
Ideally sited just below a ridgeline, with panoramic views stretching southeast from Oneroa Bay, to Hakaimango Point and the Hauraki Gulf beyond, the Tiri House was designed to take advantage of the views without sacrificing protection and refuge from the elements.
Located at Castor Bay on Auckland’s North Shore, the dark box like forms of Bay House stretch and weave along the elevated south-facing site. Recessed into the bank, the concrete basement is fractured by a glass roofed atrium space that allows sun and natural light to permeate deep within the building footprint.
