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A thoughtfully designed beach house in Pauanui, featuring a transparent H-plan layout that enhances privacy while recreating the essence of camping, perfectly balancing the needs of a multi-generational family.
“A site left vacant so long locals had assumed it was public land has resulted in a measured response to ameliorate the loss of a supposed public amenity. The transparent seaside H-plan lifts the ubiquity of the form through a simple glazed walkway that provides privacy and complexity. The layering and overlapping of external spaces successfully recreates the feeling of a camping experience, a key aspect of the brief. The many needs of a multi-generational family have been superbly balanced in a simple manner to realise an extraordinary solution with consummate skill.”
Photography by Simon Devitt
2019 - NZIA Awards Jury Citation
- Location: Pauanui - Coromandel
- Completed: 2018
- Floor area: 190m²
- Contractor: Pauanui Builders Ltd
- Recognition:
- NZIA - Residential Award 2019
- NZ House & Garden - February 2020
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