By Herbst Architects
NZIA Jury Citation: "A covered outdoor deck, sun court, kitchen and seating areas transform a standard linear plan into individual spaces suited to summer holidays. Block piers and double timber posts hold delicate trusses that provide a structural rhythm that reinforces individual living spaces. Translucent walls enclose private terraces that focus views on beautiful ridgelines rather than joining the jostling water views. At every step, this is the architecture of unexpected beauty and rich simplicity."
Photographer: Jackie Meiring
Contractor: Great Barrier Building Company
Awards: NZIA - Auckland Architecture Award 2009
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Herbst Architects Ltd is a New Zealand Institute of Architects registered practice, established in 2000 by principals Lance and Nicola Herbst. The practice has completed a wide range of works in the fields of residential, commercial and education, for which they have been the recipient of multiple awards for architecture, including 14 NZIA awards and the 2012 Home of the Year award. Their works have been widely published, both locally and internationally.
The practice maintains a small office in Auckland that strives to make a positive and meaningful contribution to the built environment through excellence in architecture.