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Many coastal homes on the coromandel appear to erode/corrode before your eyes. The monolithic manner of this home pleated at mid floor is intended to divert such erosion and mitigate corrosion. The floor plan is predictable, with the public realm lower , private upper. Courtyard holding an enormous piece of Kauri that stands to be an estimated 1000 years old.

A soul from the Moa period (according to Ranginui Walker) was discovered during excavation, she was carefully and thoughtfully relocated.......we pray she continues her rest in peace. Landscaping acknowledges her initial resting place.

The façade to the street gives little away, Zinc cladding culminating in a gloriette aloft by way of a triple height volume enables a maintenance free existence and the time to enjoy an elevated moment beyond the clouds of Architectural fibrous plaster.

It’s a little bit of 1970’s Belfast on the Coromandel Peninsula.

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The BOS Practice is driven by the pursuit of quality - a belief that our surroundings directly influence the quality of our lives, whether in the workplace, at home or the public spaces and structures in between. It is not just buildings but urban design that affects our wellbeing. We are concerned with the physical context of a project, sensitive to the culture and climate of their place. We have applied the same priorities from housing to education to furniture.

The BOS philosophy and values that inspire every project are the same regardless of scale or size. This explains why no detail is too small in its importance for the BOS Practice and why the same amount of care and attention will be lavished on the design of a door handle, a tap, or a piece of furniture.

These, after all, are the elements of the environment that we physically touch every day of our lies. The BOS Practice believes the quality of a project is not necessarily related to how much it costs, but rather how wisely the resources of time and money are spent. The setting of standards is more about an attitude of mind in defining goals and honouring commitments. In that sense the most important things have not changed - in particular the philosophy of quality and optimism at the most personal of levels.