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In the holiday settlement of Riversdale, on the Wairarapa Coast, we added a new low-maintenance holiday house to a seaside section that already had an older house on it.

The new house is sympathetic to the original, sitting lower on the land and using similar exterior materials. Space is maximised to suit the client’s eleven adult children and an ever increasing whanau who will enjoy summers at the beach. Bunk rooms sleep ten people each, with the house sleeping sixteen in total.

Ample storage allows beach and boating gear to be kept out of domestic spaces, and multiple decks are designed for sun and shelter.

Photos: Jason Mann.

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Herriot Melhuish O’Neill Architects is an NZIA award-winning practice with studios in Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland and Tauranga. Established in 1997, our rich portfolio of commercial and residential work demonstrates a strong commitment to creating beautifully-crafted architecture that enhances the lives of those who experience our buildings – both inside and out.

We believe that enduring architecture is a delicate balance of factors – our clients’ needs and aspirations, our professional training and expertise, the history and nature of the site – but also intuition and commonsense. Every design decision, from materials to how the building complements the landscape, matters to us and adds to the experiential qualities of our projects.  

Directors Max Herriot and John Melhuish in Wellington, Duval O'Neill in Christchurch and Matt Pearson in Auckland are committed to the best architectural design practices. HMOA Associate and registered architect Jenny Duck runs the Tauranga studio.

As well as new homes and house renovations, we have experience in the education, recreation, heritage, health and hospitality sectors, office interiors, multi-unit developments, civil projects and master-planning.