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Crafted largely from weathered timber and light, sand-coloured materials, this home imitates its native surrounds whilst reflecting the neighbouring vernacular in form. Read more
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Situated at the base of the Wainuiomata hills in the lower North Island of New Zealand, this Marine Parade home mixes texture and tone to create a meditative retreat for its owners.

Crafted largely from weathered timber and light, sand-coloured materials, this home imitates its native surrounds whilst reflecting the neighbouring vernacular in form. The pale pine cladding is perfectly complemented by the lightness of COLORSTEEL® Gull Grey across the stretched hip roof form, creating a wide, low slung profile and bringing a minimalist yet natural feel to the home, in perfect balance with its neighbours alongside and the driftwood-littered beach in front.

The exterior roofing also helped provide inspiration for the interior of the home, with exposed beams of a vaulted macrocarpa-clad ceiling reflecting the COLORSTEEL® roof in a tray profile to create a sense of brightness, volume and release when you step inside.

“This roof structure was integral in pursuing a highly unified exterior, as it neatly encompasses the garage and the dwelling, creating a sense of continuity and calm in keeping with the landscape at its edges.” - Thomas Seear-Budd. The elegant simplicity of the COLORSTEEL® Gull Grey expertly blends the macrocarpa and limestone exterior of this home, while downpipes and flashings are all skilfully detailed and concealed to enhance the idea of a distilled piece of architecture.

Architect: Seear-Budd Ross

Roofer: RJC Building Limited

Photographer: Rory Gardiner

Builder: RJC Building Limited

Rollformer: Metalcraft

2300h 18m

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“COLORSTEEL ® was selected for its durability, low maintenance, and ability to age gracefully, making it ideally suited to the demands of family life and the coastal Canterbury environment.”

Dan McCormick, Performance Architecture

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