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Year of completion
2023
Building style
Modern

Designed as a beach house for a family of four with large extended family. The owners had spent many summers in a double garage on the site. The brief called for a comfortable house with good privacy and a range of outdoor spaces to suit different times of day and year.

The site lies at the foot of a valley with a north facing aspect and receives all day sun. It presented many constraints most notably how heavily overlooked it was by neighbouring houses, particularly to the north. In addition, the permitted setbacks were onerous and the existing double garage was to remain, creating a compact building platform. Sea views could be obtained, but only from a high position on the eastern side of the site. Lovely views to the ridgelines on the north and west were available above the existing houses. Cold winds prevailed from the south west.

Conceived as a simple folded roof forming a buffering south wall. On the north a porous passive solar screen supported on a slender mild steel frame allows privacy whilst still permitting good winter sun deep into the house and outdoor spaces. Two primary outdoor spaces were created; a north facing, sunny, public space and a more private east facing space focussed on the sea view. The spaces are linked by a covered veranda.

It was obvious from the outset that the living spaces would need to be at first floor level to have any chance of achieving privacy. The master suite is positioned for privacy at the western end of the first floor. The sleeping/guest wing is positioned at ground floor, allowing good winter sun into the bedrooms. Ground and first floor levels are linked by both an internal stair and exterior feature floating stair forming the main entry to the house.

Clad in ABODO Vulcan thermally modified timber cladding with ABODO screening, bagged brick veneer and vertical profiled metal cladding. The interior features white Oak flooring, stairs and joinery. Polished concrete ground floor slab. Paint finished plasterboard is used to offset the warmth of the timber.

Environmental credentials include; double glazing, high levels of thermal insulation, passive solar heating/thermal mass, passive ventilation/cooling (cross and stack ventilation), compact plan form and extensive use of timber and engineered wood products.

Doug Pearson Photography
Northland
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Greetings, 

As a Northlander born and bred I have a strong connection/affinity with it's incredible landscapes. I have a rich history living, working, exploring, playing and creating here starting with my birth in Kawakawa over fifty years ago. 

After leaving our shores for adventure in 1997 I spent the next sixteen years as a travel photographer capturing high-end imagery for some of the world's most prestigious image libraries, with my images gracing the covers of a large array of international publications including National Geographic Traveller, Lonely Planet, Rough Guides, Wine Spectator, Insight Guides, Living France, Eye Witness, Time Out, Wanderlust, Frommer’s, Berlitz and Cadogan Guides. My images have also been featured in calendars, novels, countless internet uses, CD's, TV adverts, including several large advertising campaigns. 

After returning home with a large young family several years ago, I now reside in the beautiful little coastal hamlet of Ngunguru, nestled on the spectacular Tutukaka coast.

If you're looking for an experienced Northland based photographer to capture your image requirements, shoot me an email or drop me a line and we can start that conversation.

Cheers

Doug