Sea View House by Inline Architecture

ArchiPro Project Summary - A modern artist's retreat completed in 2021, featuring ample glazing for breathtaking ocean views, a streamlined design for comfort, and thoughtfully integrated outdoor spaces for family enjoyment.

Title:: Sea View House
Architectural Designer:: Inline Architecture
Category:: Residential/; New Builds
Completed:: 2021
Building style:: Modern
Photographers:: Saunders Building

This home is an artists retreat; ample glazing to enjoy the ever-changing views, and plenty of wall space to display beautiful art pieces. The home sits happily on its knoll, with unobstructed views of the ocean. Clad in narrow vertical cedar shiplap and horizontal Stria board, the combination is light in colour palette matching its natural surroundings.

The brief was to design a home simple in form & streamlined in plan. To allow for the house to feel comfortable whether it is a full household including the grandkids or just the owner at home.

Access was carefully designed to come up and around to the rear of the property so that the living areas get the best of the views and outdoor access. Retaining walls were carefully positioned to provide flat lawn areas, while featuring a lot of the natural rocky outcrops in the landscaped areas.

It was important to have some flat lawn on the property close to the living areas for the grandchildren to play and for their dog to roam close to the house. The inclusion of structured planter boxes just below deck level will see the planting grow up higher than this, blending the connection from deck to lawn, thus negating the legal need for balustrades, allowing a full unobstructed view.

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Professionals used

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Inline Architecture

Architectural Designers

Canterbury

inlinearchitecture.co.nz

Inline Architecture. We are a passionate Husband and Wife team in our Christchurch based studio. We have a core focus on providing a high level of professional service to our clients working on all aspects of the design process from the initial design briefing, through to the consent approval process, construction and final completion. We established Inline Architecture with the vision to help others bring their ideas to reality and to better one’s lifestyle through built form. The range of work we do is diverse; from mid to high end new residential builds, house alterations and additions, earthquake repairs and consultation, to light commercial projects. Previous projects can be seen across Canterbury, and throughout the South Island of New Zealand. Working collaboratively with the clients, consultants, contractors, suppliers and councils is imperative. We are a strong team that pride ourselves on clear communication, innovative designs and an eye for detail in our documentation that ensures a quality end result. Who are we? We are Cameron and Kelly Pluck. We are Christchurch born and raised. We have an interest in Architecture that is firmly grounded in the city. Qualified with a Bachelor in Architectural Studies and also LBP Design 2 licences, we are also are Professional Members of ADNZ (Architectural Designers New Zealand) - and Cam is member of the Canterbury/Westland Executive for ADNZ.