By JTB Architects
Located on the Tasman Bay Coast, and nestled in an existing park-like setting, this expansive family house is inspired by the peaked forms of the boat sheds along this coast. Three living, bedroom, and garaging pavillions are organised around central terraces, and connect seamlessly to the outside spaces.
Designed to be resilient in the coastal environment, the design makes use of the elevated building platform with a series of stepped out door garden and living terraces. The living terraces are paved and include a sheltered outdoor living spaces with a generous roofed louvre system.
The design features local stone walls, matt Coloursteel in stone snow, in combination with a white washed accoya timber cladding which is featured on the exterior gables and interior ceiling.
JTB Architects is an award-winning NZIA Registered practice, founded in Nelson in 1986. We now work from studios in Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch and Wānaka, on projects around New Zealand. We design beautiful contemporary buildings of all sizes and across a broad range of project types.
Design-led
We are a design-led practice which is committed to understanding and responding to our client’s needs with professionalism, energy and creativity. With each project we aim to find the optimum balance between sustainability, value and design quality, based on our client’s priorities. We design robust and durable buildings without compromising aesthetic quality.
Committed to sustainability
Innovation forms a central part of our approach in relation to materials technology and energy use. We are members of the New Zealand Green Building Council, and our business is also EKOS Zero Carbon for Business Operations.