By Redbox Architects
We were asked to design alterations and additions to an existing 1980's beachfront holiday house located at Tata Beach in Golden Bay. The owners had holidayed here for many years and particularly loved the location. The floor plan was altered and extended to give improved flow between internal spaces and to the outside courtyards, with a new paved outdoor courtyard located adjacent to the dining wing suitable for BBQs. Large windows and doors open up the sea view, while privacy is maintained from the house and courtyard to the street side through cedar screens and careful arrangement of the entry elevations.
Vertical shiplap cedar and aluminium tray cladding was selected as they are low maintenance and natural looking to suit the context of the beach setting. Macrocarpa trusses and plywood ceilings are a feature of the kitchen and dining space, combining with the cedar linings to enhance the relaxed bach atmosphere.
The end result is a light and airy informal bach that fits into the context of the beach front setting providing its owners with a casual yet comfortable base for family holidays.
Photography by Oliver Weber.
Redbox Architects are an energetic, tight-knit team working on a wide range of building sizes and typologies including education, residential, multi-residential, commercial and public projects.
We are passionate about architecture and all the process entails, and believe that like many things, it comes down to the people. We seek to get the right people involved in a project at the right time to ensure a smooth and fulfilling process.
We pride ourselves on working collaboratively with our clients to take on their ideas and provide our own insights to build on that. Our design work develops organically and we strive to find a balance between beauty, sustainability, compliance, buildability and budget.
We are problem solvers at the end of the day and love nothing more than finding the optimum solution for a particular site and brief.