Waikanae House, Kapiti Coast
By Herriot Melhuish O'Neill Architects Ltd
Situated on a large beachfront section at Waikanae, this house is orientated to sweeping views of the sea and Kapiti Island on one side and framed views of the Tararua mountains on the other.
The form of the house is elevated on a concrete base and separated into smaller macrocarpa timber volumes to create sheltered spaces in between for living and entertaining. The deeply overhanging roof planes emphasise the horizontal while providing much needed respite from the intense summer sun.
The main house consists of two bedrooms, bathroom, living areas, and a roof top lounge and deck. A separate guest wing sits on top of the garage with two bedrooms and bathroom. Careful and patient landscaping has helped the house settle into its seaside environment and features an outdoor swimming pool nestled down among the dunes to escape the prevailing coastal wind.
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Herriot Melhuish O’Neill Architects is an NZIA award-winning practice with studios in Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland and Tauranga. Established in 1997, our rich portfolio of commercial and residential work demonstrates a strong commitment to creating beautifully-crafted architecture that enhances the lives of those who experience our buildings – both inside and out.
We believe that enduring architecture is a delicate balance of factors – our clients’ needs and aspirations, our professional training and expertise, the history and nature of the site – but also intuition and commonsense. Every design decision, from materials to how the building complements the landscape, matters to us and adds to the experiential qualities of our projects.
Directors Max Herriot and John Melhuish in Wellington, Duval O'Neill in Christchurch and Matt Pearson in Auckland are committed to the best architectural design practices. HMOA Associate and registered architect Jenny Duck runs the Tauranga studio.
As well as new homes and house renovations, we have experience in the education, recreation, heritage, health and hospitality sectors, office interiors, multi-unit developments, civil projects and master-planning.
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