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The house is located on the cliff edge between Milford Beach and Takapuna Beach. The house is designed to take in the magnificent sea views to the east towards Rangitoto Island and to the south towards St Heliers as well as providing extensive wall space for the owners changing collection of art.

The living dining and kitchen areas are located on the ground floor with a loggia and outdoor terraces providing a variety of outdoor spaces. Bedrooms and bathrooms are on the upper floors to encompass views to the south and east with clerestory windows for lighting to the north. A large roof terrace opens off the main bedroom.

A self contained guest suite is located at the foot of the cliff close to the water of the Hauraki Gulf. The guest suite comprises of a bedroom, dressing room and bathroom with a self contained living and kitchen area below.

The house is clad in a mixture of Oamaru Stone, Zinc and plastered concrete block with aluminium joinery and timber shutters. The guest suite is clad in stained Lawson Cypress timber battens with a zinc roof.

The grounds have been extensively landscaped by the owners to regenerate the ground cover and enhance the existing Pohutakawa tree and connection between the top of the cliff and the waters edge.

Moller Architects
Auckland
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Drawing on over 40 years of experience and an unending passion for creating buildings that are at once bold and distinctive whilst sensitive to their surrounds and the people who inhabit them, Moller Architects is truly at the forefront of New Zealand architecture and design.

From beach houses that embrace the Kiwi vernacular to iconic landmarks such as Auckland’s Sky Tower – the Southern Hemisphere’s tallest tower, Moller Architects’ innovation and creativity result in buildings that truly make a lasting impression on the landscape and on people’s lives.

Winners of well over 60 architecture design awards, the team at Moller Architects continues to push expectations by working closely with their clients and the surrounding environments to create buildings and interiors that resonate with individuality.

Their elegant designs interweave a contemporary architectural language with the latest innovations and technology, whilst respecting the past and acknowledging the future. Be it the texture of natural wood or the distinctive application of glass or raw exposed steel, Moller Architects’ work expresses an ongoing awareness for creating spaces that provide a warmth and easy-flowing functionality.

With their multi-skilled capabilities and truly unique vision, the architectural and design team’s breadth of work speaks for itself, making Moller Architects a much-respected and sought after company both on a local and international level