The Large House
The design creates year-round shelter from the local winds, while the low-slung shape of the house keeps it sitting unobtrusively within the landscape on top
The design creates year-round shelter from the local winds, while the low-slung shape of the house keeps it sitting unobtrusively within the landscape on top
Long-time residents of Greenhithe, the owners of this home are green-fingered gurus who had developed a stunning, well-established garden over many years. So when they
The brief for this family included a large, open-plan living space so they could keep an eyeon the children – and make the most of
Formally this holiday house comprises of 2 cedar boxes separated by a floating roof.The cedar boxes contain the more private spaces such as bedrooms and
The design decisions we make when building a home aren’t always based on fashion or finance. Sometimes they hark back to our childhood. That’s what
The brief was simple, small, elegant and to create the modern bach. The bach consists of two wings separated by a covered outdoor space that
On roaming the site with our clients for the first site visit we found ourselves on a heavily treed gulch with an active water course
The brief, to design and build a family home with plenty of room for children to play and have easy access to the outdoors. What
This coastal ridge site on Waiheke Island is blessed with sea views to the horizon. The concept was to design a primary dwelling and a
It’s a familiar story: when youngsters enter the picture, the excitement of the big-city dream tends to pale. Childhood memories of beaches, open space and
Located on a compact infill section, the 180-square-metre house is an example of what suburban living in Auckland’s future can be. With smaller sites, the
This family house sums up Box™ in many ways. Discrete, elegant, not too big and full of modernist flavor. The owner, a graduate architect himself
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