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Hot Water Beach House: Stevens Lawson Architects
Photographs: Mark Smith
This single-story family house is located on the beachfront of Hot Water
Beach on the Coromandel Peninsula.
The house takes the form of two fanning wings linked by a stained glass
entry creating a central garden courtyard that is protected from sea breezes
and orientated towards the afternoon sun.
The house is an elaboration on the theme of the New Zealand Bach
with its mono-pitch roof, black cladding and large verandahs. It
floats off the ground in the tradition of the classic dune hopper,
giving it a strong sense of appropriateness to its context.

The main living areas and master bedroom are stretched out along the beach
frontage and open out onto a generous verandah. The spaces are encased
by a continuous timber ribbon wall that weaves through the plan appearing
both inside and out.
A restrained interior materials palate featuring Tasmanian Oak floors,
painted plywood ceilings, dark timber kitchen and built-in furniture is
combined with a black and natural cedar exterior to give the house a relaxed
air.
Subtle nautical themes are integrated into the design by way of port-hole
windows, and hull-like timber forms.
The curved and elongated forms and low roof profiles are intended to reduce
the impact on the stunning beach environment, and are harmonised further
into the natural setting through a landscaping design which combines rare
and interesting sub-tropical and endangered New Zealand native species
in the manner of a naturally found coastal grove.

Stevens Lawson Architects - New Zealand houses featured:
Coxs Bay House
Hobson Bay House
Herne Bay House
Hot Water Beach House
Omaha House
Onehunga House
Onehunga Studio
Tamahere House
New Zealand buildings
Company : Stevens Lawson Architects
Directors: Nicholas Stevens and Gary Lawson
Address: 19/75 Parnell Road, Parnell, Auckland 1050, New Zealand
Phone: +64 9 377 5376, email: mail@stevenslawson.co.nz
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