project: taumata rd beach house
architects: daniel marshall daniel lewis
site: taumata rd, omaha
completion: 2006



within a suburban context of complexity of form and materials the palette for this house was kept deliberately muted and limited. the emphasis of the sculptural enclosure was on protecting and revealing the functional nodes of the dwelling. the form controls and celebrates the environmental conditions and is arranged around the rituals of new zealand beachfront living. the house is designed to be self-contained amid a cluttered suburban backdrop with outlooks carefully limited to focus on the beach and adjoining reserve. detail focused on the pacific rim tradition of timber framed construction, using the same material, cedar, in a variety of methodologies, to produce different qualities of space, opacity and transparency.





Info from daniel marshall architect ltd. 2007

New Zealand house by Daniel Marshall Architect:
Corinth St House

New Zealand houses:
Cox's Bay House
Hobson Bay House
Herne Bay House
Hot Water Beach House
Omaha House
Onehunga House
Onehunga Studio
Tamahere House



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