Category: Projects
As the first studies for Seascape were for “a bed and a fire and a cave to fit them in”, New Zealand architect Andrew Patterson must surely have contemplated Henry David Thoreau’s maxim: “Consider first how slight a shelter is absolutely necessary.”
“The design was intended to preserve the past and provide an expertly crafted and intelligently designed space,“ says RotheLowman project leader Geoff Cowap.
The Dune House, located in the coastal suburb of Omaha, is an hour north of Auckland. The client’s brief to Fearon Hay was for “a house by the beach, not a beach house”, and the result is certainly uniquely executed.
Urban convenience and million dollar views make apartment living desirable, but how do we replicate the intrinsic natural benefits of green space above ground?
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