Shoal Bay House by Parsonson Architects
Parsonson Architects designed this rural home in Shoal Bay on the rugged east coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
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Shoal Bay is a remote settlement on the rugged east coast of southern Hawkes Bay. The building is designed to be part of the rural setting, raised off the ground and sitting beside the original woolshed, which has served the bay since the early 1900′s. The house is rugged yet welcoming and offers unpretentious shelter, it is the type of place where you kick off your shoes and don’t need to worry about walking sand through the house.
The house is formed of two slightly off-set pavilions, one housing the bedrooms and the other the main living space. Decks are located at each end of the living pavilion allowing the sun to be followed throughout the day. Sliding screens at the north-west end provide adjustable shelter for the different wind conditions, offer privacy from neighbouring campers and act as walls for outside sleeping.
Photography by Paul McCredie
Visit the Parsonson Architects website – here.
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Kevin Williams on 26 Feb 2010 at 7:47 am #
Beautiful in its rugged simplicity, but how can this thing possibly be up to fire code? It looks as though a wayward spark/flame would have the building down in less than a minute.
hZ! on 26 Feb 2010 at 9:40 pm #
great for days of swimming and running wild and nights of games, and fish and pipis for dinner.
a perfect design for a beautiful place
i just worry a bit about all the glue and preservative
TW on 27 Feb 2010 at 9:44 pm #
Lovely.
It would have been too easy to overwhelm this house given its use of only one material. But it has a perfect balance of space and light.
It must get beautiful filtered and directional light throughout.
hZ – not all plywood is toxic. Exterior plys are generally environmentally friendly.
gingerwolf on 04 Mar 2010 at 4:07 pm #
mmmm…
It “looks like” Marie Short House, by the Pritzker Prize Glenn Murcutt