Herbst Architects Design A Modest Holiday Home Overlooking The Ocean

August 11, 2015

Castle Rock Beach House By Herbst Architects

 

Herbst Architects have designed the Castle Rock Beach House, a holiday house that overlooks the Whangarei Heads on the North Island of New Zealand.

 

Castle Rock Beach House By Herbst Architects

The architect’s description

This building is a continuation of our exploration in a genre of building that is specifically designed for occupation in the summer months.

Castle Rock Beach House By Herbst Architects

In the design process we attempt to challenge the boundaries between the built form and nature to heighten the experience of immersion in nature. We challenge also the accepted levels of comfort and utility for the same reason.

Castle Rock Beach House By Herbst Architects

We attempt also to reference the nostalgia surrounding the “Kiwi bach” by manipulating scale, form, relationships, materiality and limitation of amenity.

Castle Rock Beach House By Herbst Architects

Castle Rock Beach House By Herbst Architects

Castle Rock Beach House By Herbst Architects

Castle Rock Beach House By Herbst Architects

Castle Rock Beach House By Herbst Architects

Photography by Patrick Reynolds