This home in Whangaparaoa is nestled amongst the branches of protected Pohutukawa, looking through greenery to the Wade River as it flows into Arkles Bay. The brief for this project involved a new four-bedroom home, with complete privacy from the street and maximum views over the water. The decision to craft the angular forms of this home answers both of these requirements with a distinctive architectural resolution.

© Andy Chui

Architects: Creative Arch

Location: Whangaparaoa, New Zealand

Area: 248.0 m2

Project Year: 2018

Photographs: Andy Chui, Simon Devitt

Interior Design: Bonham Interior

Builder: Ken Wilson Builders Ltd

Engineer: Kirk Roberts
© Simon Devitt

Text description provided by the architects. This home in Whangaparaoa is nestled amongst the branches of protected Pohutukawa, looking through greenery to the Wade River as it flows into Arkles Bay. The brief for this project involved a new four-bedroom home, with complete privacy from the street and maximum views over the water. The decision to craft the angular forms of this home answers both of these requirements with a distinctive architectural resolution.

Ground Floor Plan

© Andy Chui

Fulfilling this purpose, vertical metal cladding wraps up and over an enigmatic angular form that sits close to a cliff edge. From the street, glimpses of glazing, living areas, vertical cedar cl...