Tutukaka House by Herbst Architects in New Zealand

Project:Β Tutukaka House
Architects:Β Herbst Architects
Location:Β Tutukaka, New Zealand
Area:Β 3,229 sf
Photographs by:Β Jackie Meiring

Tutukaka House by Herbst Architects

Herbst Architects from New Zealand are a well renowned studio focused on creating amazing modern homes around the beautiful landscapes of New Zealand. A while ago, their Kawakawa House in Piha stirred a lot of interest so now we’re back again with some more recent work by this studio.
The Tutukaka House is a single-story residence on the Tutukaka Coast with a design focused on the breathtaking view that the area offers.

Focusing on the view, which stretches from the sloping section on a ridgeline across to the Poor Knights Islands, was a priority for Lance and Nicky Herbst of Herbst Architects. The spiral staircase that leads from the parking deck to the main body of the home acts as a telephoto lens. β€œIt’s trained perfectly onto a pool of blue water that swishes into a rocky outcrop from the sea,” says Nicky.

Lance calls this journey to the view a β€œclassic sequence”. It begins with a carport that has an agrarian feel (where the owners’ beloved campervan has its berth), continues between two block walls that solidly channel the arrival, and on down along rain-screened walkways and across a glass-walled bridge that links to the heart of the home, set on a perpendicular plane.

The Herbsts see this room (with kitchen, dining, and living) as a viewing platform. And, of course, their customary blurring of boundaries is here – all huge sliding windows that open one half to the elements and structural ledges, which become casual seats that float above the land.

β€œWe like to feather the zone between inside and out,” says Nicky, β€œso we’ve included a battened eyebrow with stays to support it as cover overhead, which emphasizes this architectural transition.” She likens the steel struts to branches of a pohutukawa. β€œIt’s the notion of looking through trees,” adds Lance. β€œBy putting something man-made in the foreground of a huge natural panorama, you actually enhance the view – it relates back to the building.”

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Tags: contemporary, exterior, Herbst Architects, interior, landscape, modern, nature, New Zealand, tutukaka house, view, villa

Author: Fidan Jovanov

Fidan Jovanov
 

A young enthusiast with a passion for home decor and architecture, I love writing articles that inspire and guide readers in transforming their spaces into stylish, functional, and beautiful environments.

 

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