Ruby Bay House
RUBY BAY HOUSE
Parsonson Architects
ARCHITECTS
Parsonson Architects
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Spencer Holmes Ltd and Smart Alliance Ltd
ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Gerald Parsonson, Paul Hansen
MANUFACTURERS
Colorsteel, western red cedar, Etepan, Resene
BUILDER
Lawson homes
PHOTOGRAPHS
Paul McCredie
AREA
165.0 m2
YEAR
2016
LOCATION
Richmond and Motueka, New Zealand
CATEGORY
Houses
Text description provided by architect.
This is a small-medium 3-bedroom house sitting along a southward sloping hill, looking east across Tasman Bay.
A ‘T’ shaped plan is wrapped around a northwest-facing courtyard allowing views through the house to the sea.
The property is a generous size and there is opportunity for the owners to flesh out the gardens, and to further add pergolas and verandas to the east and west sides to soften and shade outdoor spaces.
There are 4 distinct elevations to the house defined by the roofing material wrapping down both the north and south elevations.
These are without windows to provide privacy from the road, the neighbour to the north and give the house a simple sculptural quality.
The location of windows focuses the view to the sea to the east and the mountains and hills to the west.
