Moetapu Beach House
MOETAPU BEACH HOUSE
Parsonson Architects
MANUFACTURERS
Ardex, Nulook Soutions, western red cedar, Lawson Homes
PROJECT YEAR
2016
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Spencer Holmes Ltd, Smart Alliance Ltd
ARCHITECTS IN CHARGE
Gerald Parsonson, Tim Lovell, Paul Hansen
Text description provided by architect.
The holiday house sits at the bottom of a steep, winding gravel driveway on a sloping bush covered site looking out to Pelorus Sound.
The roof form helps ‘fold’ the house into the shape of the land around a small central courtyard area.
The house is laid out to provide varied accommodation, for small numbers or large groups and is laid out in a string like manner.
The garage and 2 bedrooms are at the top level leading down to the living space and down further to an activity room and a variety of bedrooms opening out to a lower a lower lawn.
There is no front entry and there are several different ways to move around and through the house, both inside and out.
There is a walking and quad-bike track that is an extension of the driveway that passes through the central courtyard and under an internal link-way leading to the lower lawn and jetty.
Dark vertical timber cladding and a soft grey roof help the house rest amongst the bush.
