Vaughn Mcquarrie Ltd.

Anzac Bay House

Anzac Bay House
© Simon Devitt

ANZAC BAY HOUSE

Vaughn McQuarrie

ARCHITECTS
Vaughn McQuarrie

LOCATION
New Zealand

AREA
247.0 m2

CATEGORY
Houses

PHOTOGRAPHERS
Simon Devitt

PROJECT YEAR
2016

MANUFACTURERS
APL, Litecrete precast

Text description provided by architect.

The concept for the house was to create a central grand space, surrounded by smaller spaces, somewhat like a church in the center of a small village.

Anzac Bay House
© Simon Devitt
Anzac Bay House
© Simon Devitt

The “church“ which resembles a traditional boatshed shape, consists of a singular open space created by parallel precast concrete walls with a skillion roof sitting on top.

Mezzanine spaces at either end, accessed by a sculptural helical stair, contain a sleeping space on one and a working space the other. Each end is fully glazed.

Anzac Bay House
© Simon Devitt
Anzac Bay House
© Simon Devitt

The layout of the structures on the site has created a "lane" down the side which engages with an old stone wall on the adjacent property.

The lane leads to a large entry door on the side of the main space. The door is directly adjacent to the helical stair and below a walkway linking the two mezzanine platforms. Once you enter, you are drawn into the central double height space.

Anzac Bay House
© Simon Devitt
Anzac Bay House
© Simon Devitt

The use of Litecrete precast concrete panels (a lightweight aggregate is used to improve the thermal performance) allows them to be left exposed inside and out, this in combination with exposed steel beams and timber floor beams allow the primary structure of the main space to become the finished fabric.

The single-story structures surrounding the main space contain guest accommodation and ancillary spaces.

Anzac Bay House
© Simon Devitt


Anzac Bay House
© Simon Devitt
Anzac Bay House
© Simon Devitt
Anzac Bay House
© Simon Devitt
Anzac Bay House
© Simon Devitt
Anzac Bay House
© Simon Devitt


Anzac Bay House
Ground Floor Plan
Anzac Bay House
Mezzanine Plan


Anzac Bay House
Site Plan

Vaughn Mcquarrie Ltd.
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Vaughn Mcquarrie Ltd.
Po Box 156 Oneroa Waiheke Island Auckland, New Zealand