Julian Guthrie

Tuatua House

Tuatua House
© Patrick Reynolds

TUATUA HOUSE

Julian Guthrie

ARCHITECTS
Julian Guthrie

PHOTGRAPHS
Patrick Reynolds

AREA
424.0 m²

YEAR
2016

LOCATION
Omaha, New Zealand

CATEGORY
Houses

Tuatua House
© Patrick Reynolds

Text description provided by architect.

The Tuatua house is located in a coastal subdivision. The brief required a generous family holiday home suitable for frequent guests and informal entertaining, with space to garage a boat and sports equipment.

The site is north facing toward the view, but visible from the public walkway, and has adjacent homes on the two side boundaries.

Tuatua House
© Patrick Reynolds
Tuatua House
© Patrick Reynolds
Tuatua House
© Patrick Reynolds

The area is subject to strong winds, both northerly from the coast and from the south west.

The plan locates the main living area at the seaward north end of the site, and wraps around a west facing lawn and pool courtyard, enclosed by the children’s wing at the southern end.

The owners bedroom and two guest bedrooms are set on an upper level, creating private retreats from the level below.

Tuatua House
© Patrick Reynolds
Tuatua House
© Patrick Reynolds

The double height entry gallery is on axis to a sand dune beyond, so that the view is revealed as you progress to the living area.

Stacking sliders from the gallery open the spaces into the garden, providing visual connection between the spaces.

Tuatua House
© Patrick Reynolds
Tuatua House
© Patrick Reynolds

The design addresses issues around privacy from the coastal walkway and adjacent homes, and creating flexible means of shelter from sun and wind.

Exterior blinds, a slatted brise-soleil and a fabric canopy adapt the house to the conditions.

Tuatua House
© Patrick Reynolds
Tuatua House
© Patrick Reynolds
Tuatua House
© Patrick Reynolds

The design using a mix of textured materials selected to withstand the harsh environment.

Bagged masonry and rustic cedar surfaces continue between inside and outside, and wrap up and over the forms blurring distinction between floor, walls and ceiling planes.

The blank entry façade and grassed entry courtyard suggests an alternative to the neighbouring suburban typology.

Tuatua House
© Patrick Reynolds
Tuatua House
© Patrick Reynolds


Tuatua House
© Patrick Reynolds
Tuatua House
© Patrick Reynolds


Tuatua House
© Patrick Reynolds
Tuatua House
© Patrick Reynolds
Tuatua House
© Patrick Reynolds
Tuatua House
© Patrick Reynolds
Tuatua House
© Patrick Reynolds
Tuatua House
© Patrick Reynolds
Tuatua House
© Patrick Reynolds
Tuatua House
© Patrick Reynolds
Tuatua House
© Patrick Reynolds


Tuatua House
Plan
Tuatua House
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Tuatua House
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Tuatua House
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Tuatua House
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Tuatua House
© Patrick Reynolds

Julian Guthrie
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