Glamuzina Architects

Brick Bay House

Brick Bay House
© Glamuzina Paterson Architects
Brick Bay House
© Glamuzina Paterson Architects

AREA
240.0 sqm

YEAR
2011

LOCATION
Snells Beach, New Zealand

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

The Brick Bay House is an enquiry into where a site begins and ends; how to define the edges of the project; and the way landscape may be inhabited.

Brick Bay House
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Brick Bay House
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Firmly dug into the earth and composed as a simple L plan, its low form recollects modest farming buildings and the idea of an ‘Elegant Shed’.

The house was designed for a family of five, with the clients wanting a house that responded to the contours of the land with a relaxed sense of connection to the rural surroundings.

Brick Bay House
© Glamuzina Paterson Architects
Brick Bay House
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The house is located on the road to Snell’s Beach on a 4 ha section, that’s steeply rises to the west with views to Kawau Bay and a main road along the south western boundary.

The house negotiates the contours of the site with the private areas staggering down the hill to the south, creating a courtyard, and providing protection. The L plan forms a barrier to the road above on the south west boundary, blocking noise and giving privacy. 

Brick Bay House
© Glamuzina Paterson Architects
Brick Bay House
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The north deck opens to the east and west allowing afternoon sun to penetrate the living areas. The open plan living areas under the gable roof have porch enclosures to north and east that frame views to Kawau Bay.

The facade of Macrocarpa board and batten wraps the house with a beautifully textured grain that gives a natural warmth to the façade, registering time as its colour changes.

Brick Bay House
© Glamuzina Paterson Architects
Brick Bay House
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The louvered frame to the walkway gallery provides shade in the summer and protection in the winter.

The environmental benefits of timber was vital to the project, with timber being locally sourced and milled in small runs from Riverhead shelterbelt trees.

Brick Bay House
Brick Bay House

 Waste was dealt with on site with sawdust used for the garden and farm, and off-cuts for firewood and furniture.


Brick Bay House
© Glamuzina Paterson Architects
Brick Bay House
© Glamuzina Paterson Architects
Brick Bay House
© Glamuzina Paterson Architects


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Site Plan
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Glamuzina Architects
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Glamuzina Architects
34 Rossmay Terrace, Mount Eden, Auckland 1024, New Zealand