Batten and Board Beach Home is Designed Like an 'Elegant Shed'

Brick Bay House by Glamuzina Paterson Architects

Glamuzina Paterson Architects Brick Bay House's L-shaped plan has a number of benefits - sheltering from winds, blocking road noise and embracing the ocean view...

Brick Bay House
Brick Bay House

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’.

Brick Bay House
Brick Bay House

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. The house is located on the road to the beach on a 4 hectare site that steeply rises to the west with views to New Zealand's Kawau Bay. Despite its apparent seclusion, there is a main road along the south western boundary.

Brick Bay House
Brick Bay House

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. This is where the L plan comes into play, forming a barrier to the road above on the south west boundary, blocking noise and giving privacy. 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.

Brick Bay House
Brick Bay House

The facade of Macrocarpa board and batten wraps the house with a beautifully textured grain that gives a natural warmth to the home. As time goes on the colour will fade gracefully. A louvered frame to the walkway gallery provides shade in the summer and protection in the winter.

Brick Bay House
Brick Bay House

The environmental benefits of timber was vital to the project, with timber being locally sourced and milled in small runs from Riverhead shelterbelt trees. Waste was dealt with on site with sawdust used for the garden and farm, and off-cuts for firewood and furniture.

Brick Bay House
Brick Bay House
Brick Bay House
Brick Bay House
Brick Bay House
Brick Bay House
Brick Bay House

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