Ideal response to idyllic setting
This airy home offers an architectural reference to the area's history, tones with the hills behind and optimises estuary outlooks at every turn
Designed by Fowler Homes Christchurch
From the home building company:
This beautiful timber clad costal Christchurch home emulates forms of the bygone seaside cottages with asymmetrical gable forms accentuated by negative spaces between.
The home is elevated on timber piles, reminiscent of a jetty projecting into the sea, anchored to the land and rocks by a concrete block garage.
The architect's brief was to see the estuary from all living areas of the house.
Due to the long narrow site, our design features a sheltered central courtyard that the bedroom space can look through to the sea while also overlooking the pool.
The living spaces are linked via glazing to ensure a view of the estuary right from the rear of the home.
The home features open-plan dining, kitchen, and casual seating areas as well as a separate lounge overlooking the water.
The three large bedrooms, an office, guest power room and two bathrooms are all spread over three split level floors.
The lighter, natural cedar cladding complements the surrounding tussocked Port Hills and the flaxpod roofing while aluminium joinery frames the views.
This home proves that to achieve excellent results requires a high level of detailed collaboration between the owner, architect, interior designers, landscape architect and builder.
Credit list
Group Home Builder
Builder
Kitchen manufacturer
Pool
Wall coverings
General heating
Awards
Project manager
Interior designer and kitchen designer
Landscape designer/installer
Cladding
Louvre system
Main flooring
Bathroom tiles
Paint
Designed by: Fowler Homes Christchurch
Story by: Trendsideas
Photography by: Liz Pitcorn, Parallax Films

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